The Commander Initiative - Economy of Scales in Deathcare during the Pandemic

 

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

USA || COMMANDER INITIATIVE - The Commander Initiative is a program envisioned by Cooper Professionals -  CEO Eddie L. Pitt.  It is based on the idea that the million-of-dollars African-American spend in the death-care industry can be harnessed to bring greater benefit to Black funeral homes and the families they serve. 

In the first year, The Initiative grew into a national network of leading independent funeral homes/funeral service providers performing a combined total of over 18,000 services per year. This predominately  African-American network has committed to the concept of cooperative buying of essential products & services. 

What we determined early in the process.

What's good for African American Funeral homes is good for most funeral homes. This reality has allowed the Initiative to successfully offer support to funeral homes of every ethnicity. 

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT

The American Rescue Plan Act provides Deathcare assistance during the Pandemic for COVID-related deaths.  We are about to enter the "notorious" time for an uptick in the COVID virus.  

Today, November 27, 2021, there was an announcement of the Omicron - B.1.1529 NEW virus from South Africa has joined the COVID and DELTA viruses.

EPIDEMIC 2021

Given the many who failed to be vaccinated and the growing cases of infected Americans, the need for Deathcare is set to be of epidemic proportions - even more than 2020.  The good thing is there is funding in the American Rescue Plan Act - Title IV - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Disaster Relief Fund & Funeral Assistance).  This is located on Page 6 of 16.

• Disaster Relief Fund & Funeral Assistance: The bill will provide $50 million for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which assists states, Tribal Nations, and territories, as well as individuals and qualifying private nonprofits, as they respond to the over 29 million COVID-19 cases across the country that have led to over 525,000 deaths. This funding can pay for personal protective equipment; vaccine distribution; sanitization of schools, public transit, and courthouses; health care overtime costs; and other needs. This money can also be allocated to extending the hard-fought funeral assistance program Democrats secured in the last COVID relief package that will reimburse those who have lost a loved one to COVID for many common funeral expenses. 

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CLICK for FEMA assistance of COVID Deathcare after April 12, 2021.