Source: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
May 8, 2020
The St. Iakovos Retreat Center, a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, will temporarily convert its facilities into a quarantine site for COVID-19 first responders.
Beginning on Monday, May 4th, health care workers, EMT personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers exposed to the COVID-19 virus can access the Retreat Center facilities for the required 14-day quarantine period free of charge. The Retreat Center recently announced it closed its doors to groups, camps, and retreats as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
The use of the Retreat Center for COVID-19 first responders is offered out of Christian love for neighbors of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and the St. Iakovos Retreat Center. The project, called “Project Agape” (“love” in Greek), provides a beautiful, peaceful environment for first responders to quarantine to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to family and loved ones. The Retreat Center serves as an alternative to garages, vehicles or other tight spaces that first responders have been choosing to quarantine in to avoid exposing their families.
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