Members of Break the Outbreak Dublin chapter — which was founded by Dublin High School senior Sky Yang (second from left) — drop off vital PPE at Coco Cabana restaurant. (Photos courtesy of Break the Outbreak)

A website begun by Bay Area teenagers to connect local businesses with personal protective equipment providers has quickly grown to become a nationwide student-led effort to help communities stay safe.

Sky Yang, a 17-year-old senior at Dublin High School, started the student-run nonprofit Break the Outbreak (BTO) in April in response to the nationwide shortage of PPE.

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