Facts about wool blankets for homeless shelters and disaster relief.
Useful information for disaster relief organizations, homeless help programs, charities and volunteers.
This is a helpful homeless shelter resource to share! Author: Paulette Butler
The directory was created for people who want to find and donate food and/or supplies to their local shelter. If you are interested in donating wool blankets to a homeless shelter, please view our Friendship Blanket page.
Volunteer Opportunities are also needed at most shelters. See the listed contact information for volunteering at these shelters.
For organizations and charities on a budget, needlepunch wool blankets are an economical choice to help as many street living people as possible. Author: Paulette Butler
These relief blankets are manufactured from pre consumer recycled fiber.
Northwest Woolen Mills blends the wool and polyester fibers, and runs the fiber through a needle loom. A needle loom has thousands of sharp needles to intertwine the fibers, making a felt-type blanket. Needlepunch blankets are often called non-woven blankets.
The result is a warm and fluffy blanket, made from wool, that is inexpensive.
We don't recommend washing these blankets in a machine. The agitation from the washing machine will stretch and distort the blanket, resulting in holes and thin spots.
Since most people living on the street to not wash their blankets, this is not an issue. The blankets enable them to stay warm and comfortable by either using the needlepunch blanket as a ground cover or a blanket.
Homeless Shelter Directory