In response to the alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly among communities of color and young people in Contra Costa County, CCHS launched the Helping Hands Referral Program on Wednesday, August 11.
Anyone aged 14 or older can help unvaccinated friends, neighbors, and co-workers get vaccinated at a CCHS vaccination site and they will earn $100 for every person they help get fully vaccinated.
CCHS is encouraging individuals and community organizations from the communities with the lowest vaccination rates to protect their communities by helping others make the decision to get vaccinated.
People can learn more and sign up for the program at the Helping Hands Referral Program website and share the attached social media graphics and suggested text.
CCHS is recruiting volunteer vaccinators and contact tracers
Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, CCHS is once again recruiting volunteers to help administer vaccines and with contact tracing.
People interested in volunteering can sign up here.
CCHS has asked the state for more resources, but they are not able to provide staffing support at this time. We are also bringing back temporary emergency workers and utilizing CCHS nursing staff to help when they’re available. As needed, nurses have been trained to serve as contact tracers, investigators, vaccinators, and other roles.
