Our Mission
The mission of the Elmhurst Corona Resource Collaborative is to bring together community-based resources to empower families by providing access to basic services and educational and cultural experiences.
About Us
The Elmhurst Corona Resource Collaborative (ECRC) consists of twenty-five local organizations working together to support our community. We partner with each other and with community members to ensure that families have access to food; resources for jobs and financial security; pathways for community-anchored health and healing programs; and shared educational and cultural experiences. The ECRC was established in May 2020 to meet the needs of the Elmhurst and Corona communities during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. We came together to marshal our collective resources to help families and neighbors heal and rebuild. Now we continue to combine our efforts to positively impact our community over the long-term.
Through this network, several cultural institutions have been operating as food distribution centers. Others are working with the Department of Education’s remote learning platforms to ensure students are connected to the classroom, offering mental health services, immigrants’ rights assistance, and other essential support. Organizations participating in the ECRC have distributed hundreds of thousands of meals to families in the community.
Your support will help us provide funds to the organizations providing a deep and direct impact to nurture the community. To make a donation, click here. If you are interested in volunteering, click here. Thank you!
Food and Economic Security
We are addressing food and economic insecurity in Elmhurst and Corona by 1) serving as a trusted resource center, 2) liaising with aligned organizations and elected offices, and 3) advocating for policies and initiatives that focus on effective, long-term solutions, and 4) providing access to numerous direct services offering career support; job placement and retention services; vocational certification courses; targeted services for the population not working or attending school; legal and financial counseling; tax prep services; and ESOL, HSE, and Digital Literacy classes.
Health and Healing
At the onset of the pandemic, Corona and Elmhurst were labeled the epicenter of health and economic trauma from the pandemic. The ECRC spearheaded a program of targeted vaccine education, resulting in our communities becoming the top most vaccinated neighborhoods in New York City by the summer of 2021. We continue to host programs focused on vaccinations, well-being, mental health, and addressing disparities in public health and medicine.
Education and Community Welfare
Through festivals, back to school events, and holiday celebrations, ECRC partners create cultural and educational experiences for community members to gather, play, and learn. Events include a Dia de los Muertos celebration (Queens Museum), Dragon Boat Festival (Queens Borough President’s Office), Tres Reyes celebration (La Jornada and NYSCI), a Children’s Day festival (La Jornada and NYSCI), and NYSCI’s annual Community Day Celebration.
Townhalls
ECRC Partners hold virtual and in-person town hall meetings focused on health and well-being. Each event, hosted by an ECRC partner institution, brings doctors, community leaders, and public health experts to bring light to topics like vaccinations and mental health. They are held alternately in English and Spanish.
February 17, 2022:
Children’s vaccines and mental health in times of COVID-19 (Español)
Hosted by the Queens Museum, New York-Presbyterian Queens, and Education Development Center
See the full video here: Vacunas Para Niños Town Hall
March 24, 2022:
Children’s vaccines and mental health in times of COVID-19 (English)
Hosted by the Queens Museum, New York-Presbyterian Queens, and Education Development Center
Attend via Facebook Live here (Link to come)
May 19, 2022 at 05:00pm:
Sharing Youth Voices: COVID-19 and Vaccine Town Hall (English)
Hosted by the NYSCI and Elmcor
Attend via Zoom or Facebook Live here
Partners
Non-profits involved with ECRC
- Asociacion Benefica Cultural Father Bellini
- Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC)
- Community Board 4
- Commonpoint Queens
- Community School District 24
- Dominicano American Society of Queens
- Grameen Promotoras
- Elmcor
- Elmhurst Hospital
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- La Jornada
- Make the Road New York
- Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit
- New Life Community Development Corporation
- New York Hall of Science
- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church
- Plaza del Sol Family Health Center
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Queens Economic Development Corporation
- Queens Community House
- Queens Memory Project
- Queens Museum
- Queens Night Market
- Queens Public Library
- Queens Theatre
- Queens Zoo
- Voces Latinas