Tucson Mask Share helps spread masks through community

A local group is helping get masks into the hands of the most vulnerable.

WHEN THE MASK MANDATE INTUCSON FIRST WENT INTO EFFECT,LIZ WISHIN AND OTHER COMMUNITYMEMBERS WERE MOST WORRIEDABOUT A SPECIFIC GROUP OFPEOPLE 2:02:2:10 - "THERE WASCONCERN ABOUT PEOPLEEXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ANDPOTENTIAL FOR INCREASED POLICECONTACT WITH THOSE FOLKS."WILSHIN SAID SHE AND OTHERORGANIZERS QUICKLY CAMETOGETHER TO FORM THE TUCSONMASK SHARE A GROUP FOCUSEDON GETTING MASKS INTO THEHANDS OF THOSE MOST VULNERABLE:51-1:03 - "DISTRIBUTING THOSETO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDESERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOTSHELTER IN PLACE BECAUSETHEY'RE EXPERIENCINGHOMELESSNESS OR BECAUSE THEYARE ACCESSING PUBLICSERVICES." HERE'S WHAT THEGROUP HAS DONE - THEY GATHERMASK DONATIONS FROM ALL ACROSSTHE CITY AND COUNTY AND THENGET THOSE INTO THE HANDS OFORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELPGET THEM OUT 4:20-4:42 - "FROMTHERE WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THEMASKS TO OUR PARTNERS WHO ARETUCSON PIMA COLLABORATION TOEND HOMELESSNESS, SUN TRAN ANDTHEN TUCSON FOOD SHARE." TOHELP GET THE WORD OUT ABOUTTHEIR CAUSE - ORGANIZERS HAVEUSED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS -LIKE INSTAGRAM WILSHIN SAIDEXPOSURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA HASHELPED BRING IN VOLUNTEERS ANDHELPED PUT A PLAN IN PLACE FORMONTHS TO COME 3:59-4:08 - "WEARE