Whether you're making sack lunches at home, helping cook in the St. Mark's kitchen, or volunteering on site at NH please read and follow the attached guidelines. If you are unvaccinated your option would be to make sack lunches at home with gloves and masks, but not to volunteer on site at SML or NH. Thanks!
Guidelines have relaxed in the last year, but still please don't volunteer if you're sick with a cold, flu, covid, or anything that might be contagious.
Remember- Do NOT Volunteer if you are sick!
3 Important Questions to Answer BEFORE volunteering
1. Have you experienced the following symptoms in the last few days? Fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell?
If yes, you cannot schedule to volunteer until three days with no fever without taking fever-reducing medication, and symptoms have improved, and it’s been 10 days since symptoms first appeared.
2. Has anyone in your household experienced these symptoms in the last few days? Fever of 100.4 or higher, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell?
If yes, you cannot sign up to volunteer until 14 days after the entire household meets the following criteria:
At least three days with no fever without taking fever-reducing medication, and symptoms have improved, and it’s been 10 days since symptoms first appeared.
3. Have you been in close contact with anyone outside of household members who has tested positive for COVID-19?
If yes, you can’t volunteer again until you have been symptom free for 14 days.
Close Contact includes any of the following:
Direct contact with secretions from a COVID-19+ person (coughed on, sharing utensils, kissing, etc.)
Being within six feet of a COVID+ person for 10-15 minutes or more
Surgical masks are required on site and if working at St. Mark's kitchen. Masks are an essential part of keeping everyone safe even if you are vaccinated.
Thank you!
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Catholic Community Services/Volunteer Services
COVID-19 Policy For all Southwest CCS Sites.
Volunteer Services is asking all Staff, Volunteers and Clients to adhere to the following policy in regards to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and evolving variants.
Vaccinated Volunteers
1. All Volunteer Services Volunteers with Homeless Adult Services must be fully vaccinated if volunteering in any Southwest Catholic Community Services Sites.
a. Volunteer must sign a COVID 19 liability waiver.
b. Volunteer must provide a copy of their vaccination card before volunteering at any sites. This vaccination proof will be kept in their volunteer files in a locked filing cabinet.
c. All vaccinated volunteers must wear a surgical mask (provided by Volunteer Services) at all times while in at a CCS facility. (Also true at St. Mark's kitchen)
d. All vaccinated volunteers in close contact with clients or guests must wear a surgical mask and a face shield (provided by Volunteer Services) at all times.
e. All vaccinated volunteers who show signs of COVID 19 or a positive COVID 19 test must contact Volunteer Services immediately.
The volunteer must quarantine for 14 days after exposure and provide a negative COVID test result before returning.
Non-Vaccinated Volunteers
1. Non-vaccinated volunteers can perform duties that they can perform at home for CCS.
a. Volunteer must sign a COVID 19 liability waiver.
b. If volunteers are preparing food at home, volunteers must wear gloves and masks.