At Second Helpings we are keenly aware of the important role that Second Helpings plays in our community for 90 other local not-for-profit agencies and for the families who struggle with hunger each day.
Food safety and sanitation practices are always at the forefront of our work at Second Helpings. We have responded to the recent spread of flu in our community and the potential for COVID-19 by reinforcing those practices and carefully monitoring the best advice from the Marion County Health Department and the CDC. Our efforts are geared toward prevention — to avoid the transmission of any illness at Second Helpings among our staff, students and volunteers. That includes increasing sanitation protocols and supplies within Second Helpings’ facility as well as in our food rescue and delivery vehicles. We’ve also provided additional sanitation supplies to our students to help them and their families stay healthy.
At the same time, we are also working to ensure that organizationally, Second Helpings is prepared and nimble as always to respond to the changing needs of our partner agencies and our community. Second Helpings staff have been working to prepare for the possibility of an infectious disease outbreak in consultation with other Hunger Relief Partners in the Indy Hunger Network including Gleaners and Midwest Food Bank as well as the Marion County Health Department and other city and community response agencies. Together, we’re working to address and anticipate changing needs.
At this time we are especially appreciative of the corps of Second Helpings volunteers, who are at the heart of preparing and delivering thousands of meals for our community each day; we are grateful for their diligence in protecting public health and for their commitment to the people we serve.
Jennifer Vigran
Chief Executive Officer