>>Reading Awarded Grant To Help Battle COVID-19 In Vulnerable Communities
(Reading, PA) -- Reading is getting some huge support for its battle against COVID-19 in its vulnerable communities. The city was recently awarded a grant worth almost four-million-dollars from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. Officials say Reading will be working with Penn State College of Medicine, Reading Area Community College and Latino Connection to come up with a plan to increase the availability of COVID-19 public health information to racial and ethnic minority populations.