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Yarn Angels South Bay Every stitch makes a difference! Located in heart of Torrance, CA. We gladly accept finished items by mail—just shoot us an email for the details!
Our Charities
Casa de los Angelitos
Shelters pregnant women in crisis and is located in Harbor City. Handmade items can include anything needed by an infant (boy & girl), i.e., receiving blankets, small quilts, sweaters, caps, booties, etc., and/or anything a woman might need (sweaters, slippers, etc.)
The shelter also welcomes donation of diapers and other baby care items, new maternity clothes, new sleepwear, as well as toiletries suitable for women (including sanitary napkins).
Flossie Lewis Center
On 6th St in Long Beach, the residential home is a substance abuse recovery program for pregnant women and young mothers.
Handmade items for infants through 8-year olds and women, such as blankets, quilts, hats, caps, booties, slippers, sweaters, scarves, as well as hygiene items, diapers, 10 - 12 inch wall mirrors, blue-ink pens, hard-bound journals (for diaries), twin-bed sheets, re-usable plastic dishes, bowls, forks & spoons are useful
Project Ropa
Project Ropa is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit and certified social enterprise with a dual mission: to reduce textile waste and restore dignity to individuals experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty by providing clean clothing and hygiene essentials.
Operating out of a certified green warehouse, we collect, sort, and repurpose new and gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories—distributing them, along with hygiene essentials, directly to those in need through our mobile services and community partners. By transforming discarded garments into opportunities for hope and healing, we not only reduce environmental impact but also empower underserved communities throughout Los Angeles. We proudly operate the only mobile clothing closet of its kind in the Los Angeles area.
Veteran Affairs Hospitals, & West L.A.
Serve hospitalized American veterans and their families. Suitable handmade items include lap-ghans (for individuals in wheelchairs), hats, caps, scarves, and slippers.
Donations of new white socks (male/female), white T-shirts (male/female - all sizes), playing cards, board games, puzzles, books, magazines, boxed greeting/holiday cards, postage stamps, writing utensils, toiletries are also accepted (NO razors, blades, glass containers, nail clippers).
Child Life Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Serves pediatric patients and their families throughout the hospital. Handmade items include lap-ghans (for individuals in wheelchairs), blankets (infants through teens), hats, and caps.
Donations for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, primary school children, and adolescents are appreciated. These may include stuffed animals, receiving blankets, onesies (12-24 mo), baby caps, balls, books (English/Spanish), Fisher Price toys, children's board games, model and craft kits, coloring books - all ages, writing journals, Crayola crayons - markers - pencils in boxed sets, Matchbox cars, DVD movies and CD's - no violence nor sex, travel-sized toiletries, pull-on pants (toddler to teens for males & females), baby wipe re-fill packs. See the more detailed 2019-2020 Wish List and the 2020-2021 Wish List
The Mindful Veteran Project
Serves US Active Duty, Guard, & Reserve members; all family members; and service providers or caregivers.
Their mission statement states that they guide veterans in using simple, practical, secular tools of mindfulness, empowering them to cultivate their inner strengths...
They have expanded their services during the pandemic to provide safe, direct delivery of whatever items or needs that have been communicated to them. They continue to deliver food, PPE, computers, arts & crafts materials, pet food/supplies, clothing, books, and household items.
They would appreciate Yarn Angel donations of afghans, lap blankets, toiletries, newly made and newly purchased adult and childrens clothing.
Venice Family Clinic
Venice Family Clinic
Venice Family Clinic provides quality, comprehensive health care across 17 clinical sites, two Early Head Start locations, and through their street medicine program. Handmade items may include blankets (infants through teens), hats, and caps.
Donations for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, primary school children, and adolescents are appreciated. These may include stuffed animals, receiving blankets, onesies (12-24 mo), baby caps, balls, books (English/Spanish), Fisher Price toys, children's board games, model and craft kits, coloring books - all ages, writing journals, Crayola crayons - markers - pencils in boxed sets, Matchbox cars, DVD movies and CD's - no violence nor sex, travel-sized toiletries, pull-on pants (toddler to teens for males & females), baby wipe re-fill packs.
Miller Clildren’s Hospital
Provides specialized pediatric care for children and young adults, as well as maternity care for expectant mothers. Only five percent of hospitals are children's hospitals, making them unique not only to children's health care needs in the community, but across the region. One of only eight free-standing children's hospitals in California, treating more than 14,000 children each year, and has become a regional pediatric destination for more than 65,000 children, who need specialized care in outpatient specialty and satellite centers. With maternal-fetal medicine specialists and neonatologists available 24/7, Miller Children's & Women's cares for women with high-risk pregnancies and premature infants under one roof
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