COVID-19 Report - Updated 4/14/2020

From:  Randall Feldman
To:  Rotary Club of New Orleans
Date:  4/14/20
Subject:  COVID-19 REPORT
 
Volunteer Opportunities:
  1. VolunteerSurge was formed to rapidly train one million volunteer Community Health Workers. The training is based on “Ready CNA,” a video-based online course which can be completed in about 30 hours. It’s hosted on Absorb LMS and produced in cooperation with General George Casey (US Army Ret.) and the Yale School of Public Health.  Once trained, they will find volunteer opportunities for you.Rotary is one of 13 groups taking part.For further information, https://volunteersurge.com.
Cash Donations:
  1. Second Harvest continues its campaign.  Through April 30, Entergy Corporation will match contributions dollar for dollar — up to $75,000!
Job Opportunities:
  1. From City Business:.
  • Adia, a staffing company, said it is seeking numerous retail workers for the “essential services” economy.
  • Big Easy Blends said it is adding at least 30 new temporary positions locally to its production line
  • Bollinger said it is hiring for 22 openings in professional/staff administration and production trades/crafts.
  • Cabildo Staffing said it is hiring 40-50 non-clinical personnel to serve as customer care representatives at the medical monitoring stations at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
  • Nanno, in partnership with local company Kaleidoscope Early Learning, said it is adding 200+ babysitters to its online platform to provide in-home childcare for essential workers.
  • Posigen said it is hiring for over 20 roles from account management to field operations to procurement and logistics.
  • Pinnacle Security said it’s looking to immediately hire 15-20 quality, experienced workers for armed security positions. More open positions will likely follow soon, the company said.
  • Revolution Foods said it’s hiring for a wide variety of temporary positions as the company shifts its operations to preparing healthy contingency meals for children and families at school and community relief sites.
  • Rouse's said it is hiring for nearly all roles, including stockers, cashiers and cleaning crew.
  • Zatarain's said job seekers may apply on their corporate site.
 
To learn more about how to apply, visit worknola.com.
 
National employers with regional locations in Louisiana also are hiring:
  • Amazon said it is adding 100,000 workers nationwide.
  • America Works of Louisiana provides job skills training and job placement assistance to anyone in Louisiana ages 18-64 who is receiving Social Security or Social Security disability and wants to return to work, including during the pandemic.
  • Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) Gulf Coast said the AWG warehouse in Pearl River is hiring 84 full-time operators.
  • CVS said it is accelerating a plan to fill over 32,000 part-time and full-time positions across the country.
  • Dollar General said it plans to hire 50,000 employees by the end of April to accommodate the increase in shoppers.
  • Domino’s Pizza said it’s adding 10,000 employees nationwide.
  • Instacart said it’s adding 300,000 shoppers to its payroll.
  • Lowe's said it’s hiring 30,000 full-time, part-time, overnight and seasonal roles.
  • Outschool said it’s seeking 5,000 teachers to offer online classes in light of school closures.
  • Papa John’s said it’s aiming to hire up to 20,000 new team members across the country for delivery and takeout roles.
  • Pepsico said it’s adding 6,000 new employees.
  • U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting for thousands of jobs across the country.
  • Walgreen's is hiring 9,500 new workers and giving bonuses in response to the pandemic.  
  • Walmart – In Louisiana, Walmart plans to hire more than 3,500 associates to work in stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers.
  • Whole Foods said it’s hiring over 7,000 employees to fill front-end, grocery, shopper and other positions.
  • Winn-Dixie – Parent company Southeastern Grocers says it will “expeditiously hire” those affected by coronavirus layoffs.
 
Miscellaneous:
  1. Personal Protective Equipment. Jane Sumner still has some masks that she made that she is willing to provide to anyone in the Club.Contact her at JSumne@lsuhsc.edu.
  2. Angel’s Drivers.Here are some photos from the project: