The National Sikh Organization instituted 2 key initiatives to serve individuals and communities that were most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These initiatives primarily focused on 2 key demographics, the frontline workers, and those that were most at risk of exposure. Both initiatives experienced great success since their inception and allowed the National Sikh Organization to expand its outreach and service offerings to local communities in an organic fashion. Below are the details on the initiatives that were run and successfully managed by the volunteers and teams of the National Sikh Organization.
Meals for Frontline Workers
The National Sikh Organization has provided meal assistance to frontline workers who are dedicated day and night to save lives and fighting to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. This service allows donors to donate meals to participating Hospitals, Sheriff Offices, and Paramedics. Strict protocols are followed to ensure that meals are delivered in a safe and contactless manner to healthcare workers. Food is prepared in a commercial kitchen with a health score of 100, individually packaged and delivered per the instructions provided by the healthcare staff contacts at hospitals and sheriff county offices. Thus far, the National Sikh Organization has donated countless meals to the emergency staff at various hospitals and county sheriff offices.
Free Grocery Delivery Service
The National Sikh Organization has worked tirelessly to assist with grocery and essentials supplies to those within the community that are most affected by the COVID-19 impact. This service targeted citizens that are over the age of 60 and incapacitated or in isolation, pregnant/nursing, or currently immobile, and provided assistance with free delivery of groceries and other critical supplies at their doorstep in a contactless manner. To date, the National Sikh Organization has made several grocery runs to assist local citizens that needed assistance.
We want to thank our gracious donors who have donated to our causes and rendered support to the critical work our volunteers have been doing to support those who were most affected by the recent impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are humbled and continue to stay committed to ensuring that our local communities are served to the best of our abilities and are aware of the latest happenings on the novel Coronavirus disease.
We are unabashedly progressive and we are working tirelessly to ensure that we are standing alongside all individuals dealing with healthcare-related distress and continue marching forward towards effectuating our critical mission and vision values.
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May 6th 2020 is National Nurses Day and the National Sikh Organization thanks all our nurses and healthcare professionals who are the backbone of the healthcare system in our country and a vital part of the medical community that is committed to serving individuals across the globe.
Our nurses are the experts that bring hearts and minds together to mitigate suffering and promote well-being. Theirs are the compassionate faces and caring hands we first experience at a medical facility and those reassuring eyes are always silently indicating to us that everything is going to be okay.
Nurses are the champions who rush to our care no matter what hour of the day it is and are always there to make us feel better. Without them, our healthcare system would crumble. The swiftness we experience when being treated at hospitals or emergency rooms across the country is all because these silent warriors are keeping it all together with a hearty smile on their faces.
The National Sikh Organization celebrates all the nurses who are making a positive impact on all our lives and helping us feel better every day. Your contributions are countless and can never be fully measured. We thank you for your humanitarian service and for your zeal to always go above and beyond to help those who need it most!
Happy Nurses Day!
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These are uncertain times and there might be a situation where you are required to visit your healthcare provider or go into urgent/emergency care. Hospital facilities and emergency medical staff are inundated with patient care at the moment and this guideline will provide valuable information to your healthcare provider about the Sikh faith, articles of faith observed by you and cultural sensitivities when caring for you or your family.
Our friends at the Sikh Coalition have documented a consolidated set of Healthcare Provider Guidelines that you should read and share with your medical professional upon arriving for treatment. Please note that these guidelines will help facilitate your conversation with a healthcare professional about the Sikh Articles of Faith, Dietary Requirements and Restrictions as well as end of life desires. These guidelines from the Sikh Coalition is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.
Please feel free to reach out to the National Sikh Organization at [email protected] or the Sikh Coalition at [email protected] should you require any additional information or assistance.
Download PDF - https://www.nationalsikhorganization.org/coronavirus/downloads/Covid19-healthcare-provider-guidelines.pdf
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On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is officially a Pandemic. The virus has now swept into 114 countries and claimed the lives of more than 4000 people across the globe.
While this announcement has rung the alarm bell, communities must ensure we don’t succumb to panic. Governments globally are working to take urgent and aggressive action to curtail the spread of the virus. As we all wait for a medical breakthrough in the form of a cure or a vaccine, we all can be employing some basic measures and guidelines to do our bit to keep ourselves and our families safe.
