Good Practice of Circular and Civic Economy during Covid19 pandemic

From the very beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak (early March 2020) most Municipalities in Italy had to organize strategies and actions to reach and support the weakest parts of their populations (people aged 65 and over, quarantined people, families with disabled or clinically vulnerable members). The total lockdown of non-essential commercial activities and the severe restrictions on individual travels and free movements imposed by the National and Regional Government (the #stayathome recommendations) to slow the spread of Coronavirus, have deeply modified everyday behaviours together with social distancing. The shopping for necessities was then becoming a critical issue to deal with and the main reason why people did not attend the rules in the first days of the lockdown. The Mayor Mrs. Brenda Barnini made a public call to volunteering and charity associations to organize a sort of “food chain” integrating also the support of local food industries, local farmers, local groceries. The support actions can be summarized: 1) widespread service of home delivery of fresh goods and medicines to citizens (twice per week) purchased in local stores the same day; 2) Food packages delivered once a week or every two weeks; 3)Freshly cooked meals delivered to homeless and rough sleepers; 4)“Suspended” bread/pizzas with the support of local groceries & pizzerias; 5) Distribution of central government "food cheques" for the foodstrugglers6)Free points for food donors in local groceries