Welcome!
Thank you so much for being a part of Protect Frontline Workers (PFW)!
Here are some quick links and a general run down of how our Non-Profit organization works.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment):
PFW aims to provide community support in emergency situations through harm reduction tools and health promotion, including the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to areas of need. Volunteers at PFW make a variety of PPE, including masks, scrub caps, laundry bags, earsavers, and isolation gowns. Volunteers choose which type of PPE they would like to make, depending on their skill and comfort levels. Volunteers are welcome to make a variety of the listed PPE as well.
Materials:
PFW purchases some materials, and also receives lots of material donations from the community. While volunteers are welcome to use their own materials, PFW can provide materials as well. Materials and sewing kits may be picked up at PFW hubs (more information below). Sewing kits (such as mask kits and scrub cap kits) come with everything needed to make a certain number of the specific PPE. To request specific materials, please fill out the form on our website, here.
Hubs (Your local pick up/drop off spot):
Currently, PFW has volunteer-run hubs in:
- East Vancouver, Near the 1st ave exit
- Killarney – South Van / BBY Boarder
- Kerrisdale – West Vancouver
- Delta/ Ladner
- Burnaby
- Coquitlam
- Maple Ridge
- Pitt Meadows
- Abbotsford
- Surrey
Hubs serve as transport centres where volunteers can pick up materials and drop off their completed PPE for relaying to our headquarters. For addresses of the hubs, please submit the form on our website, here.
If you haven’t already, please consider joining our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProtectFrontlineWorkers, where you can connect with our community of volunteers.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us