FIDM Partners With the City of Los Angeles to Provide Protective Gear

FIDM has joined forces with Mayor Garcetti, donating fabric to L.A. Protects, a COVID-19 initiative making protective gear for Angelenos in this health crisis.

The goal of L.A. Protects is to work with local manufacturers – who are not already in the protective gear supply chain – to produce five million non-medical masks, which can be used by workers in essential sectors, non-medical staff in hospitals, and medical patients across the City of Los Angeles. 

Garcetti partnered with Kaiser Permanente to develop the design specifications for the non-medical masks. Aligning with these specifications, FIDM has donated over 600 yards of cotton woven and cotton knit to make the face masks.

Reformation is providing their expertise in garment and apparel production by providing quality assurance checks and building out funding and in-kind support for this initiative.

Watch Barbara Bundy, FIDM Vice President of Education, in this special announcement to learn more. And visit laprotects.org.