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• Society: Philanthropy: Organizations: Cheer and Support  (216)

• Angels for Hope - Crocheted angels available free of charge to those who are severely injured or chronically ill, as well as their caregivers. Request an angel, help crochet them for others, or find out how to donate supplies.
• Blankets for Canada Society - Non-denominational organization devoted to creating blankets for those Canadians who need the warmth they provide. Chapters in most areas of Canada. Free patterns are available.
• Comforting Special Angels - Group of international Christian volunteers crafting and distributing afghans to special needs babies.
• Hugs and Stitches - International club that makes preemie hats, blankies and booties for hospitals, as well as items for women's shelters and clinics.
• Northwest Wings of Love - Supports different Pacific Northwest charitable organizations every month, rotating through the six states and provinces they support.
• Project Angel Kisses - Provides crocheted, knitted or sewn hats, booties, afghans and gowns for preemies in various hosptials. Free preemie hat pattern available.
• Project Linus: Philadelphia County Chapter - Provides new handmade blankets to local hospitals, shelters and youth homes, to offer comfort to children in need.
• Project Linus: Saint-Eustache, Quebec - Local chapter donates handmade blankets to severely ill or traumatised children. Patterns available, bilingual site (English and French.)
• Steven's Comfy Toes - Provides slippers to needy children ages birth to 12 years in the White Pine County Area of Nevada at Christmas time.
• Warming Families - Volunteer project providing blankets and warm items to homeless and domestic violence shelters around the world. Mission statement, free patterns, contact information, and volunteer opportunities.
• Warming Families Across Oregon - Contact information to find out where to send handmade items for homeless shelters, nursing homes, and domestic violence shelters in Oregon.
• Warming Families: Brampton and Greater Toronto Area Chapter - Local chapter collects warm items to be distributed to a domestic violence shelter. Contact information and details on how to help.
• Warming Families: Central Illinois Chapter - Serving the McLean County area. Contact and donation information available, as well as links to free patterns.
• Warming Families: Northwest Ohio Chapter - Provides handmade blankets and other warm items to homeless shelters in the Toledo, Ohio area. Offers contact information, areas of need and how to donate.
• Warming Families: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter - Donates items to Compass Community Services and the San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate (SFCASA) program. Includes a FAQ, donation and contact information.