Civic infrastructure to ensure effective, inclusive, and equitable rapid response
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Who We Are
The Tri-County Community Partnership is an innovative, cross-sectoral and cross-regional effort in Southern California that harnesses the talent and civic energy of government agencies, community media, nonprofits, businesses, and faith-based organizations to collaborate on common solutions to major issues. The TCCP builds on the foundations of 2020 Census outreach in the counties of Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and is an early national model on rapid response that benefits from investments in civic infrastructure.
Our Vision
The first major task of TCCP is to connect and collaborate on vaccine outreach. The partnership is tackling several, inter-related problems related to vaccine hesitancy, vaccine logistics, and vaccine equity. Partners in the effort are using TCCP to effectively learn, share, and collaborate across county lines, and to harness the expertise of trusted community partners and trusted messengers in various sectors.
The intent is for the TCCP to continue beyond 2021, with other issues such as housing and food insecurity as significant regional priorities.
MEMBERS
Our current members consist of different stakeholders from the following sectors:
Government:
Southern California Regional Office of Governor Newsom
US Census Bureau
Riverside County Public Health
San Bernardino County Behavioral Health
Imperial County Public Health
Media:
Nonprofits/Philanthropy:
The California Endowment
First 5 Riverside
First 5 San Bernardino
Parkview Legacy Foundation
Research partners:
Center for Social Innovation, UCR
*Members convene virtually every Thursday at 4pm PST
ACTIVITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Riverside County
- Launch of Mobile Clinics with a focus on rural communities throughout the county
- Deployment of Vaccine Equity Taskforce
- Demographic data and racial equity tracking
- Partnerships with community based organizations who serve as trusted messengers
San Bernardino County
- Equity partnership with Loma Linda University and Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement
- Launch of mass clinics and mobile clinics
Imperial County
- Launch of mass clinics
Other
- Connection and partnership creation among faith-based organizations across counties
NEWS
Community partnerships are critical to vaccine access
Karthick Ramakrishnan, The Press Enterprise
CONTACT
To get more information and to get involved, please contact the Center for Social Innovation team:
Paola Avendano
External Affairs Associate, CSI-UCR
Karla Lopez Del Rio
Associate Director, CSI-UCR