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If you or someone you know in Marin needs food assistance, please visit the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's Find Food page, which links to a Food Locator tool for accurate, up-to-date information on the food pantry network. Information is updated daily. Residents without internet access can dial 2-1-1 for information.
The Food Bank also has a multi-lingual team that provides CalFresh application assistance entirely over the phone: 415-767-5220.
On April 1, the California Department of Public Health released new guidance on the use of cloth face coverings by members of the public when they must leave their homes to meet essential needs.
Until now, health officials have not recommended the large-scale use of face coverings. However, stopping the spread of COVID-19 means taking big steps as a community. The utilization of face coverings – in combination with hand washing, physical distancing, and staying at home as much as possible – is an added protective measure worth considering.
COVID-19 is thought to spread through droplets from an infected individual, by either breathing or sneezing. Fabrics can easily filter these droplets. This means a face covering does not need to be a hospital grade mask. Bandannas, handmade or sewn fabric coverings, and even neck gaiters work well because they can be washed and worn again. Face coverings should be washed after each use with detergent and hot water and dried on a hot cycle.
This is an opportunity to get creative and show off your “DIY” skills while helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. Whatever you choose to wear, just be sure it covers your nose and mouth.
Here are a few online resources for making your own mask at home:
- Super simple - without a sewing machine. In this 45-second video, Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, shares ways to create your own face covering in a few easy steps: https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4.
- A little more complex - with a sewing machine (or a needle and thread and lots of patience). Here are two options, both from the NY Times:
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Help the County obtain PPE and supplies for our healthcare workers
The American Medical Association is already working with manufacturers to increase the production and distribution of PPE to healthcare workers across the country. Therefore, we’re not asking residents to try and purchase new PPE for donation purposes. However, if you have excess inventory of PPE you wish to donate to support our health care and first responder workers, please fill out this online donation form. Alternatively, donations can be dropped off Monday - Friday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, at The Salvation Army (351 Mission Avenue, San Rafael).
We are accepting the following items in new, unopened boxes only:
• N95 masks
• Surgical masks
• Isolation masks
• Disposable gowns
• Latex gloves
Unfortunately, we cannot accept homemade masks. Please keep those for yourself, your family or a neighbor!
Donate to help with COVID-19 relief efforts in Marin County
If you do not have PPE to donate but still wish to help, consider donating to Marin Community Foundation's COVID-19 Relief Fund.
The fund will be allocated over the next two months to soften the social and economic impacts of the pandemic with five main efforts:
• Emergency rental assistance for low-income residents
• Expanded food for economically disadvantaged families
• Expanded meals for seniors
• Wi-Fi mobile access for economically disadvantaged students
• Emergency childcare for health care workers and emergency responders
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