CORE Response - Annual Report 2020
A document summarizing the mission, leadership, and work performed by CORE Response in 2020. In addition to highlighting individuals and communities served, the 2020 Annual Report focuses on transparency through the inclusion of key donors and the standard financial disclosures from the year.
A document summarizing the mission, leadership, and work performed by CORE Response in 2020. In addition to highlighting individuals and communities served, the 2020 Annual Report focuses on transparency through the inclusion of key donors and the standard financial disclosures from the year.
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“I came on this job for a reason,”<br />
said Lloyd. “I had to do something.<br />
I’m a carpenter and I love<br />
building. I was so happy to find<br />
this job because I could finally do<br />
something to help. This is what I do<br />
and this is what I’m about.”<br />
“Her whole family got it, but the rest of<br />
them recovered. She went to the hospital<br />
and stayed there for a month, then she got<br />
worse,” said Lloyd. “That was one of the<br />
worst feelings, being so helpless. You can’t<br />
visit, you can’t comfort her.”<br />
A month after the tragic loss of his kin,<br />
Lloyd joined <strong>CORE</strong> as head foreman of the<br />
Shielding Shelter team building shelters to<br />
provide multigenerational, overcrowded<br />
houses with auxiliary space to proactively<br />
shield elders and vulnerable family members<br />
from COVID-19 and quarantine when<br />
needed.<br />
With our partners at the Navajo government,<br />
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian<br />
Health, Protect the Sacred, and other local<br />
organizations, <strong>CORE</strong>’s integrated relief<br />
efforts helped flatten the curve and slow the<br />
rapid spread of COVID-19 on the reservation<br />
through a combination of testing, tracing,<br />
and wraparound services, including<br />
shelters and hygiene kits, to address<br />
widespread lack of infrastructure.<br />
The success of the efforts was fueled<br />
by inspired local staff, who worked<br />
tirelessly to provide resources to protect<br />
their fellow Diné community members,<br />
especially their beloved elders, and keep<br />
their culture alive during the pandemic.<br />
For many, like Lloyd, it was more than a<br />
job. It was everything.<br />
“I want each shelter to be the best it can<br />
be for these families. When I see the<br />
purpose of something then I pour all my<br />
effort into it,” Lloyd said. “If it comes from<br />
your heart, you don’t get tired as fast. If<br />
your mindset is there, physically it just<br />
comes naturally. And when you love what<br />
you’re doing, time flies.”