January 2023 News
You Thought We Were Done...But We're Back!!!
Former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously used the phrase, "All politics is local" during his many years in office. Having taken the issues of the unhoused directly to the doorstep of the US Capitol this year, #memorialblanket made the decision to continue the project's momentum by focusing on locales across the country. What might all of this look like? Look for changes at the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project website along with a great new plan to keep the conversation about homelessness going. In the meantime, many of you have asked, "Should I keep knitting? Is there something I can I do with the quilt I just finished? Can I still help someone? The short answer to these questions is YES! Details will be included in next month's newsletter. Finally, to help us prepare for future action, we would like your recommendations about homeless advocacy organizations in your area that you believe would benefit from our efforts and blankets. Use the button below to submit information about your favorite organizations.
Already Blanketing the Unhoused
As we reported in the special Recap Edition newsletter last month, blankets created for the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project are already providing warmth for the unhoused. Immediately following the breakdown of the display, many of the blankets were loaded on the bus and delivered to Friendship Place in Washington, DC. Volunteers from Maine took several back and distributed them within their home state. State Facebook groups are also coordinating distribution of blankets collected from and for each of the 50 states. The impact of this effort can be seen in the words of one of the recipients of a blanket. "I am homeless in Bangor Maine. I was blessed with...these blankets, Thank you all ! I absolutely love my blankets, and my only hope is I can hang onto them. Please know that just when I thought no one cares about the homeless, I received these blankets, so thank you all!"
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Just as volunteers from Maine brought comfort to the occupant of this reflective lined, candle heated tent, the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project requires your assistance. We will use this space to provide notifications of upcoming projects and news of completed actions you have taken in your areas.
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Social media sharing has been an indispensable way to grow the outreach of Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project. To make it easier for you to contribute important news to the feeds, you can use the old standby #memorialblanket to get you post directly to our social media sites. Better yet, we have the additional hashtags related specifically to unhoused children, #homelessbabies and #babiesarehomelesstoo. Keep those posts coming!
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