2022 Global Youth Service Day- Keeping Children Safe: Michigan Masks Project

GYSD Mask Project Application

In support of Global Youth Service Day, the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is offering youth volunteers the opportunity to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 by sewing child and adult cloth masks. All individuals or agencies requesting masks to sew, will receive a kit via mail and there is not a financial grant that accompanies this volunteer opportunity. Masks kits can be ordered to be sewn for any time in the upcoming year.

Steps to take in designing your project:

Identify Agencies You Will Support
Decide if your organization will utilize the masks or if you will identify other organizations in your region to distribute the masks. Ideal recipients for the child size masks include childcare agencies, foster care organizations, before and after school programs, and child serving organizations.

Create the Project Plan
Determine how many masks your youth volunteers will sew. Kits come in 100 and 500 mask quantities. Identify a plan to recruit youth volunteers to sew the masks. Decide if you will ask local partners to help with the project and follow up to seek their help.

Create the Distribution Plan
Develop a plan to distribute and collect the masks from volunteers and plan how you will distribute the masks to organizations.

Send Questions to: Melissa Sherry, MCSC Volunteer Impact Coordinator SherryM2@michigan.gov

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* 1. Name of Organization:

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* 2. Organization's Street Address:

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* 3. City, State, Zip code:

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* 4. Contact's Name:

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* 5. Contact's Email Address:

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* 6. Contact's Phone Number:

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* 7. What type of organization do you represent?

National Service Program (AmeriCorps, VISTA, SeniorCorps..etc) Partner

School (K-12, Higher Education Institution, Alternative Education Institution)

Volunteer Center

Nonprofit

Other (please specify)

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* 8. When will your project take place?

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* 9. Identify the organizations your project will support:

What is the name, address and type of organization(s) that will receive masks?

What county or counties are served by the organization(s) receiving the masks?

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* 10. How many masks do you anticipate requesting for your care packages? Keep in mind the masks are bundled in quantities of 100 and 500.

1 package of 100 masks

2 packages of 100 masks

3 package of 100 masks

4 package of 100 masks

1 package of 500 masks

2 or more packages of 500 masks

If your project can complete more than 1000 masks, please specify how many bundles of 100 and 500 here.

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* 11. How many estimated youth from each below age category will participate in sewing masks? (Provide your answer in number form)

Ages 5-12:

Ages 13-18:

Ages 19-25:

Ages 26+:

Other/Unknown:

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* 12. How will you recruit youth volunteers to sew the masks?

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* 13. Share your distribution plan to collect the masks from sewers and deliver them to organizations. Safety guidelines need to be followed to ensure all involved in the project are safe. Those who are delivering the masks must be wearing a mask and follow all Center for Disease Control and State of Michigan safety guidelines.