Mission Bite #194: Covering the Community

In many of the poorer parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, immigrants and refugees are not often able to afford or even find masks, a fact that puts them at higher risk. Areas such as Oakland are a hotspot of increasing COVID-19 infections and deaths.

With donations of fabric, I have been sewing masks, along with a friend from my church, to give away to every family. This little girl was thrilled to get her own mask and showed her appreciation with a little dance!

-Lita Sample, CBF field personnel, San Francisco Bay Area, California

Protegiendo la comunidad

En muchas de las partes más pobres del área de la Bahía de San Francisco, los inmigrantes y refugiados a menudo no pueden pagar o incluso encontrar máscaras, un hecho que los pone en un mayor riesgo. Áreas como Oakland son un foco de aumento de infecciones y muertes por COVID-19.

Con donaciones de tela, he cosido máscaras, junto con una amiga de mi iglesia, para regalar a cada familia. ¡Esta pequeña niña estaba encantada de tener su propia máscara y nos mostró su agradecimiento con un pequeño baile!

-Lita Sample, Personal de Campo, San Francisco Bay Area, California