Mayor Sarno and HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris Continue to Provide At-Home Rapid Covid-19 Testing Kits for Springfield Residents

Springfield, MA – Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Health and Human Services (HHS) Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris continue to work to get rapid antigen at-home Covid-19 testing kits in the hands of our Springfield residents. Identification will be required and will be checked by HHS staff.

Mayor Sarno and Commissioner Caulton-Harris will make available another 25,000 at-home testing kits which will be distributed at the following locations, days, and times starting on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

 

 

LOCATION	TIME	DAY(s)
Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center 1476 Roosevelt Ave	10:00 am to 2:00 pm	Thursdays
Department of Health and Human Services 311 State Street	10:00 am to 2:00 pm	Tuesdays and Wednesday
New North Citizens Council 2455 Main Street	10:00 am to 2:00 pm	Tuesdays and Wednesday
South End Community Center 99 Marble Street	10:00 am to 2:00 pm	Tuesdays and Wednesday
East Forest Park Library 136 Surrey Road	11:00 am to 2:00 pm	Saturdays
Forest Park Library 380 Belmont Ave	1:00 am to 4:00 pm	Fridays
Mason Square Library 765 State Street	1:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Fridays
Clodo Concepcion Center (Greenleaf Community Center) – Sixteen Acres 1187 Parker Street	10:00 am to 2:00 pm	Thursdays and Fridays
Indian Orchard Citizens Council 117 Main Street IO	3:00 pm to 7:00 pm	Thursdays

 

 

Two kits per household will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis, while supplies last. This would bring us to nearly 200,000 at-home testing kits distributed for our residents, and also to our City and School side employees to preserve and protect our workforce in order to continue to provide basic and vital services to our public. Additional potential distribution sites may be added depending on supply availability and distribution aspects.

 

Mayor Sarno stated, “Commissioner Caulton-Harris and I continue to advocate for any and all Covid-19 relief assistance for our residents. Once again, to those who have not been vaccinated or boosted, please get your shot as soon as possible to keep yourself and others safe. This is a key component in being able to stymie this pandemic.”

 

HHS Commissioner Caulton-Harris stated, “The Department of Health and Human Services will make these free rapid COVID-19 at-home test kits readily available for our residents at our neighborhood community sites, senior centers, and public libraries.  Getting these COVID-19 test kits into the community so that our residents have easy access to getting tested if they feel the need to is our goal. This virus is here to stay and we must be cognizant to that fact.  We must remain vigilant.”

 

Mayor Sarno continued, “Working together we will defeat this COVID-19 pandemic. I will also continue to advocate for National Guard Assistance for our AMR/Eastfield Mall testing site too.”