Area Shelters, Outreach Teams, and SPD are Receiving Mask Allocations
Julie Happy, NBS Communications, 509.625.7773
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.
The City, in an effort to come up with an immediate solution to help our vulnerable citizens mitigate the risks of the current air quality, reached out to Spokane Regional Health District to obtain an allocation of masks.
The 500 masks will be distributed tonight and tomorrow morning to at-risk citizens who are exposed to the poor air quality. Outreach teams that include SNAP, VOA, and the Spokane Police Department will receive masks tonight for distribution tomorrow. Hope House, House of Charity and Family Promise will be able to hand out masks tonight within their shelters.
“Keeping all of our citizens safe is a priority,” said Mayor David Condon, “Our vulnerable populations especially need help when weather and elements create conditions that jeopardize their basic human needs for safety.”
