Communities RISE Together is a national initiative with more than 2,400 partners that are deeply rooted in and trusted by diverse communities of color and older adults. RISE partners try to best use their combined knowledge, skills, and network to create a well-planned and equitable response to COVID-19.

The COVID pandemic has revealed and worsened persistent racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health inequities, with vastly different rates of COVID cases, vaccination rates, and health and life outcomes in communities of color.

The Communities RISE Together initiative aims to address these gaps through trusted messengers who are already on the ground and have deep trust in communities. For more information on this national movement, visit the Communities RISE Together website.