Jefferson Hills launches Neighbors Helping Neighbors initiative to help shut-ins during covid-19
Jefferson Hills borough officials, led by council president pro tempore Nicole Ruscitto and president Karen Bucy, have designed and implemented a new program dubbed Neighbors Helping Neighbors to assist the borough’s senior citizens during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
Volunteers are delivering donated non-perishable food and household items to vulnerable residents to bolster or sustain them during Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order.
Deliveries – which will be left outside of residents’ homes so that there is no contact – are taking place every Tuesday and Thursday as long as the quarantine is in place.
“The volunteers were very enthusiastic and positive about helping seniors inside the community,” said borough manager John Stinner. “Yesterday (Thursday), six care packages were delivered to seniors inside the Borough of Jefferson Hills.”
Additionally, the borough is collecting donations of dry, non-perishable food – including canned fruits and vegetables, soups, stews, pasta, noodles, crackers, jarred sauces, powdered drink mixes, powdered milk, butters (peanut or others), granola and cereal bars – and household items such as personal or dish soap, toilet paper and other paper products.
To request service, Jefferson Hills residents should call 412-639-2339 or email NHNP@jeffersonhills.net.
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