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 ...

For Dee Nietschke of Lodi, happiness is a warm blanket. In 2019, she established the San Joaquin County branch of Project Linus. Taking its name from the blanket-toting Charles Schultz Peanuts comics ...

(WXMI) — A local woman is crafting handmade blankets for West Michigan children in her late son’s memory. Now she’s hoping community members will be able to pitch in. ‘A blanket to a child is a ...

CHANCELLOR, Ala. (WTVY) - A new organization in southeast Alabama is seeking a way to comfort our youth in a special way. Project Linus handmakes quilts, blankets, and comforters with love and ...

Residents in Oakton's Miller Heights neighborhood who made the fleecy no-sew blankets for Project Linus never saw the child press the soft nap of the blanket against her cheeks. Supervisor Dahlia ...

The Temple/Killeen chapter of Project Linus dedicates themselves to making quilts and blankets for in hopes to help children through tough times. Saturday was Make-A-Blanket Day and the local chapter ...

DOVER — Sprawling knitted afghans — trios of green, yellow and brown, and purple, pink and blue — were draped and folded across the interior of St. Mary’s Church hall Wednesday. Strangers joined at ...

The local chapter of Project Linus got together recently to put together some 40 blankets at a beautiful retreat near Florence. Under the direction of chapter coordinator Sandra Rowell of Harker ...

COLUMBUS — When a child is scared, what do they do? Likely, they’ll hide under their blanket. For children, a blanket is a sign of comfort, security and familiarity, and for a group of crochet ...

“When we do this, we’re not just giving out blankets; we’re giving out comfort,” said Debbie Busby, her arms filled with handmade quilts and blankets in an array of patterns and sizes. On a recent ...