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We are thankful for YOU!
We are thankful for YOU—our blanket angels, volunteers and donors. Your dedication, your skills and your commitment allow us to provide love and comfort to children living in foster care by putting a blanket of “their very own” into their hands. We are blessed by your support, at Thanksgiving and all year.
Our 2022 goal: Blankets for 30,000 Children in Foster Care

Together we can do it, one blanket at a time!


My Very Own Blanket brings love, comfort and hope to children in foster care. Here's how you can help!


  • Drop off your finished blankets in the 24-hour curbside bin outside our workshop.

Join others around the world on #GivingTuesday, a global movement unleashing the power of radical generosity: donations, yes, but also volunteering your time and talents or making someone smile!
Columbus Gives Back
Many thanks to our friends at Columbus Gives Back for their continued kindness and support!

Columbus Gives Back has hosted 24 blanket making events for My Very Own Blanket with hundreds of volunteers and has impacted the lives of hundreds of children living in foster care.

Thank you to Nocterra Brewing Co. for hosting the most recent blanket making event.
Better Together–Wrapped in Love

We are very grateful for the generous donors who helped MVOB raise $4,500 to support the purchase of new sewing machines, chairs and supplies for our blanket workshop!

A special thank you to The Columbus Foundation and Center for Human Kindness - Columbus for selecting MVOB as a Better Together Project and for their generosity and support of our mission.
Scout leads blanket project
Lillian is shown here with Jessica and two of the 110 fleece blankets made during the service project she led for her Scout troop 216 as part of the requirements for earning her Eagle Scout Award.

Congratulations, Lillian, new Eagle Scout! And thanks for choosing MVOB as your partner. We are blessed by your support.
Celebrating foster parents
Being a foster parent is hard; being a child in foster care is harder. Providing love for even a short time is an amazing thing.

• In 2020, 213,964 children under 18 entered foster care in the U.S.
• 30% of those children were ages 1 - 5
Statistics from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Sept. 2022
We are very pleased to announce that My Very Own Blanket is now a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity. 

Accreditation certifies that a charity has met the BBB’s 20 Charity Standards for trust, integrity and excellence.
Do you advocate for children in foster care?
If you are a caseworker or advocate for children in foster care, we would love to provide blankets that you can share with kids who could use something to hold onto. Just tell us how many you need. 614-530-3327 or [email protected]
Blanket Angel Snapshots
Thank you, Alex, for your kindness in making 40 blankets for children living in foster care and supporting the mission of My Very Own Blanket!
We are grateful to Vanessa and her students for making blankets for children living in foster care in San Antonio, Texas. Children helping children—beautiful!
Easy ways to give while you shop
Amazon Smile. Purchase with purpose. Amazon donates to MVOB when you shop at smile.amazon.com.
Kroger Community Rewards
Shop with your Plus Card to earn donations for MVOB. Enroll here. Our account: CG546.
National Headquarters Blanket Workshop Hours
Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
 
Drop off your donation of finished blankets at any time in the brown donation bin in front of our
Blanket Workshop at 407 W. Main Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081
 
Questions? Need information?
TEXT2GIVE. Try our new Text2Give option.
Text blanketsforkids to 243725. 
You'll receive a return text with a link to our donation page. Fast and easy!
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