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THE COVID-19 RESPONSE TEAM AT CHILDREN’S FRIEND:
Since the the the the the beginning of of of of the the the the the pandemic Children’s Friend has prioritized the the the the the safety of of of of all all staff staff members members and and and families we serve The The COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 Response Team Team Team was formed originally to to track cases of of of of of of of COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 throughout the the the the the the the agency and and and and field the the the the the the the questions of of of of of of of staff staff members members related to to COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 The The COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 Response Team Team Team is is is made up of of of of of of of one one one administrative member member member member of of of of of of of the the the the the the Programs team team team one one one member member member member of of of of of of of the the the the the the Nursing Team Team Team and and and and one one one member member member member of of of of of of of the the the the the the Quality team team team This three-person team team team has far surpassed the the the the the the expectations of of of of of its’ original design expanding to to to to provide policy and and and and procedural recommen- dations for for the the the agency create easy-to-read bilingual communications for for parents to to to to keep their own families safe and and and continue to to to to manage COVID-19 cases within Children’s Friend “I think we’ve handled the the the the the pandemic in in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a strategic way and and and and and and with all of of our different programs in in in in in in in mind ” said Gabriella Florio Programs Coordinator and and and and and and senior member of of of the the the the the the COVID-19 Response Team “By interpreting the the the the the the guidance put out by the the the the the the Centers for Disease Control and and and and and and and and the the the the the the Rhode Island Depart- ment ment of of of of Health and and and and selecting the the the the the the the most stringent policies we’ve been able to to to keep kids and and and and families safe I I I I think our our biggest accomplishment thus far is is is is the the the the ability to to to to to say we we we have have had no no evidence of of of of center-based spread in in in in in any of of of of the the the the COVID-19 cases that that have have come up We owe this to to to to to our our our careful policy choices and and our our regular communications with hardworking staff to to to to let them know about procedures that that that change I’m proud to to to to be a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a part of of of an an an an an an organiza- tion that values science and and data ” During the the the pandemic the the the COVID-19 Response Team has managed managed over 3 000 emails from staff staff members members managed managed 52 instances of of classroom closures due to to positive cases met as as as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a team 67 times held three open question and and and answer sessions for staff staff members members as as as as as as well as as as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of of of of other achieve- ments The The COVID-19 Response Response Team Team contributes greatly to to the the the the success of of of of Children’s Children’s Friend’s management of of of of the the the the pandemic The The Response Response Team Team em- bodies the the spirit of of all Children’s Children’s Friend Friend staff members as thoughtful and collaborative stewards