WGirls.org Help Book Over 30,000 Vaccine Appointments

Books Over 30,000 Vaccine Appointments for Those Needing Help the Most

By Jackie Schatell

Helping others is not new to NJ native Amy Heller, who founded WGIRLS INC 12 years ago with a mission to empower women and children in underserved communities through fundraising, volunteerism, and outreach. When the pandemic hit, Amy pivoted her non-profit so she and her team of over 500 volunteers could help people needing assistance secure COVID-19 vaccine appointments. In seven weeks, the team, which offers aid in 16 languages, had already secured over 20,000 appointments.

The army of volunteers at WGIRLS work round the clock in all NJ counties including Morris and Essex, and some NY counties, to book vaccine appointments for those needing help because according to Amy, “many appointments drop at night and in the early morning hours.”

The process to gain assistance is easy. Those needing an appointment simply fill in a form on the WGIRLS.ORG website and are then paired with a volunteer. The volunteer reaches out via cell or email to find out the client’s availability for an appointment as well as their preferred vaccine locations. Next, the volunteer gets to work securing an appointment, which generally happens pretty quickly because the WGIRLS volunteers “know the ins and outs of navigating the vaccine scheduling systems.” In fact, the volunteers “often share tips with one another on a private Facebook page, as well as heartfelt stories about those they have helped.” When the pandemic first hit, WGIRLS raised over $25,000 to provide much-needed PPE for frontline workers at Overlook Medical Center. Then, after Amy’s neighbor, who is in her 80s, casually mentioned she was having trouble booking an appointment, Amy realized that other seniors and those with other barriers also needed help. So, she created her own system and quickly rolled it out across the state.

The founder of WGIRLS, who “plans to help until everyone who wants a shot can get one” says, “to play a role in reducing the fear and anxiety this pandemic has caused for so many is truly gratifying.”

Amy Heller

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