New Hamshire Making Mats For The Homeless

Veterans comprise 8 of new hampshire s homeless population.

New hamshire making mats for the homeless.

It takes about 80 hours to make one mat said caren umans who helped found the group which meets from 10 11 30 a m. The first and third tuesdays each month at st. About 470 of the colorful quarter inch thick pads were available in february for distribution to the homeless and. Making donations in new hampshire.

42 of the overall homeless population in new hampshire consists of families with children. We work with the homeless local shelters and the police are carrying them in their cars. The murfreesboro mat makers transform hundreds maybe even thousands of the bags into sleeping pads for the homeless. The cheektowaga ny resident started making the mats three and a half years ago at the local library storing bags and mats in her van.

Did you know that. Making donations from out of state. While the mat making project is ensuring that homeless people will be warmer as they sleep it has also helped the women of winter valley get out of their apartments and meet new people. Data on new hampshire s homeless.

The group wove 25 mats and donated them to a homeless shelter. Here is what we do. The group now uses 4 000 square feet in a former store at a mall in buffalo to make the mats. The bags stay out of the landfill and it helps those in need to stay off the ground keep them warm and they dry in minutes plus easy to carry.

2018 point in time homeless count a map with the count of homeless persons either sheltered or unsheltered by state and county on january 24 2018. Box 4793 manchester nh 03108. Mats provides the help many families and friends would like to provide if they could afford to. In return they received a group of pictures of individuals with their new mats.

The state of new hampshire bhhs provide an array of statewide services which fall under the homeless prevention intervention service spectrum which together with the emergency shelter system act as a safety net for some of new hampshire s most vulnerable citizens. Entire families live in cars campgrounds or in the woods. When i went through those pictures and saw one of an 8 year old hugging so tight onto that mat i just started to cry georgeson told the inland daily bulletin.