This project is important as we prepare to serve children again in a group setting, and send our staff and more than 100 volunteers to that setting to interact with Playtime's families and shelter staff. We are concerned about safety and liability issues that we need legal help anticipating.

This will help make it possible for us to resume in-person programming! We partner with shelters and go to their locations to run children's programs. Parents sign a registration form for their children to participate and drop them off in our playrooms two evenings per week. We maintain a ratio of 3:1 or 4:1 max, and typically serve about 20 children with 8 volunteers in a room at any given time. We plan to order PPE and implement new safety and cleaning protocols, but social distancing and contact tracing will be next to impossible in this setting so we want to be pro-active problem solvers so we are ready when it's time to re-open.

Review our document proposing new protocols, policies and procedures, provide feedback and suggest additional language and plans to reduce liability and safety concerns for all involved in our program and partnerships.