State Providing Free Masks to Low-Income Residents

Members of the state's Emergency Management Division, in partnership with the procurement team at the state Department of Enterprise Services, purchased 3.6 million cloth face masks with a plan to distribute two masks to every Washingtonian below 200% of the federal poverty level.

They provided 79,400 to the Chelan-Douglas two-county area, nearly 71,800 to Grant County and 36,900 to Okanogan County.

The state is delivering the face coverings to local emergency management offices who then work with various community organizations and service providers to get them to individuals.

People interested in where they can pick up a mask should contact their county’s local emergency managers. More information about face coverings is available on the state’s COVID-19 website and the Lt. Governor’s office Mask Challenge page.