Catholic ministry implements new changes to family financial assistance program in Collier County during coronavirus crisis

A catholic ministry is implementing procedures this week that allow for the continuation of its Meals on Wheels and Financial Assistance for Families programs, while limiting person-to-person contact during the Coronavirus crisis.

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BACKTO YOU.SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY ISNOW IMPLEMENTING NEW SAFETYCHANGES BECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS.LAST YEAR, THIS CATHOLICMINISTRY SERVED 54-THOUSANDMEALS TO NEEDY SENIORS INCOLLIER COUNTY.THIS MORNING, NOELANI TELLS USONE OF THOSE CHANGES..

IS HOWTHEY HELP COUNTLESS LOCALFAMILIES WITH FINANCIALASSISTANCE EACH YEAR.AMID THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS..PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT IS NOWLIMITED... CAUSING A LOCALMINISTRY TO CHANGE THEIR NORMALOPERATIONS TO GO VIRTUAL.VOTHE ST.

VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETYPROVIDES TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TOLOW-INCOME FAMILIES..

STRUGGLINGTHROUGH ECONOMIC HARDSHIP INNAPLES AND COLLIER COUNTY.TYPICALLY, CASEWORKER VOLUNTEERSWORK FACE-TO-FACE WITH RECENTLY-UNEMPLOYED FAMILIES.HOWEVER NOW, DUE TO THE HEALTHRISK OF COVID-19... THEY SAYTHIS SERVICE IS GOING VIRTUAL...REPLACING IN-PERSON CONSULTINGWITH ONLINE AND OVER THE PHONECOMMUNICATION."DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEECONOMY BOUNCES BACK OR TAKES ALONG TIME TO BOUNCE BACK, WE’REGOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WORKINGFAMILIES THAT FIND THEMSELVESJOBLESS IN COLLIER COUNTY, SO ITHINK AS A COMMUNITY WE NEED TOBE PREPARED FOR THAT AND HOW DOWE HELP FAMILIES LIKE THIS GETTHROUGH THIS ECONOMIC CHALLENGEUNTIL THE JOBS COME BACK."(20-22 SEC)VODIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, BILLALLEN SAYS--THE MINISTRY IS ONE OF FEWNON-PROFITS THAT OFFER FINANCIALASSISTANCE IN COLLIER COUNTY.WITH THE IMPACTS OF THECORONAVIRUS THREATENING LOCALWORK AND JOB STATUS MORE THANEVER..THEY’RE ASKING THAT THECOMMUNITY HELPS SUPPORT THESEFAMILIES THROUGH TOUGH TIMES.LKLIVE OUTROTO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMOR HOW TO HELP, HEAD O