In response to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Food Bank of South Jersey – South Jersey’s leading hunger relief organization – has instituted a Coronavirus Preparedness Plan, effective immediately.

“The Food Bank of South Jersey, along with Feeding America, is carefully monitoring developments regarding the spread of COVID-19. A Coronavirus Contingency Planning Task Force, led by the Feeding America Disaster Services team and leaders from member food banks across the nation, is actively supporting local food banks, including the Food Bank of South Jersey, as we all prepare to continue our operations and distribute food to the people and communities we serve,” reports Fred C. Wasiak, Food Bank of South Jersey President and CEO.

In light of the anticipated continued spread of COVID-19, as reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and leading health organizations and healthcare providers, the Food Bank of South Jersey has launched a Coronavirus Preparedness Plan, which encompasses implementing additional food safety measures, including multiple additional sanitization steps in all food collections and distributions.

“We are actively implementing additional, rigorous sanitization protocols to ensure the highest quality safety standards and preventative measures are met in sanitizing and safeguarding our facility and personnel to protect our South Jersey community during this potential threat,” says Wasiak.

“The health, wellness and safety of the food-insecure communities we serve, as well as our employees, partners, agencies and volunteers is of prime focus to us each and every day,” adds Wasiak reports. “As we prepare for the anticipated spread of COVID-19 throughout the South Jersey region, we take seriously our mission to continue to provide food resources to those most in need, conducting food distribution, food collection and food supplies management, upholding the safest and most sanitized and efficient best practices.”