Alexander Valley Healthcare was a recent recipient of an unrestricted emergency grant from the Healthcare Foundation (HCF) of Northern Sonoma County. AVH received the grant “to stabilize critical health and human service providers working with the most underserved community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Specifically, HCF cited that Alexander Valley Healthcare vaccinated approximately 5,000 eligible residents (including a large percentage of local farmworkers) at its weekly drive-through clinics from February through July.
“We were privileged to be a recipient of and to spend time with people that value and support equitable healthcare for all,” said Deborah Howell CEO of AVH.
Overall, HCF distributed 10 grants through its Emergency Healthcare Fund totaling $100,000 in 2021.