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USDR partnered with Multnomah County to help build out their web and digital experience team.
As we mark five years of U.S. Digital Response (USDR), we’re celebrating not just the projects, but the people — thousands of volunteers who have shown up in moments of crisis and carried their commitment far beyond the work itself. By Jai Rodgers, talent community manager at USDR
A Letter from Raylene Yung, USDR's founding CEO and current board member
As of April 1, 55 million people in the U.S. have received their full COVID-19 vaccinations. By mid-April, 90% of remaining adults will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
One year ago, an unprecedented wave of layoffs and furloughs left millions of Americans unemployed as the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the U.S. Since then, approximately 40 million people have received unemployment insurance benefits, and many more have applied.
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We started with a hypothesis. During the COVID-19 crisis in New York City in the spring of 2020, we had seen how fast skilled technologists could help spin up digital solutions.
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On March 16, 2020, exactly one year ago, U.S. Digital Response (USDR) began with a simple Slack conversation, a handful of government contacts, and a few people offering help to frontline teams responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In nearly three months, as of March 1, nearly 77 million people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.