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SALINAS, Calif. -- Thursday afternoons, a group of women gather at the Steinbeck Library gather to weave mats for homeless people to sleep on. They weave, not with cotton or wool, but with plastic ...

Although the thin plastic mat may not seem like a lot, it gives much-needed barrier between a person and the ground. "They're really comfortable, too," Maggard said. Not everyone in the grew knows how ...

Church members crochet mats for homeless. By Elizabeth Castillo, By Aimee Villalobos - Contributing Writer/Northwest Weekly July 1, ...

A single mat will cost you 700 grocery bags and countless hours of work. "We do this year-round! I mean, it's something we can do and we're able to do and it feels good to do it.

Along with other seniors at the center, Kraus has been crocheting sleeping mats for homeless vets in Northern Kentucky. But instead of yarn, they use "plarn," or plastic yarn. Plastic grocery bags ...

Discover "The Mats Project," an initiative by Crochet Class 501(c)(3), led by Merri Medley and Tanya Rodriguez, uniting the community to help the unhoused population. More for You.

People can donate bags, crochet mats, and more. Allred also has posted tutorials on the page to teach people how to make the mats. ACCESSIBILITY. Download Our Mobile Apps: Terms & Conditions; ...

The group of women meet every Tuesday afternoon at Bill’s Donuts in Centerville with an unusual assortment of tools and supplies: piles of plastic grocery bags, scissors and crochet needles.

Volunteers from Salt Lake City charity organization Bags to Beds take thousands of used plastic grocery bags and crochet them into mats for people experiencing homelessness to sleep on.