A COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for Black Communities
FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE NEAR YOU
By choosing to get vaccinated, you are choosing to protect yourself, your family, your friends, and your community from COVID-19.
Learn more about getting second booster doses in New York.
Committed and invested community members like you are needed to act as trusted ambassadors.
Download the COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit for Black Communities:
A Call to Action:
Because the COVID-19 pandemic has most severely impacted Black and underserved communities throughout New York City, New York State, and across the nation, it is in these communities where information and outreach must be concentrated and shared with urgency. Your commitment to serve as a vaccination ambassador is an invaluable component to waging war against the spread of COVID-19—and winning!


In this critical moment we encourage you to do the following:
- Continue to stay current regarding COVID-19 prevention methods and why it is important to educate your community about the vaccine.
- Speak intelligently within your community about COVID-19 prevention.
- Mobilize your community to get active in sharing verified information with others in the neighborhood.
A Call to Action:
Because the COVID-19 pandemic has most severely impacted Black and Brown communities throughout New York City and across the nation, it is in these communities where information and outreach must be concentrated and shared with urgency. Committed and invested community members like you are needed to act as trusted ambassadors who can outreach to neighbors, family, and friends with comprehensive and accurate healthcare information that can help them make sound choices affecting their health and wellbeing, and that of others in their communities.

Your ability to mobilize others by sharing verified resources can make all the difference in how effectively we confront and eventually overcome the pandemic.
In this critical moment we encourage you to do the following:
- Continue to stay current regarding COVID-19 prevention methods and why it is important to educate your community about the vaccine.
- Speak intelligently within your community about COVID-19 prevention.
- Mobilize your community to get active in sharing verified information with others in the neighborhood.

Take the Pledge
“I pledge to proactively educate myself and my community about all of the resources and information available to address the COVID-19 pandemic. I will work to assure full access to healthcare options, especially in Black communities in New York State where they have not been within reach.”
Click Here to Take the Pledge
Spread the Word
Download, print, and share these ready-made palm cards and posters to foster conversation about the benefits of the vaccine and how to protect yourself and your community from COVID-19. All materials are free for download. They may be printed on a standard office printer, or if you are looking to use a commercial printer, please contact Yrichard@fpwa.org.
Share this social media toolkit created by New York City to amplify your support for and commitment to vaccine equity.
