Volunteer Protocols During COVID19
1. Masks
Everyone is required to wear a mask covering their mouth and nose. We have a limited number of masks so please bring your own.
2. Gloves
Everyone is required to wash their hands thoroughly and wear gloves. Gloves will be provided.
3. Clothes
Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes (NO sandals or flip-flops) and clothing suitable for food service (NO bare shoulders, midriffs, or tank tops). Long hair must be tied back. Out of respect for the people we serve, we ask volunteers to dress in a professionally casual manner. Aprons will be provided.
4. Health of Volunteers
What to do if you are possibly exposed to or infected with COVID19
Close contact to a confirmed COVID-19 case:
Quarantine for 14 days after your last exposure to a contagious case. This quarantine does not change if a person has a negative SARS-CoV-2 test. This is because the person may develop COVID-19 further into the quarantine period.
NOTE: “Close contact” is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes within 48 hours of when symptoms first appeared or a positive test result. Or you were in this proximity at any time following symptoms or positive test prior to the individual isolating.
Positive COVID-19 test but no symptoms:
NOTE: Because symptoms cannot be used to gauge where individuals are in the course of their illness, it is possible that the duration of viral shedding could be longer or shorter than 10 days after a positive test.
Positive COVID-19 test and symptoms. You may volunteer at Blanchet House if:
- At least 72 hours have passed since recovery, which is defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath); and,
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
- 3 days with no fever and;
- Respiratory symptoms have improved (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) and;
- 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared
You think you had COVID-19 and had symptoms but haven’t been tested. You may volunteer at Blanchet House after:
- 3 days with no fever and;
- Respiratory symptoms have improved (e.g. cough, shortness of breath) and;
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared has passed
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