These folks CERTainly Love to Volunteer By Ariana Puzzo
By Ariana Puzzo The resources Clifton, as well as Passaic County and the state, has put behind COVID-19 vaccinations and testing are immense. But that’s the first step. As inoculations began, the number of individuals coming out to volunteer and help the paid staff is remarkable. If you are lucky enough to have received a COVID-19 vaccination to date, chances are good that you’ve seen dozens of people and you would never believe so many of them are volunteers.
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Those who are volunteers with Clifton’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are among those kind faces. Whether they are helping direct traffic at Clifton High School or checking registration paperwork, there’s no mistaking their contribution on the frontline. The Clifton Office of Emergency Management, along with the Clifton Health Department, organized in 2014 the formation of a Community Emergency Response Team in the city. The team is designed so that