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CWS Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Total Facilities Management Services

CWS Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Total Facilities Management Services

Employees of Community Work Services Total Facilities Management (TFM) division are providing essential services critical to the operations of state and federal facilities amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.

TFM provides highly specialized facilities maintenance services. From managing facilities through various technologies, to daily executions of a wide variety a services, such as Janitorial, Mechanical Maintenance, Landscaping and Grounds, Recycling and Waste Management, and all other building related functions and services that meet the challenges of today’s high-functioning facility demands. For over 50 years, TFM has been an integral part of offering services that are critical to today’s highly efficient and demanding facilities where services are measured in reliability, responsiveness, and corporate partnerships as standard business principles.

As it relates to preventing the spread of the Coronavirus, CWS has systematically responded to service requests across a vast array of facilities, many of which include cleaning and sanitizing high-contact surfaces. Concurrently, we have implemented our Pandemic Preparedness Plan, a highly detailed strategy specifically designed to provide essential services during a pandemic. To note, the plan provides information that will ensure compliance with the requirements of the Federal OSHA Directive 3327-02N 2007 to develop plans for keeping government facilities operational during a pandemic influenza or other emergency periods. The plan adheres to OSHA standard 1926.59, The Hazmat Communication Standard (HCS).

Some final quick tips recommended by CDC:

  • Frequently wash your hands for 20+ seconds with warm water and soap
  • Use hand sanitizer to supplement hand washing (not as a form of replacement for handwashing
  • Be careful about touching eyes, nose and mouth without washing your hands before and after
  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing (use a tissue or your upper arm – then wash hands)
  • Disinfect your workspace
  • Maintain a comfortable distance from others (3 feet or 1 meter)
  • Seek care early from your healthcare provider if you have a fever
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Community Work Services Celebrates the Work of 142 Years and Honors City Notables in Their Inaugural City of Champions Gala

Community Work Services Celebrates the Work of 142 Years and Honors City Notables in Their Inaugural City of Champions Gala

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On Thursday evening, May 9th, Community Work Services (CWS) held its inaugural City of Champions celebration gala. The event, which attracted a sold-out crowd, featured the lives and legacies of six distinguished honorees, including Boston’s mayor, Martin Walsh; TD Garden President and CEO, Amy Latimer; CWS Board Chair, Paul Davis; Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn; best-selling author, Casey Sherman; and CWS participant Danielle McInnis who graduated from CWS hospitality training program to secure a job as a front desk supervisor for Boston’s renowned Boxer Hotel.

Erika Tarantal, Boston’s Channel 5 News reporter and anchor, emceed the evening. The musicians of Tunefoolery, a CWS partner that specializes in bringing together musicians in mental health recovery, offered a melodic backdrop to the evening.

“Building on our 143 years of helping the people of the city of Boston, this event recognized our new partners and celebrated the expanded role our agency is taking to help those with barriers to work.  The funds we raised will be reinvested in innovative programming and new opportunities in our community,” said Paul Davis, Chair of the CWS board of directors and an honoree.

The event included a silent and a live auction featuring one-of-a-kind special sports, arts, and entertainment items, including a Tom Brady signed football and Number 12 Jersey, a signed Leroy Neiman print featuring Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, and photos of entertainers ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Frank Sinatra and Aerosmith.

 “We are thrilled,” said Craig Stenning, Executive Director of CWS. “The attendees were very generous, and we surpassed our goals for the evening. And, we are already forging new partnerships with local businesses to hire our participants and underwrite our important work.”

The CWS family anticipates this to be the first of many years of celebrations honoring individuals who are making a difference in the city of Boston. 

Click here or on the image below to view our 2019 Program Journal.

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