{"id":7320,"date":"2020-04-09T13:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/drive-up-food-bank-helps-safely-meet-community-needs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:32","slug":"drive-up-food-bank-helps-safely-meet-community-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/04\/drive-up-food-bank-helps-safely-meet-community-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive-Up Food Bank Helps Safely Meet Community Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With social distancing and safety as our top priorities, The Salvation Army is working to come up with unique ways to meet the ever going needs of the communities we serve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Cape Breton, family services coordinator, Nicole Maclean, found a creative way to keep their community food bank operating in Sydney \u2013 a drive up window. This solution will allow for proper social distancing, while ensuring the safety of our clients, volunteers and frontline workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople can drive or walk up to the window to be served,\u201d explains Major Corey Vincent, who oversees The Salvation Army in Sydney. \u201cWe only allow representatives from each family to come up and we have tape on the ground to remind people the importance of social distancing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a client drives up to the window, Nicole is there to ask what their needs are. Then, two dedicated volunteers, who are a married couple, prepare the box of food and necessities and place it outside the door for pick-up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis method allows us to serve our clients at no risk to our staff or volunteers,\u201d says Corey. \u201cOur clients are thanking us for staying open and taking the necessary precautions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salvation Army continues to provide essential services across Canada throughout the COVID-19 crisis. To donate, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.salvationarmy.ca\/registrant\/DonationPage.aspx?eventid=310955&amp;langpref=en-CA&amp;Referrer=maritime-web-covid2020-1\">SalvationArmy.ca<\/a> or call 1-902-455-1201<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By: Angela Rafuse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With social distancing and safety as our top priorities, The Salvation Army is working to come up with unique ways to meet the ever going needs of the communities we serve. 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