City of Chicago Launches Mask Donation Drive Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The "Chicago Together! Make a Mask, Give a Mask, Wear a Mask" program, launched this weekend, is encouraging Chicago residents to donate handmade masks to a variety of institutions as the city prepares for the May 1 start date for the state's mandate on wearing facial coverings in public places.
The masks will be donated to homeless shelters, community health clinics, and other organizations to help prevent virus outbreaks among the city's "most high-risk and vulnerable residents," the city said in a press release.
Donated masks will be provided to addiction treatment providers, social service providers, group homes and long-term care facilities.
Masks will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays at a number of locations across the city, including numerous aldermanic offices and the following churches:
