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Afghans
4 Afghans - (San
Francisco, CA)
is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that is
sending hand-knit and crocheted blankets, sweaters, hats, mittens, and
socks to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan. Patterns, mailing info
and more!
Afghans
for Angels Headquarters is a project where you can make
afghans which are wrapped around precious little ones who die, so they
can be wrapped up for their parents to say bittersweet hellos and
sorrowful goodbyes. The blanket is then given to the parents as a
remembrance of their precious angel.
Location of all the A
for A chapters
Afghans
for Angels -
Maine Chapter - Homemade
blankets for grieving
families
Afghans
for Angels - New
York, NY Chapter - free
blanket and tiny hat patterns. Be part of the healing for new
parents.
Angels
For Hope - They send out send out sweet angels, butterflies,
and
smiley faces to those in need. Patterns available to members only.
Aubrey's
Angels-
March 2012 - "Aubrey’s Angels is non profit, charitable group, in San
Antonio
built of love, to help meet the very special needs of precious sick
babies whose parents are in need of help.We want each family to know,
without a doubt, that there are people who love their tiny angels, are
praying for them, and want to help by crocheting, sewing, knitting, and
quilting hats, booties, afghans, mitts, angel layettes (burial
layettes), diaper shirts, etc. working from home.We also make afghans
and lap blankets for chemo and dialysis patients in San Antonio. The
group is named after my precious grandaughter, Aubrey, who left us to
be with Jesus on March 18, 2011 at the age of 9 months." http://www.facebook.com/groups/192813870824207/
(Added
- Jan
2013)
Big Hearts of the
Lowcountry - We are located in Summerville,SC. We are always in
need of many
hats, mittens, scarves, stuffed animals, shawls, afghans, etc. Big
Hearts Of The Lowcountry is a community organization that helps other
organizations and people in need. We are on Facebook. We can be reached
by email at
bigheartsofthelowcountry@ymail.com
Binky
Patrol collects blankets and quilts for children who are
abandoned,
in foster care, experiencing trauma and those born HIV positive, drug
addicted,
or with terminal illnesses. There are chapters in various locations in
the USA.
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CAREWEAR - -
needs volunteers all over the USA to help make items for babies/kids in
hospitals.
Listings by states too.
Caring
For Cooper
- added Aug 2008
- yahoo group
helping babies - NICU and labor and delivery items needed.
Charitable
organizations who accept knitted and crocheted items are listed state
by
state. There are so many needy people out there who need our help,
please
read this page on Woolworks.
Cheyene
River - helping Native Americans with warm clothing.
http://helpinghearts0.tripod.com/
and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NativeAmericanSupport/
Color-A-Smile
-
A
non-profit organization spreading smiles with cheerful drawings.
Incredible
charity that accepts kids 8.5" x 11"
drawings and
coloring, to be given to those in nursing homes, veteran homes, and so
forth. A fabulous way to start our children out giving to
others.
Updated July 2016 Contagious
Hope
Ministries
is a non-profit organization that supplies hope to children in
orphanages. Volunteers
Needed
Don't
be Afraid, I am Here Bears -
Free
Knit Patterns from Woolworks -suitable for making to donate
to
charities
or for family and friends.
Friends
of Pine
Ridge Reservation -
Yahoo
group -
making warm items to help those in need on this reservation
They
now
have a website
with links to many excellent free patterns!
From Ewe To You
- NEW July
2011 The
mission of 'From Ewe to You' is to provide crocheted or knitted
blankets, scarves, booties, and hats to the less fortunate in my
community and to patients in our local hospitals in NC. All sizes
needed (men, women, children). We will also accept donations of
supplies such as yarn, ribbons, and buttons. A monetary donation is
always appreciated.
God's
Tiny Angels
Everyday across the world there are babies born ill or in need. Some of
God's babies have little more than a tiny diaper. Imagine what you
could
do to make their new lives a little warmer! You can help by
knitting
or crocheting items.
Hhveterans.com (April
2015)
is a 501c-3 charitable organization. We work to supply
homeless
and low invcome US Veterans with food,clothing, housing and other
support. We need knit and crochet hats, gloves, sweaters for our
homeless vets. Veterans prefer varigated darker color yarns. Solid
blues, greens, browns are ok, too.
We
also accept #4 yarn donations for our Lapghans for wheelchair Vets in
assisted living. No fringes on lapghans-they get caught in the
wheels. Please send donations to
Hearts and Homes for veterans,
attn
Virginia Trotta, 1639 Cape coral
Parkway East, #205A, Cape Coral, Fl 33904
HAT
BOX FOUNDATION
Aug
2008
- non-profit organization collecting and distributing
handmade
hats. "Our
mission is to distribute
hand-made
(either knit or crochet) hats to cancer patients
across the country who are undergoing chemo treatments. We
believe
something made from the heart helps heal the human spirit.
However, we
cannot do it without the help of our fellow knitters and crocheters."
Heartmade
Blessings -
Heartmade Blessings is a not-for-profit,
world-wide group of
volunteers
dedicated to providing hand-crafted items to those people suffering a
loss, tragedy, or going through a rough time that need to be reminded
of the simple fact that people care. They have a yahoo
group
also.
