Very First Mat Made For The Homeless

Each 120 row mat is made up of 500 to.

Very first mat made for the homeless.

Planning for next year i think we could double that at least she said adding she d like to build up a surplus for next year too. So far this year the group has made 40 with a goal of 150 for the year. So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.

Every now and then i see the same news articles coming around again. Plarn is simply yarn made from plastic bags and it s been around for a long time although it keeps being re discovered by the mainstream media apparently. The west allis mercy mats group made 76 mats last year that were given to the maccanon brown homeless sanctuary in milwaukee. You can lay on this with.

Fifteen homeless people who will sleep a little more comfortably this winter. Members of the homeless community have consistently expressed their gratitude for the mats recognizing the crocheters for their hard work mr. They are turning plastic bags into mats for the homeless for extra padding and a moisture barrier. Kcci tv s mark tauscheck reports.

Back in 2013 we wrote about new life for old bags a. Though they may live under a bridge when it rains the ground still gets wet. Some group is making plarn sleeping mats for the homeless. The mats are used to keep the homeless off of the wet cold hot hard ground.

The women have made about 15 mats that ll be delivered to the pine street inn in boston. Her goal is to crochet 10 mats for the homeless this year. The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick. The mighty mat makers has found a use for their crocheting skills.

A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect. The ground can get very hot or cold to sleep on and just having a little bit of separation between the wet ground and the body can mean a lot. Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well.