COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach for Employers (CVOE)
The City of Chicago launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach for Employers (CVOE) program to conduct vaccine outreach by providing awareness and educational resources to employers throughout Chicago. The aim is to give employers the opportunity to provide employees access to information on the benefit of the vaccine and educate them on safe workplace practices. The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) is focusing on local businesses with limited access to healthcare.
Information for Employers
Business owners may contact one of the BSOs below directly to conduct vaccine outreach and events in their establishment. Our aim is to give employers the opportunity to provide employees access to information on the benefit of the vaccine and educate them on safe workplace practices.
Grantee:
Organization: Pulaski Elston Business Association
Phone: (331)248-7127
Email: info@pebachamber.org
Address: 4000 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
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Subgrantees:
Organization: Belmont Central Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773) 647-1644
Email: belmontcentralcc@sbcglobal.net
Address: 5534 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL 60641
Organization: Edison Park Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)631-0063
Email: info@edisonpark.org
Address: 6730 N. Olmsted Ave. Chicago, IL 60631
Organization: Edgebrook-Sauganash Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)545-9300
Email: info@escc60646.com
Address: 4740 W. Peterson Ave. Chicago, IL 60646
Organization: Gladstone Park Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)756-6206
Email: N/A
Address: 6348 N. Milwaukee Ave. PMB 318 Chicago, IL 60646
Organization: Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)736-6697
Email: info@jeffersonparkchamber.com
Address: 5214 W. Lawrence Ave. #5, Chicago, IL 60630
Organization: Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
Phone: (773)283-3888
Email: jestremera@northwestsidecdc.org
Address: 5233 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL 60639
Organization: Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)763-3606
Email: info@norwoodpark.org
Address: 6088 N. Northwest Hwy. Chicago, IL 60631
Organization: Peterson Pulaski Business and Industrial Council
Phone: (773)866-2900
Email: jtucker@ppbic.org
Address: 5724 N. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60646
Organization: Polish American Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)205-1998
Email: info@polishamericanchamber.org
Address: 5214 W. Lawrence Ave. #1, Chicago, IL 60630
Organization: Six Corners Business Association
Phone: (773)685-9300
Email: hello@sixcorners.com
Address: 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. #301, Chicago, IL 60641
Grantee:
Organization: Greater Southwest Development Corporation
Contact: Diana Trujillo
Email: dtrujillo@greatersouthwest.org
Address: 2601 W. 63rd St Chicago, IL 60629
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Subgrantees:
Organization: Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (312)768-8573
Email: greaterenglewoodchamber@gmail.com
Address: 815 W. 63rd St. 2nd Fl. Chicago, IL 60621
Organization: Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation
Phone: (773)651-2400
Email: rsteele@gecdc.org
Address: 815 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60621
Organization: Midway Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (773)767-0014
Email: info@midwaychamber.org
Address: 6554 W. Archer Ave. Chicago, IL 60638
Organization: TGi Movement
Phone: (773)759-6060
Email: TGi@TGiMovement.com
Address: 2500 W 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60629
Organization: The Southwest Collective
Phone: (708) 740-8914
Email: N/A
Address: 4444 S. Pulaski Rd. 2nd Fl. Chicago, IL 60632
Organization: United Business Association of Midway
Phone: (773)767-3336
Email: ubam@ubam.org
Address: 6158 S. Central Ave. Chicago, IL 60638
Information for Business Service Organizations (BSOs)
Qualified BSOs may contact the below organizations on how to become a subgrantee to conduct vaccine outreach and events in their service area. Our selected grantees will provide the funding and guidance for the BSO to deliver educational awareness, amplify employee engagement, and collect data on program activity efforts. We encourage immunization campaigns in high vulnerability service areas.
North Side Grantee:
Organization: Pulaski Elston Business Association
Phone: (331)248-7127
Email: info@pebachamber.org
Address: 4000 W. Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
South Side Grantee:
Organization: Greater Southwest Development Corporation
Phone: (773)436-1000
Email: dtrujillo@greatersouthwest.org
Address: 2601 W. 63rd St Chicago, IL 60629
Funding is dependent upon the service area coverage, program personnel, and description of the planned work for each of the following categories:
- Must coordinate vaccine outreach for all licensed businesses in a commercial establishment within their service area, providing information and education on the COVID-19 vaccine, benefits, and accessibility.
- Distribute marketing materials.
- Multilingual staff to support communities of diverse backgrounds.
- Hosting informational online trainings and workshops for COVID-19 vaccine.
- Offer and conduct in-person or on-site training, where necessary.
BSOs will be required to complete the self-paced virtual Vaccine Ambassador program on behalf of CDPH (Chicago Department of Public Health) to become trusted messengers of the COVID-19 vaccine information.
Approved BSOs will be asked to complete deliverables on a monthly basis. More information to be provided upon acceptance to the program.