EnergyCare is now in a stronger financial position and is helping more and more vulnerable people in St. Louis thanks to supporters …
COVID-19 has placed a high- intensity spotlight on the deleterious effects of deep-seated ageism, sexism and racism on older Americans, suggests a new paper from Washington University. “While the virus leads to worse health outcomes for older people, the pandemic presents a number of challenges to older adults beyond dealing with the virus itself,” said Nancy Morrow-Howell.
Those challenges include lasting economic setbacks, health and well-being effects and highlighted ageism, racism and classism.
Morrow-Howell co-wrote a paper recently that noted, “Older African- Americans, with higher rates of morbidity and less access to health care going into this crisis are dying at higher rates when they contract the illness (Evelyn, 2020).”
The majority of EnergyCare’s clients are women (65%), most are African American (60%), and most are living in poverty. They represent some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Most EnergyCare’s clients live in north St. Louis and parts of south St. Louis; however, a growing number of EnergyCare’s clients live in the inner ring suburbs of St. Louis County.
The strategies EnergyCare employs in the summer and winter are very straight forward, practical and cost- effective that are both immediate and long-term solutions for the health and healing of the adversely affected communities in St. Louis.
EnergyCare is now in a stronger financial position and is helping more and more vulnerable people in St. Louis thanks to supporters …
Please join us for a happy hour and light snacks on Thursday, September 14, at 4:00-6:00 pm Parish Rectory Community Room …
Jana Ngugi has been serving with EnergyCare for 16 years now and is a valuable team member. Jana graduated from University of …
A study published by the American Heart Association has found the combination of extreme heat and fine particulate pollution (air pollution from …
Volunteers can help with weatherization of our client homes, preparation of Weatherization kits and direct mailer and lead Weatherization groups.
We install home weatherization materials, setup portable heaters and electric blankets, or simply give out standard blankets for immediate warmth. For the heat we install window air conditioners.