Epidemic-Pandemic Program Continuity: Meal Production

Upon notification of the threat of a local epidemic or global pandemic, New Dawn Meals on Wheels management is to immediately:

• Cease the use of volunteers in the Meals on Wheels kitchen and operate strictly with core staff to reduce the number of people who come into contact with the meals.
• Procure food exclusively through a licenced distribution company and eliminate any purchases through grocery stores.
• Implement strict handwashing procedures and social distancing among staff.
• Instruct staff to self-isolate at home when not at work.
• Sanitize the entire kitchen 3 times per day: before, during, and after meal production.
• Implement a No-Contact Delivery Procedure.
• Reduce the number of times meals are delivered from 2 times per day, 5 days a week, to once per day, 2 times per week.
  • All meals should now be produced and packaged on Mondays and Wednesdays by core kitchen staff and then stored in the refrigerator for delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • All clients will receive the same number of meals as they usually receive, but all meals should now be delivered cold with reheating instructions attached.
• Integrate any new community agencies in need of emergency meal production with regular client meal production

Last updated: March 26, 2020 — Version 1