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COVID In Colorado: Center For African American Health Meeting Needs Of Black Community

"We really do our best to respond to community needs and requests," said Deidre Johnson, Executive Director and CEO of the CAAH.

(CBS News)

February 23, 2021

DENVER (CBS4)The Center for African American Health is among the community organizations that stepped up dramatically in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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“We really do our best to respond to community needs and requests,” said Deidre Johnson, Executive Director and CEO of the Center for African American Health. “We immediately took all of our programs virtual. We’ve actually been able to raise and distribute over $165,000 in emergency funds. We were helping people with food, rent, a lot of utility work, and prescriptions.”

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