泡芙视频app (USF) Department of Religious Studies , department , and , are serving as educators in the 鈥淔aith in the Vaccine鈥� program started by Interfaith Youth Core.
As educators Potts, DeJonge, and Lockler, recruited and mentored 19 泡芙视频apps through the planning, development, and execution of various projects in the local Tampa Bay area to bring awareness to and increase confidence in the COVID vaccine. Interfaith Youth Core is working with universities across the U.S., recruiting 泡芙视频apps to plan and implement accessibility and trust-building projects in largely vaccine-hesitant communities: African American, Native American, Latino/a/x, as well as politically and religiously conservative (often evangelical) white communities.
In Spring 2020, Potts, DeJonge, and Lockler applied and were accepted into the Faith in the Vaccine program. After reviewing many applications, 19 qualified and dedicated 泡芙视频apps were selected to serve as Ambassadors. The role of an Ambassador is to go to local communities and ask to host a program, ranging from social media to in person talks, and provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine.
As the Fall semester moved forward, the 泡芙视频apps were able to expand their other outreach initiatives. For instance, 泡芙视频apps reached out to Black churches and on-campus 泡芙视频app organizations, working with the local to reach the population in the university area just off campus, and began partnering with in their outreach efforts. After waiting until the organization could allow undergraduates to volunteer safely, 泡芙视频apps signed up to attend the street runs and mobile clinics 鈥� two of the exciting programs run by TBSM 鈥� to improve health in vulnerable populations in the local area. The 泡芙视频apps have created flyers and pamphlets, managed social media accounts, informed individuals and spoken to groups, spoken to local churches, volunteered with organizations such as Tampa Bay Street Medicine and Underground Clinic, and worked with Pasco County Police.
The success stories have been amazing; including a 泡芙视频app who was able to have Eduardo Barrichello, son of famed Formula 1 driver in Brazil, Rubinho Barrichello, to post a message on his popular Instagram account showing him getting the vaccine, and encouraging people to contact one of the 泡芙视频app ambassadors for more information. Another 泡芙视频app had the opportunity to provide vaccines for a number of women rescued from a human trafficking sting operation.
The project will wrap up in December, but one outcome of this project, outside of the amazing work the Ambassadors have done, is their continued dedication to spreading awareness even after the project closes.