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about my job is that I have a frontrow seat to the crisis response.
We convene with all of the associations we partner with once aweek and talk about problems thataffect all of the members.
The policies and the internal
ways in which companies are pro-
tecting their employees had to be
developed in real time and
some are here to stay. I
would consider all of that
part of the lessons learned
and lessons applied. I
think we also learned from
countries that dealt with
this before us and have
helped shape the response
in the U.S.
The biggest thing is thatit’s not just during timesof crisis that supply chainmake people aware of the criticalrole of the forklift operator orthe truck driver in making surethey have the food and the waterand the medical care they needevery day. It is really cool to seethat they’re being recognized now.
They have always been heroes, butnow the rest of the world knows it.
Q: If someone doesn’t
have services or equip-
ment to offer, can they
make a cash donation?
A: Yes, absolutely. Weoperate on a small budget,and that budget has beenstrained like everyone else’sbecause of the Covid- 19
response. People who wantto support us financially candonate through our website.
Those funds help us coverour expenses for technology, communications, andall of the other things that allow us tocoordinate more effectively.
Q: Although the country is reopening, it will still take some timeto get back to normal, especially with all the job losses. Whatdo you expect to be the biggestneeds for the next few months?
A: Right now, we’re seeing a lot ofrequests for transportation service—someone to haul the food from the fieldto the food bank and out to the peoplewho need it. That is definitely going tocontinue as we go through the summer.
We have enough food and we can process enough food, but there are somekinks in the processing supply chain.
Another challenge is that states havedifferent policies for reopening, andthose policies can vary from county tocounty. It can be difficult for someoneoperating a supply chain to navigate allof the different policy restrictions. Sowe’ve created a map that shows all ofthose policy restrictions by county. Youcan go to www.alanaid.org/map andrequest access. We have an incredibleteam of volunteers who are updatingit on an ongoing basis. Every time apolicy changes, they are making thatupdate, and you can see it there live andin living color.
Q: Are there any lessons we’ve
learned from the first wave that
could be applied to future waves
should there be any?
A: Yes. One of the really cool things
WHEN THE ARKANSAS FOODBANK NEEDED HELP WITH FROZEN-FOODDISTRIBUTION, CORE-MARK INTERNATIONAL DONATED THE USE OFTWO FREEZER TRACTOR-TRAILERS.
