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You may not have even heard of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster – VOAD. Read what they are doing for us right now.  

March 26th, 2020. This is an update on the work of the 5-county VOAD Region 2 members servings since the earthquake (March 18) and the request last Tuesday (March 17) for VOAD partner help from Salt Lake County (SLCO) isolation/quarantine shelters.

*LDS Charities:  Donated pallet (#560 basic hygiene kits) to Salt Lake County for 5 Isolation/Quarantine Shelters (COVID-19)

*Salvation Army and Southern Baptists have been helping with meals since the earthquake (might be helping with Isolation/Quarantine Shelters also). The Salvation Army is opening rental and mortgage relief tomorrow (Wednesday) for the State to be managed out of the SLC office.

• Still feeding ARC earthquake shelter (hotel) hopefully more permanent housing soon; food boxes and reheat prepared meals are going out via drive through in SLC Monday Through Friday 3-4:30. Ogden is feeding breakfast and lunch sack style and also including cleaning kits and some food boxes.

*Team Rubicon, has been working Logistics with SLCO on opening up 5 Isolation/Quarantine Shelters (request for VOAD Partner help came before earthquake, so we don’t know if any are going to be earthquake related). They helped set-up a call center in Washington County.   Standing-by for requests.

*The American Red Cross:  (ARC) helping folks displaced in Manga and West Valley from earthquake.  Opened up earthquake shelter at Taylorsville High (now closed).  They are helping folks at the Magna Library the next couple of days (call-ins only, not open to general public).

*United Way 2-1-1:  can direct people to resources (website & app) and they can also push out messaging. 

*UServe Utah (Red Cross) were collecting PPE (Personal Protective equipment) donations at Salt Palace Tuesday, March 24th

*Church of Scientology:  Has donation of concentrated cleaner and is looking for donations for spray bottles to donate to Isolation/Quarantine Shelters.

*Emergency Declarations for the earthquake have been issued by SLCO and the State of Utah.  For the emergency declaration, we have until April 22nd to provide damage assessments.

*Salt Lake City, in coordination with State, is expected to include restrictions on the number of individuals allowed for passenger pickups at the Airports.

*Salt Lake County Health Dept has a draft Health Order, going into effect today. The new Health Order will close playground equipment at parks and restrict team sports and pick=up games that do not adhere to the social distancing standards.  Parks are still open

* Economic recovery remains key focus of SLCO and the state of Utah.

*Watch for the Federal Responsibility for Workers and Families Act to pass U.S. Senate.