Women In Transition donate crocheted mask covers to help in COVID-19 battle

Several in our Women in Transition Program have been crocheting mask covers to help others keep safe from COVID-19.

Michelle Dailey is one of those women. She recently donated 35 of the 50 or so masks she has made to Fidelity House, a residential living facility for people with disabilities in Salisbury.

“When we heard about this project a lot of us jumped at the opportunity,” Dailey said. “It’s nice to be able to give back to the community. I’m limited to what I can do but to be a part of this and to see where these masks are going is really exciting for me.”

Assistant Superintendent Krystina McFarland, who runs the WIT program, said the women in the facility were looking for ways to help out during these trying times. They found a pattern for the mask covers and got to work crocheting.

“This is a project we really collaborated on,” McFarland said. “This is a way to give back to our communities and to the local organizations that need to stay safe and keep people healthy.”

Women in Transition is a minimum security and pre-release facility in Salisbury. It was the first of its kind in the country, serving women with drug and alcohol addictions.

The facility provides programs and services to prepare women for life after incarceration by assisting offenders in obtaining the resources and skills they will need to successfully reintegrate into society. Various programming components include individual and group counseling, education, employment, and community service assignments.