Sometimes, a gesture as simple as being wrapped up in a warm hug is all a person needs to get through a rough patch in life. For more than 50,000 San Diego children, that hug has arrived in the form ...

“Blankets give kids a sense of security and comfort,” Patty Krause said to me in our conversation about her work with Project Linus, a nationwide charity whose mission is to bring homemade blankets to ...

Crochet needles clicked and sewing machines whirred as volunteers for blanket-making organization Project Linus gathered in Sierra Vista Mall’s community room. It was Feb. 20, National Make a Blanket ...

Dec. 24—Editor's note: The Daily Item will recognize people who have Made a Difference in the Valley in 2023 this week. This is the first part of a series that will continue until New Year's Day.

Imagine a completely warm and secure existence, your feet always toasty, no need for mittens or a toboggan. Then, wham! Thrust out into the cold, cold world, and maybe you even got a slap on your ...

Nancy Corral, chapter coordinator for Humboldt County Project Linus, recently received a $200 donation from Cooper Avila, left, 10, of McKinlyeville and Mikey Shumard, 10, also of McKinleyville. The ...

Last year, 3,500 handmade blankets were donated to the Las Cruces chapter of Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization, and all 3,500 blankets were given out to children in Las Cruces and the ...

Once a month, a group of about 20 quilters from around North Alabama set aside their regular projects, pack up their sewing machines and fabric, and gather in the fellowship hall of a Huntsville ...