b'COMMUNITYCenter for African American Health Receives Historic Dontationingthistimeofracial reckoninginoursoci-ety. We know, and have experiencedperson-ally,howtheCOVID-19pandemicdispro-portionatelyimpacted ourcommunityour families,friends,and colleagues. To that end, it is essential for Black peopletoowninstitu-tionalspacesinorder toeradicatethelong-standing inequities that have plagued our com-D uringmytenureasCEOandmunity for far too long. CAA Health Executive Director of the Center forAs many of you know, African American Health (CAAHealth),servesasaFamilyResourceCenter and through the lens of my own per- working to aid multi-generational com-sonalexperiences,Ivewitnessedmunitymemberswithselectdirect theresilienceoftheBlackcommu- healthservices,includingmental nity and our collective commitment tohealth, access to health coverage, and sustaining initiatives we deem impor- patient advocacy. Since the beginning tant.Recently,andinrecognitionofof the pandemic, our organization has Womens History Month, our organiza- demonstrated our ability to be nimble tion was honored to receive a historicand serve the needs of the community gift in support of the capital campaignthroughCOVID-19testing,vaccina-from The Denver (CO) Chapter of Thetions, food distribution, crisis counsel-Links, Incorporated. Like CAA Health,ing and more.the Denver Chapter has been rooted in the community for decades with moreThecontributionfromtheDenver than60activeandalumnaAfricanLinks,thelargesttodatefroman Americanwomenmembers.TheirAfricanAmericanledorganization, Legacy gift is so much more than thefurther advances CAA Health toward six-figureinvestmentof$100,000.Itsecuring a facility in NE Denver that sets an example, and issues an invita- willsolidifytheimportantprograms tion, encouraging othersindividualsweprovideforgenerationstocome. and organizationsto also contributeThis donation will be recognized as a toourworkandintheprogramsofsignificantmilestoneandanimpor-otherAfricanAmericaninstitutionaltant part of The Denver Chapter of The anchors in our community. Links, Inc. and CAA Healths shared CAAHealthscapitalcampaignisherstoryandforthatIamboth ofgreatsignificanceespeciallydur- proud and grateful.FEMA funeral Reimbursements Program will launch Soon FEMA is reimbursing up to $7,000 for COVID-19 funerals. Any family member who paid for a funeral. Please keep funeral documentation for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance.VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR MORE INFOfema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistancePLEASE PASS ON THIS INFORMATION FOR WIDEST DISSEMINATION TO OUR BLACK COMMUNITIES BODY OF CHRIST NEWS APRIL 2021 13'