Grantee Partner Response to COVID-19: iDig2Learn

We are proud to support countless groups that work toward sustainability and waste reduction, especially as many of them have now pivoted to respond to COVID19. One of them is iDig2learn, which works with youth in Roosevelt Island to provide access to nature by using their local environment to explore science, math & the origin of food through plant life. iDig2Learn jumped into action to make non-medical fabric face masks for neighbors. Identifying 17 local stitchers, the group shared fabric, elastic & thread among its members. In one week the group created more than 130 stylish face masks and gave them to neighbors, grocery workers, public safety officers and building workers. 

To learn more about iDig2Learn’s work, visit their site here.