Too many teenagers are homeless in the San Francisco Bay area; help them with handknits through CompassionKnit Homelessness is a tragedy; I think we can all agree that no one should ever lack a place to lay their heads. But when homelessness is the plight of a teenager, it strikes me as being all the…
Enchanted Makeovers offers many ways to transform the lives of homeless women and children through beauty and creative expression Are you familiar with the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”? In case you aren’t, here’s a quick summary: a family in need goes away for a weekend, and when they return, their run-down home has…
Back when I was compiling suggestions for knitting for the homeless, one of the charities I spoke with said that their group had taken some suggestions from a group called Hats for the Homeless in Minneapolis, MN. I bookmarked the group because I wasn’t sure KnittingforCharity.org had ever featured them.
A reader named Chris thanked me via email for the recent article on Sharing Our Gifts and added, “I own the group ‘Freedom Landing’ (on Ravelry) and we are providing hats / scarves / washcloths / fingerless gloves and finally lapghans for our Veterans in transitional housing. We were the first project for the 2nd…
Are you interested in knitting for homeless people? Here’s how you can be sure your donations will be useful and appreciated by society’s neediest folks Would you like to knit for homeless folks? It’s easy to see why it’s one of the most popular charity knitting causes. It’s a great way to show love and…
Reader Sue let me know of a group in Ohio (my home state!) called Bridge and Beyond. This is a knitting charity that works to warm the homeless and others in need through a variety of projects, including afghans, hats, scarves, mittens, slippers, and washcloths.
