It Takes A Village Bay Area

01/10/2022

We have donated over 124,000 of these Kimberly-Clark Duckbill N95s and we are going strong. School communities and youth organizations are our first priority.

The unique beaked design of these N95 masks could provide better breathability and protection

12/10/2021

On December 8, HealthRIGHT 360 hosted it's first in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic. To date ITAV has donated 3289 fabric masks, 20,193, a Refurbished N95s and 10,159 face shields to HealthRIGHT 360 to help support their treatment of over 49,000 Californians annually, including more than 18,000 San Franciscans. HealthRIGHTs services include substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, and primary care. All services are provided regardless of one's ability to pay. Healthright360
Images: SF Mayor London Breed, Vitka Eisen, MSW, Ed.D, President and CEO of HealthRIGHT 360, and Shabana Siegel, VP of Philanthropy and Marketing and Joan Lasselle, ITAV.

09/23/2021

Join us at www.it-takes-a-village.org to help sew fabric masks or refurbish N95s. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children should wear masks this fall even if vaccinated.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/all-children-should-wear-masks-school-fall-even-if-vaccinated-n1274358

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling the new guidance a "layered approach."

09/15/2021

We have donated over 56,000 fabric face masks to date. Our current donations are focused on school-aged children. "School openings so far reveal science is right - masking works."

As schools start classes across the United States, public health experts warn that the politics around masks could hinder the nation's fight against Covid-19.

09/09/2021

1 in 4 new coronavirus cases is in children. This week we are donating over 4,000 refurbished N95s to West Contra Costa Unified Schools to help keep children as safe as possible.

Last week saw the largest number of coronavirus cases in children ever recorded as many parents send their kids back to school after the Labor Day holiday.

09/07/2021

Masks seem here to stay for a while. Fabric face masks are the most comfortable for children to wear all day at school. When we started in March of 2020, we never thought there would be a need, or our ability to donate 56,000 fabric face masks and 81,000 refurbished N95s. But we will keep going while there is a need and we can help.

://hub.jhu.edu/2021/08/16/present-and-future-of-masking/

Periodic mask-wearing is here to stay, but basic risk assessment skills can help us weigh the pros and cons of ever-changing conditions

08/10/2021

Thank you for your sewing! Contra Costa Schools are opening this week and there is an urgent need for masks. These are so welcome and urgently needed!

08/10/2021

The CDC is recommending all children wear face masks in schools whether vaccinated or not. We are concentrating our donation for children and schools for their reopening in a few weeks.

New guidance from the CDC recommends students and teachers wear masks indoors at school, regardless of vaccination status.

08/05/2021

We are concentrating our summer/early fall donations on children and schools to help keep them safe as schools reopen. Here is our donation to Education for Change , a charter operator of Oakland Unified School District, to support the city's efforts to turn around persistently underperforming elementary schools. These were passed out at registration week.

08/03/2021

The Bay Area is going back to indoor mask mandates. We are still here, committed to providing masks to the vulnerable population in our community. Fabric masks and refurbished N95s are still valuable protection against Covid.

Health officials in most Bay Area counties announced Monday that they are reinstating a mask mandate for all indoor settings as COVID-19 infections surge because of the highly contagious delta variant.

07/24/2021

we can do this together if we vaccinate and mask.

With daily reports of breakthrough infections and the rise of the Delta variant, vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Here’s what you need to know.

07/12/2021

Covid rates are going back up, particularly in Alameda County. Masking is the easiest first line of defense. We are concentrating our donations to organizations supporting the unvaccinated including vulnerable children.

See the latest charts and maps of coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations in Alameda County, California.