Open Door Mission makes do with no volunteers

Open Door Mission has had to turn away volunteers to prevent COVID-19 spread

DISINFECTINGGOING ON..EVERY 3 HOURS..WE'RE CLEANINGSURFACES..LIGHT SWITCHES..HAND RAILS.CANDICE GREGORY--- PRESIDENT OFOPEN DOORMISSION -- ISN'TTAKING ANYCHANCES..13:17:15 WE WANTTO BE A GOODNEIGHBOR..WE WANT PROTECTOUR VULNERABLEPOPULATION WHOHAVE WEAKENEDIMMUNE SYSTEMS..OPEN DOORMISSION HOUSESHUNDREDS EVERYNIGHT..PROVIDING MORE4700 MEALS..NAT THE CORNOAVIRUS HAS LIKEOTHER ASPECT OFLIFE IS AFFECTINGOPERATIONS..128 KIDS WHO ARESUPPOSED TO BEIN SCHOOL..ARE STUCK ATOPEN DOOR..ADDING 250 EXTRAMEALS A DAY..13:14:11 WHAT DOYOU DO ALL DAYWHEN YOU HAVENOWHERE TO GOAND NOTHING TODO..YOU EAT..THE MISSIONCOUNTS ONTHOUSANDS OFVOLUNTEERS..THEY NOW HAVETO STAY AWAY..CANDICE ISRUNNING ON ASKELETON CREWOF JUST 70ADMINISTRATIVESTAFF MEMBERS..LOOKING OUT FORSO MANY..13:15:15 THIS ISUNCHARTEDWATERS FOR ME ASA LEADER..BESIDES NOVOLUNTEERSALLOWED THEY'RECLOSED TOVISITORS AS WELL..ANYONE WHODOES COME..HAS THEIRTEMPERATURECHECKED..THEY'VE PUT INSOCIAL DISTANCINGMEASURES..SPACING OUTMEALS..LIMITING PEOPLE INROOMS..13:20:32 WE HAVEALL OURPROTOCOL INPLACE ..TO KEEP OURSTAFF SAFE..AND TO KEEPTHOSE WE SERVESAFE THE MISSIONDOES HAVE ROOMSFOR ISOLATION ANDTREATMENT..SO FAR ..THEY HAVENT HADANY CASES..WHILE ITS ASTRUGGLE IN THISROUGH CLIMATE ..CANDICE SAYS..THEY'RE READYFOR THECHALLENGE..JEFF VAN SANT 3NEWS NOW..WHILE OPEN DOORMISSION IS LIMITINGVISITORS ANDVOLUNTEERS..THEY WILL BEHOLDING A DRIVE-THRU ONSATURDAY --WHERE THOSE INNEED CAN PICK UPSUPPLIES..AND FOOD..THAT RUNS FROM9AM TO 11AM ATTHE OPEN DOORMISSION.