Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative volunteers are following all ServSafe guidelines and the volunteer screening and guidelines.

We are accepting volunteers who are healthy, have not been sick or have not been around anyone who’s been sick, anyone who doesn’t live with an elderly person, anyone who has not traveled into or out of state or in or out of a COVID-19 cluster area (Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia counties) within the last 15 days and anyone who is willing to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention safety guidelines.

• All external leaders of volunteer groups will receive advance COVID-19 instructions prior to their scheduled visits, and all volunteers will hear a COVID-19 statement at the beginning of each session.

• All volunteers must sign a waiver affirming they have not exhibited any symptoms within the past 15 days or been in contact with someone who has. Volunteers must sign the waiver given to them by our staff.

• Volunteer coordinators will monitor for visible signs of any illness (though symptoms of illness do not always present visibly) and graciously require impacted volunteers to exit to ensure group safety.

• Volunteer group sizes will be optimized to ensure appropriate physical distancing with no group exceeding 10 volunteers.

• All volunteers must wash their hands for at least 20 seconds before beginning their shift.

• Additional hand sanitizer dispensers will be placed in several areas for use during their project.

• Any volunteer who steps away from the line must rewash their hands before resuming.

• Gloves will be required for any produce-packing projects.