SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ivy Tech culinary students who lost training opportunities as schools and restaurants closed amid the coronavirus pandemic have turned to volunteering at a food rescue organization.

The South Bend Tribune reports that restaurants, caterers and educational institutions are donating their meat, fruits and vegetables to Cultivate Culinary rather than letting their food inventory go to waste.

Cultivate Culinary is a nonprofit devoted to ending the cycle of poverty and hunger. The organization operates following guidelines like social distancing.

Volunteers are cooking and preparing meals.

They work with only eight people at a time and have their temperatures taken daily.