Philadelphia nonprofit MANNA in need of volunteers amid COVID-19 crisis [Video]
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Philadelphia nonprofit MANNA in need of volunteers amid COVID-19 crisis [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — MANNA is still operating despite COVID-19, however, the organization is looking for volunteers after a steep drop.

“One opportunity that we do have is the need for volunteer drivers,” said MANNA CEO Sue Daughtery. “We’ll give you a delivery route and we’re doing no-touch deliveries. So, we’re calling all of our clients ahead of time, making sure clients are home and leaving the delivery at the doorstep.”

MANNA volunteers cook and deliver medically appropriate meals to individuals battling life-threatening illnesses like cancer, renal disease and HIV/AIDS.

The organization serves about 1,400 clients, free of charge, throughout the Philadelphia region and Southern New Jersey.

“They’re the folks that are home right now,” said Daughtery. “They lack financial resources, they don’t have a support system and MANNA often is their only support system for getting nourishment. So, during the COVID crisis, (this) is certainly a scary time for all of us…I can …

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