Vaccine Outreach & Engagement
In partnership with funding from the Alexandria Health Department (AHD), ACT for Alexandria awarded $145,657 in grants to Community Partners to assist with COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach support across communities in Alexandria. The Sleeves Up, ALX program activities operated for five months: November 2021 to March 2022.
This investment in outreach to specific populations was necessary as language, literacy and technology barriers posed a challenge for many community members to understanding the benefits of the vaccine, accessing and navigating the appointment system, or learning about walk-in opportunities. This grant program supported organizations that have existing trusted relationships with Alexandrians to ensure communities understood the benefits and safety of COVID-19 vaccines and had the tools to receive the vaccine available throughout the community.
Our Grantees
African Communities Together
Capital Youth Empowerment Program
Communities in Schools NOVA
Edu-Futuro
EnDependence Center of Northern Virginia
Senior Services of Alexandria
Tenants and Workers United
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid
Resources
Alexandria Health Department Materials
COVID-19 Pico PODS Flyer_Amharic COVID-19 Pico PODS Flyer_Spanish COVID-19 Pico PODS Flyer_English FINAL Community Day 2022 Flyer-Eng
Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 28_Location & Hours_English Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 28_Location & Hours_Spanish Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 28_Location & Hours_Amharic
Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 14_Location & Hours_English Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 14_Location & Hours_Spanish Alexandrians Get Vaccinated Flyer – Week of March 14_Location & Hours_AmharicCommunity Day 2022 Flyer_April and May Dates_English
Video: Spanish Webinar on Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination, hosted by Alexandria Health Department on 1/27/2022 – “Sesión informativa sobre las vacunas covid-19 para niños de 5 a 11 años”
Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 English Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Amharic Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Arabic Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Spanish Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Korean Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Dari Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Pashto Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Tagalog Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Urdu Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Vietnamese Vaccine-FAQs-Kids-5-11 Chinese
Vaccine Preparation English Vaccine Preparation Spanish
Vaccination Factsheet – AmharicVaccination Factsheet – Spanish Vaccination Factsheet – English COVID-19 Vaccine Myths – Arabic and AmharicCOVID-19 Vaccine Myths – English and SpanishFree COVID-19 Vaccines Flyer – English and SpanishFor questions or to submit suggestions about these printed materials, please contact Natalie Talis, MPH – Population Health Manager, Alexandria Health Department at natalie.talis@vdh.virginia.gov or 703-746-4914.
If you have an appointment scheduled with a provider and need to contact them about rescheduling or cancelling, please contact them directly. For general questions, please contact the Alexandria COVID-19 Hotline at 703.746.4988, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Vaccination Information
Vaccine supplies and providers are widely available in Alexandria through both the Alexandria Health Department and private providers like pharmacies and doctor offices.
If you want to request having vaccines available at your location or for an event, please fill out the Health Department’s request form to utilize their existing, free coordination services.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Additional Providers
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Resources section last updated on April 8, 2022
Questions?
Please contact Leeann Napoleon at leeann.napoleon@actforalexandria.org or 703-739-7778.
This project is supported by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as part of a financial assistance award totaling $77,125,694 with 100 percent funded by the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the U.S. Government.