The National Health Organization, a grassroots foundation that works tirelessly to ensure that our communities are healthy and cared for wants to make sure that there is enough awareness about precautionary measures that will limit the circulation of this virus.
Please read the below recommendations carefully and share with others around you:-
- Get a flu vaccine.
- If you are sick with flu, stay home and receive immediate medical care.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
- Wear a face mask when in public places as these can offer a certain level of protection too.
- Seek early medical help if you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, and share your travel history with healthcare providers.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth often.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
Please consider hanging the CDC recommendations on COVID-19 prevention at your workplace, place of worship or homes/schools as guidelines.
The National Sikh Organization is committed to working towards the well-being of our community during these difficult times. We hope that the above information and recommendations with help to keep our locals healthy. Please contact us at [email protected] should you need any additional information, have queries or if you think there is anything we can do to be of assistance.
We wish everyone a healthy and safe Spring Season!
Your friends at the National Sikh Organization
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As we are all aware, global efforts are in progress on containing the spread and mitigating the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), a novel respiratory disease that was first detected in China and has now spread to 60 countries worldwide. COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization on Jan 30, 2020.
Cases have now been detected in California, Oregon and Washington and the community spread in Washington has resulted in the first death in the United States as of Feb 23, 2020.
Per CDC, more cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) will likely be identified in the near future which means at some point a widespread transmission could occur in The United States.
The National Sikh Organization urges everyone with the community to exercise extreme care and caution during this time so as to ensure we can all remain safe and protected from the risk of exposure.
Please exercise the below preventative actions with immediate caution and spread the word within the community to increase awareness:-
· Get a flu vaccine.
· If you are sick with flu, stay away from others and receive immediate medical care
· Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
· Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
· Wear a face mask when in public places as these can offer a certain level of protection too.
· Seek early medical help if you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, and share your travel history with healthcare providers.
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth often.
· Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
The National Sikh Organization wants to offer as much support and know-how as possible during this critical time. Please feel free to post additional questions/concerns you have on this topic and NSO would be happy to provide responses to the best of our ability.
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What lies at the core of the successful functioning of any organization is its process. When it comes to making a difference, just like it is important to have clarity in intentions, it is also extremely crucial to be clear about "the how". The National Sikh Organization strives to make living easy, no matter where you are. And for that, we have a laser-sharp focus on how we accomplish that for you.
To successfully deliver efficient service to those we care for, we intend to first understand each individual case carefully. We believe that there is no one common way of addressing the concerns of all. So, the first step NSO follows is carefully Identifying, Understanding and Verifying the needs of each individual case at hand so that we can give you the specific, direct attention and care that you deserve.
The National Sikh Organization is based out of the primary Sikh principle of equality irrespective of gender, race or ethnicity. NSO strives to always stay true to these core values of Sikhism by paying undivided, unbiased attention to every case that we encounter because in our eyes, being of service to those in need is how we stay close to our core.
A huge part of successfully understanding each case at hand is being able to document whatever information we can gather. And so, the second step in the process of efficient service at NSO is being able to create and document all relevant information pertaining to the cause and create an official case summary. Because at the end of the day, unless we really understand the cause that we are dealing with, we can’t truly make a difference.
Once this first stage of Identifying, Verifying and Creating is successfully completed, we begin Outreach that involves attending to the cause by campaigning at the grass-root level via fundraising, spreading the word of mouth and other modes of mass communication such as social media awareness such that as many people as possible can become a source of contribution to the cause at hand. This step of Outreach is what allows us to Generate donor leads as well as mobilize our current donor base so that we can collect as many funds for the cause as possible.
Sikhism is all about the sense of community and the power of humanity. This is the reason that we consider people to be our power. The generous support that NSO is able to gather from all those who want to contribute to the cause and make a difference is what enables us to reach the last and final stage of successfully Distributing the funds such that it is impartially disbursed to families and individuals in urgent need.
Our systematic 6-step approach reflects what lies at the core of the National Sikh Organization. We truly believe in the power of people and the massive difference they can make when they come together. After all, if we don’t stand for one another, then who will?
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