Blankets+ Shipping Report
January - December 2011

The following represent some of the many ways Church World Service is bringing help and hope through the Blankets+ Program. This shipping report does not reflect the transfers of funds in support of international Blankets+ Program projects and purchases.

Also see 2010 Blankets+ shipping report >>

International Shipments

Dominican Republic

• 2,010 lightweight blankets and 625 heavyweight blankets to partner agency Servicio Social de Iglesias Dominicana in support of on-going program work

Domestic Shipments

Alabama

• 250 heavyweight blankets to the Disaster Relief Multi-Agency Warehouse in Tuscaloosa in response to spring storms

California

• 60 heavyweight blankets to First Christian Church in Porterville for distribution to homeless

Colorado

• 175 heavyweight blankets to La Puente in Alamosa to provide assistance to area homeless and migrant farm workers and their families
• 125 heavyweight blankets to South Broadway Christian Church in Denver for distribution to area homeless
• 100 heavyweight blankets to Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration for refugees resettling in the Denver area

Connecticut

• 125 heavyweight blankets to Immaculate Conception No Freeze Shelter in Hartford for homeless and economically disadvantaged
• 75 heavyweight blankets to New London Homeless Hospitality Center

Florida

• 175 heavyweight blankets to Central Brevard Sharing Center for use by homeless in their cold night shelter
• 75 heavyweight blankets to First Christian Church in Jacksonville for distribution to homeless

Georgia

• 350 heavyweight blankets to Unity in Disaster in Atlanta in response to spring storms

Kentucky

• 125 heavyweight blankets to Our Lady of Peace Mission in Garrett in response to spring storms

Maryland

• 500 heavyweight blankets to the Chesapeake Region American Red Cross in Baltimore in response to Hurricane Irene

Michigan

• 250 heavyweight blankets to Kalamazoo area churches for distribution to the homeless and economically disadvantaged families
• 175 heavyweight blankets to Metropolitan Christian Council in Detroit for distribution to homeless and economically disadvantaged
• 125 heavyweight blankets to Salem United Church of Christ in Farmington to assist homeless and economically disadvantaged families
• 50 heavyweight blankets to the Community Center in Millington to assist economically disadvantaged families

Minnesota

• 100 heavyweight blankets to Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency for economically disadvantaged in Lake County

Missouri

• 850 heavyweight blankets to Salvation Army in Kansas City in response to winter storms (A portion of these blankets were used in Joplin for distribution to tornado victims.)
• 250 heavyweight blankets to Americorps in St. Louis in response to winter storms

Montana

• 50 heavyweight blankets to Fort Peck Tribes in Poplar for distribution to the elderly and economically disadvantaged families

New Hampshire

• 120 lightweight blankets to the New Hampshire Food Bank for distribution following Hurricane Irene

New Jersey

• 1,020 lightweight blankets and 850 heavyweight blankets to the Community Food Bank in Hillside, N.J., in response to Hurricane Irene
• 125 heavyweight blankets to Bridges Outreach in Summit for area homeless

New York

• 1,675 heavyweight blankets to First Presbyterian Church in Johnson City in response to Hurricane Irene
• 100 heavyweight blankets to Good Shepherd Migrant Ministry in Moravia for migrant farm workers and their families
• 75 heavyweight blankets to Mattituck Presbyterian Church for Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach

North Carolina

• 100 heavyweight blankets to Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Weddington for homeless living in a nearby tent community

Ohio

• 75 heavyweight blankets to Lakeview United Methodist Church in Barberton for area homeless

Pennsylvania

• 175 heavyweight blankets to Race Track Chaplaincy of America in Bensalem for economically disadvantaged in Philadelphia
• 25 heavyweight blankets to Tioga County Partnership for Community Health in Wellsboro for area homeless

Rhode Island

• 25 heavyweight blankets to Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church in Coventry for homeless and economically disadvantaged in the area

South Dakota

• 350 heavyweight blankets to Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church for economically disadvantaged individuals and families on the Pine Ridge Reservation

Tennessee

• 250 heavyweight blankets to Second Harvest in Gray in response to tornado damage

Texas

• 850 heavyweight blankets to Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries in Los Fresnos following winter storms
• 835 heavyweight blankets to Pharr United Methodist Church for distribution through Methodist Border Ministries Network
• 40 heavyweight blankets to Faith Ministry in McAllen for border ministry

Utah

• 250 heavyweight blankets to Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City for low-income families and homeless

Vermont

• 125 heavyweight blankets to Brattleboro Area Drop-in Center for distribution to homeless

West Virginia

• 675 heavyweight blankets for Appalachian Outreach in Moundsville

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You can support the CWS Blankets+ Program and other life-sustaining programs through your prayers and by giving through your congregation, or by sending contributions directly to:

CWS Blankets+ program
28606 Phillips Street, P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
1-800-297-1516
CWS/CROP Regional Offices
1-888-CWS-CROP (888-297-2767)