Donating your crocheted work to those in need!
You can donate so many wonderful crochet items to so many causes… I have compiled a list of 10 places to donate your work!!
A couple of years ago, I rounded up donations for Crochet for Cancer… So many beautiful items were donated as you can see below!!
As many of you know, my Amazing Grace Free Pattern series is dedicated to breast cancer awareness and you can find all of those patterns at the top of the page…
But what do you do with all the items you make that don’t have a home to go to?? Or like many of us Crocheter’s, we are generous and would love a cause to donate to… Below are a few great ideas of where to donate your item and a guide on how to prepare your donations!!
10 Places to donate your crochet items
- Crochet For Cancer – is a Christian volunteer based non-profit that donates handmade chemo caps to cancer centers for patients coping with hair loss.
- Local Cancer facilities… In most areas, you can find a local cancer treatment center that may take donations…
- NICU Facilities – A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. *you can find these centers in larger areas and these babies need preemie hats!!! and blankets too!!
- Homeless Shelters – With winter around the corner, homeless shelters are a great place to donate all types of crochet goods… Hats and Scarves are truly a blessing to these folks!
- Retirement Homes/Care Facilities – Blankets, shawls and much more could be a blessing for older people confined to bed or wheelchairs
- Local Schools – Some schools in may be willing to let the children wear donated hats and scarves… This is a school by school basis.
- VA Hospitals – Donate to those who served us and now need a little tender loving care!!! You can find a list of state by state by clicking here!!
- Operation Gratitude – For those in the military who are actively serving!
- Crochet for Charity (a part of the Crochet Guild of America) – CGOA provides a large list of places you can donate items…
- Donate to those in your neighborhood… Look around as you pass your neighbors… Maybe someone close to you could use a hat, scarf or blanket!!
How to prepare your items for donation
- For items donated to Cancer Patients, Hospitals and Children- you should use a soft yarn cotton or acrylic, pet free environment, no perfumes or anything else scented.
- For homeless shelters any fiber is ok, please make sure your items are new and clean
- For all donations, you should package them neatly and enclose a note.
- Check back often with the facilities you donate too to see if they need specific sizes or colors
- Enjoy the blessing of donating to others!!
Happy Crocheting!!
Elena