ENID, OK - The health, safety and well-being of our volunteers, clients and staff is the number one priority of Loaves & Fishes of Northwest Oklahoma as we face these uncertain circumstances. We also remain committed to feeding our hungry neighbors during this pandemic and doing all we can to lift up those who are in need.
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It is with this in mind that Loaves & Fishes has made the decision to be proactive and move to boxed food distribution. In an effort to create fewer social interactions, pre-packed boxes of food will be handed out in a drive-thru setting in our parking lot.
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As businesses begin to re-open and the restrictions ease, we wanted to update you on what that looks like at Loaves & Fishes. Due to our inability to maintain proper social distance in our waiting rooms, we’ll continue using our drive-thru model until at least the end of June. Our staff and Board will re-evaluate during that time and will develop a plan to re-start our client-choice pantry inside the building at a later date.
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While taking all of that into careful consideration, Loaves & Fishes has decided to change our Thursday drive-thru distribution time to 9am-12pm beginning Thursday May 14th. With the weather warming up, it seems unrealistic and unsafe to have our volunteers, staff and perishable food sitting in the parking lot during the heat of the day. In order to accommodate clients who work, we will continue to have our Tuesday hours be 3pm-6pm, but will move the food and volunteers inside on days when the forecast is calling for heat.
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Once again, we’ll begin our new Thursday hours, 9am-12pm, on May 14th and we’ll do our best to help everyone beat the heat while we continue the drive-thru model.
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Distribution Schedule beginning 5/14/20:
Tuesdays: 3pm-6pm
Thursdays: 9am-12pm
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Loaves & Fishes NWOK would like to assure our clients that we have plenty of food. With ongoing support from The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, we are confident that we can continue providing assistance.
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We’d like to encourage anyone who is healthy and who feels comfortable to consider volunteering. It’s a difficult time to ask for help, but with small staff tasked with overseeing distribution, we will likely need 10-15 volunteers each day. If you are able to work with us please reach out to L&F at 580-540-9830.
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We would ask our community to be understanding and kind to one another as we weather this pandemic together. Our Loaves & Fishes team is determined to continue providing food while still taking necessary measures that are in the best interest of clients, volunteers and staff.
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Loaves & Fishes Food Distribution Update
