No-Sew Homemade Masks for Essential Workers

With PPE in high demand, YP groups in Madison are coming together to make 14,000 masks to donate to essential workers in the community.

Volunteers are invited to sign up, then pick up a mask kit from the United Way of Dane County (2059 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI) on Wednesday, July 22nd from 3:00 - 5:00 PM, take the kit home to assemble the masks, and return the assembled kits to the same location on Tuesday, July 28th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM.

Mask Making Health and Safety

In order to ensure masks are safe to be distributed throughout our community, volunteers must meet specific requirements to be eligible to assemble masks. You must confirm that all statements below are true for you and anyone in your household/facility where masks will be made.

  1. I have not tested positive for COVID-19 at any time.

  2. I have not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 4 weeks.

  3. I have not come into contact with anyone testing positive for COVID-19 in the past 2 weeks.

  4. I have not, to my knowledge, been exposed to or come into contact with someone with or presumed to have COVID-19.

  5. I am not a smoker or have a history of lung disease (or any other disease that makes you more likely to get a respiratory infection).

  6. I am not a health care worker who has been in contact with patients in the past 2 weeks.

  7. I am not an essential worker who comes into daily contact with the public in an environment where social distancing is not possible (grocery worker, bus driver, etc).

  8. I have followed CDC guidelines to avoid infection (stay home as much as possible, keep 6 feet away from others, and wash hands frequently).

How it works

  1. You will sign up to participate through the form below.

  2. Each pack has enough materials to make 50 masks. You may request additional kits in the sign-up form.

  3. Each kit will be assigned a number for tracking to your registration.

  4. View this map for pick up and drop off location.

  5. You will not need to leave your car. Someone will deliver the kit directly to your vehicle.

  6. Please choose one of the methods of making the masks below (the below tools are not provided):

    1. scissors

    2. hole punch

    3. stapler

  7. It is required that you have an area that can be cleaned in your home to assemble the masks. You need to disinfect the surface for assembly per CDC Guidelines.

  8. You are expected to wash hands prior to handling the kit and contents.

  9. An email will be sent with assembly instructions for completing the masks with a scissors, hole punch, or stapler.

  10. It is estimated to take one minute per mask to complete.

  11. Once you have completed the masks, you will seal the bag of completed masks and write the date and time on the label on the outside of the bag and which method(s) you used to make the masks (scissors, hole punch and/or stapler).

  12. Deliver your completed kit(s) to United Way of Dane County (2059 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI) on Tuesday, July 28th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM.