Earliest Mat Made For The Homeless

Local group buffalo s good neighbors is making good use out of plastic bags.

Earliest mat made for the homeless. The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick. Members of the homeless community have consistently expressed their gratitude for the mats recognizing the crocheters for their hard work mr. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Each 120 row mat is made up of 500 to.

The carrying strap is simply a few stitches wide and long enough for a person to carry the rolled up mat cross body or over the shoulder. The mats are used to keep the homeless off of the wet cold hot hard ground. Tampa general nurses turn surgical mats into sleeping bags for the homeless the paper thin material is waterproof and holds heat like an envelope that you can slide into. Their fist meeting was held tuesday night where they made sleeping mats for the homeless from 6 to 8 30 p m.

In this video i demonstrate how to make a sleeping mat with recyclable grocery bags. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece. Roll the mat like a tube attach one end of the strap and test the length of the mat on a volunteer to gauge the length needed before attaching the second end. Every week dozens of women and a few men gather inside faith westwood united methodist church to do something that may seem strange to most.