Our company, TLC, has been very lucky when it comes to the consequences of the Covid 19 virus. We probably have had fewer than 12 people quarantined since February, and only one or two were sick enough to go to the hospital and they were elderly and had underlying issues. And none of them died.
I attribute our low infection rate to our staff, from our chief operating officer on down to the house managers. Everyone has taken this pandemic very seriously. They have quickly quarantined anyone with symptoms. They are constantly cleaning and wiping and disinfecting everything. They require clients to wear masks at meetings and when they are outside of their rooms. We have around 600 clients right now and I feel that we have been very blessed in in the low infection rate all due to the safety measures we have taken. Everyone who works in our office is required to take a mask to work and to wear it – including myself.
TLC has faced a couple of serious crises during its lifetime, over 25 years. One was when the twin towers were hit and the economy suffered a low employment rate. During that time our count went down to about 400 people and we were barely scratching by in terms of paying our expenses and helping people get sober. But we weathered the storm.
The second crisis came during the recession of 2009 – 2012. Several of our key managers including myself stopped getting paid for about 3 1/2 years and elected to take a pay cut rather than seek employment elsewhere. It seems like when people are grateful for their sobriety they do everything they can to stand up and help preserve the program.
I just want everyone to know who's involved with TLC that we are very grateful for their help and cooperation. Without our managers and staff and willing clients we wouldn't have a program. And after 27 years it would be a tragedy to lose everything we have worked for: an open door for any addict or alcoholic who wants to change – whether they have money or not.
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