Mask Donation Drive a Success
Thank you for Helping to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
Post Updated 10/20/20
We are happy to share that our mask donation drive (July - September, 2020) was a success. Over the last three months, we delivered more than 4,000 reusable cloth masks to MCI-Shirley, the prison with one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Massachusetts. An enormous thank you to everyone who sewed or donated cloth masks!
Since detention conditions do not allow for adequate social distancing, sanitation, or medical attention, they are ideal incubators for COVID-19 and threaten our community members. Many people, as a result of their incarceration, suffer from conditions that put them at greater risk for illness or death should they contract the virus.
Your efforts are helping save lives by protecting incarcerated people in Massachusetts, including our clients. A special thank you also to Sewa International and Boston Area Mask Initiative for their bulk donations.
We’re incredibly grateful to our entire community for your support!
