Events scheduled to discuss COVID-19

Board of Supervisors will hold Community Summit, Yolo Community Foundation hosting five-week series

“This summit represents an opportunity to bring many voices into a community dialogue that will allow for people to process their experience with the global pandemic while also seeing a path forward with education, outreach, and vaccine distribution.”

— Chair of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Jim Provenza

As Yolo County inches in on one year of shutdowns pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple events have been scheduled to address the lasting impacts of the year.

The County Board of Supervisors will meet for a COVID-19 Community Summit on March 2. The event is scheduled to go from 9 a.m. to slightly past 2 p.m., and will feature opening remarks from Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson and include panels on topics related to: healthcare, businesses, local government, schools and communities.

There will be four panels, focusing on: healthcare, businesses, local government and schools, and communities.

“COVID-19 has presented many challenges and hardships for families, businesses, and community organizations across Yolo County,” stated Chair of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, Jim Provenza. “This summit represents an opportunity to bring many voices into a community dialogue that will allow for people to process their experience with the global pandemic while also seeing a path forward with education, outreach, and vaccine distribution.”

The meeting is open for the public to attend, and will take place over Zoom due to the pandemic. Members can either watch the meeting at https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/112072974, or call in at (408) 638-0968.

The Yolo Community Foundation is also planning events to discuss the pandemics lasting impacts on the county. They are offering a five-week series of discussion regarding different community needs.

The series kicked off Thursday with a discussion on COVID-19’s impacts on children and families. The next four meetings will all be held at 11 a.m. over Zoom, and are as follows:

▪ March 4: Food Insecurity

▪ March 11: Mental Health

▪ March 18: Housing Insecurity

▪ March 25: What’s next: a look at recovery

To register for these events, visit yolocf.org.

JORDAN SILVA-BENHAM — THE DAILY DEMOCRAT Yolo County’s first COVID-19vaccination clinic for seniors at the Health and Human Services Agency in Woodland on Feb. 2. As the county enters one year of the pandemic, multiple events to discuss the lasting impacts have been scheduled.