Hugs4Hope
- yahoo
group! (North
Carolina,
South Carolina, and New
York) We are a group of crafters
that knit, crochet,
or
sew baby items for
preemie and newborn babies, providing hand made items for babies in
need. Our goal is to share our ideas and talents to help the babies. We
currently provide for babies in North Carolina, South Carolina, and New
York.
Hugs
For Homeless Animals dedicated to homeless and displaced
animals.
With
patterns and info on how to help.
eg: Snuggles
Blankets patterns and info. Blankets are given to animals in
shelters
to make their cages more comfortable to sit in. Please help! Monetary
donations
are greatly appreciated so they can ship the blankets. A tax deductable
donation form is available also.
KidsnKamp
3440 Olentangy River
Road
Columbus, OH
43202
614-262-2220
a great camp and
service
provider for children with cancer. Would love teddy bears,
blankets,
cancer caps and more for the kids.
Knots of Love.org
-Added
- April 2008 - brightening
the lives of people in need in a loving and caring way by knitting,
crocheting, loom knitting, chemo
caps for many centers to give out to their patients. Brighten
someone's world today.
Moms
On a Mission - One mother helping another. Making burial
gowns and
more.
Newborns
in Need - (Feb 2008 - updated)
in
need of baby clothing, baby items and blankets for the sick and needy
babies we donate to in hospitals, homeless shelters, crisis centers and
foster homes all across the United States. All donations will be
acknowledged with a thank you letter and tax deductible receipt as we
are
a 501 (c) 3 charity registered with the IRS. We accept
anything
to do with babies - new or gently used clothing or blankets and hygiene
items,
and fabric & yarn for our volunteers to create the much
needed baby items.Please send
donations to
E-Mail: nationaloffice@newbornsinneed.org
phone 877-231-5097
P2
Designs
- free charity patterns for everyone- preemies to adults.
Fabulous
site!
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Project
Linus MAIN PAGE - making blankets for children in trauma
situations
all over
the world.
Project Linus NJ
--
(headquartered
in
the Monmouth County, New
Jersey)
Making blankets
for
kids in need in hospitals and so on.
Project
Lunus, NC -
Added Jan 2009
Wake
County NC
- 12,000+ Blankets providing HUGS
for
Children since 1996
Project Linus in Wake County, NC (national website:
www.projectlinus.org) was started in 1996 by Susie Holmes. We have
delivered over 12,000 blankets to many local agencies that help
seriously ill or traumatized children who need a HUG from a blanket!
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Added
Dec 2007 Quilts
from Caring Hands - (Oregon)
you can help make quilts for children in need!
(added Oct 2008)
seamenschurch.org
Items needed: caps, vests, helmets or socks, men's colors
only; machine
washable 4-ply yarn (socks may be 3-ply); do not mix yarns within the
garment; ombre, varigated, tweed or flecked yarns are okay. Patterns
are available on the site.
The Seamen's Church Institute
Christmas at Sea
241 Water
Street
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212.349.9090
Sewing.org
- wonderful, free sewing patterns for things like isolette covers,
wheelchair
totes, bunnies and more!
Sewing
For Babies - (Nebraska)
We knit, sew, and crochet, for sick and needy babies. We also
provide
burial layettes.
Sourdough
Quilt Project - a moms efforts to make 63+ quilts
for the
children
in the orphanage where she adopted her son.
SPCA
- and others need wildlife rescue nests for tiny birds and baby
rabbits, squirrels etc.
The
Shawl
Ministry - the
knitter begins each shawl with
prayers and blessings for the recipient. Intentions are
continued
throughout the creation of the shawl. The shawl is
then
given to someone in need.
The
Ships Project - make a pair of warm slippers or a
hat for our
brave troups at sea. Over 10,000 warm items have been donated to this
terrific
cause. Photos of the troops wearing their new hats etc are shown!
Threads
of Love -has sweet burial gown patterns, hats, booties, and
more
info. Many chapters available. Threads
of Love, through the
effort and support of many participants in chapters across the country,
provides clothing, blankets and other handmade articles for tiny
premature and sick infants
Touching
Little Lives Free
knit and crochet
patterns
for preemie items--serving all of Ohio.
Warm
Hearts, Warm Babies - We sew, knit, crochet, and quilt for
premature
infants and babies in need in Colorado. Be sure to read their
wonderful
newsletter there too!
Wrap
them in Love - Arlington,
WA
Making and
collecting
donated quilts to distribute to children around the world so, they can
be
wrapped in the love of a
quilt.
Blankets
for Canada - Individuals
making nice,warm
blankets
for those in need in Canada. There are chapters in all of the Provinces
and
they are listed on the main website.
Hats
Off For Cancer - making and
collecting
'collecting brand new, cool and funky hats for children with cancer
across
Canada.
Heaven,
My Blanket - crochets baby blankets to comfort families who
have
lost
an infant or child in Canada.
Afghans
should
be made out of baby yarn in white or pastel colors.
Teddies
for Tragedy -
address online!! free patterns,
photos
of
the kids who have received a bear, info on where to send the bears.
Warming
Families
-
In
Brampton and greater Toronto,
Ontario... making
warm items for the homeless.
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