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Partner Spotlight: Vietlead Helping Communities of Color Get Vaccinated | Made to Save

“How can we work in solidarity to support and uplift each other?” This is the question Emily Tran, Vietlead’s health team manager, asked as she watched COVID-19 disproportionately affect communities of color in Philadelphia, PA and South New Jersey. Vietlead’s response was to set up an accessible vaccine clinic in their own office, welcoming vulnerable populations in Philadelphia to quickly and effectively get vaccinated. After seeing much of the loss of elders that the Southeast Asian community suffered during the pandemic, Emily and many of the organizers at Vietlead were on a mission to prevent further losses— and to make sure the community they served truly had access. After the clinic ended, Emily realized that “there's a way to do this that is caring and doesn't have to be bureaucratic.”