It all started with a couple Calgarians wanting to share their love of knitting and crocheting. Five years and more than 160 members later\, it’s now a full-fledged non-profit called Warm the Homeless, with a mission help some of Calgary’s most vulnerable people.
The group of volunteers, mostly made up of seniors, knit, crochet and quilt blankets and sew hats and scarves for several Calgary shelters and other frontline agencies.
Organizers say the demand for donations has only increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s also rejuvenated the senior volunteers. “It’s their purpose daily,” founder Terressa Moore said. “We have seniors that, all day they make blankets, all day.