When you make and donate handmade pillowcases you are helping children during life changing situations. A simple of gift of a colorful pillowcase can create a diversion and give a child an emotional boost.
According to Ryan’s Case for Smiles, research indicates 20% of children who are hospitalized with cancer suffer full symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This trauma can be minimized and outcomes improved through experiences that reduce stress.
Where to Donate Handmade Pillowcases
Ryan’s Case for Smiles is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping kids feel better to heal better.
What you can make to donate:
Support Our Soldiers is different from other groups in that they are in direct contact with the soldiers so they can tell us exactly what they need. This allows us to offer them help they would not be able to get any other way.
What you can make to donate:
- Letters
- Coloring Pages, Cards
- Fleece Twin Blankets
- Pillowcases in Tan, Green or Brown
Enchanted Makeovers provides projects, programs for women and children in shelters to introduce them to a way of thinking that helps to shift their outlook about their lives and possibilities for the future.
What you can make and donate:
- Superhero Capes,
- Pillowcases
- Comfort Dolls
Blankets and Bears provide pillows, blankets and cuddly stuffed animals to children to warm their souls and nurture the mental, physical and spiritual growth of all children.
What you can make to donate:
- Pillowcases
- Stuffed Animals
- Fleece Tie Blankets
- Teddy Bears
Soldiers’ Angels ensures that those who serve or have served are supported, uplifted, and remembered through a variety of support programs including making handmade items.
What you can make to donate:
Amanda’s Cases of Love provides handmade pillow cases to people suffering from illness.
What you can make and donate:
Amazing Grace Pillowcase provides handmade bright, colorful pillowcases for sick children in and out of hospital settings and the homeless and the sadly forgotten, lonely nursing home residents.
What you can make and donate:
1 Million Pillowcase Challenge has a goal of donating one million pillowcases to local charities. Many charities can benefit from the donation of a pillowcase and the challenge gives you the opportunity to donate and make a difference in your community.
W-O-W Pillowcases is a Christian based sewing charity that sews, collects and distributes handmade pillowcases.
What you can make and donate:
Sweet Pillow Blessings sends pillowcases all around the U.S. to various Cancer Centers, Children’s Homes, Hospitals, Shelters and Assisted Living Facilities. They want someone that is struggling through a difficult time in their life, to have something personal that makes them feel extraordinary.
What you can make and donate:
Ronald McDonald House provides food and shelter for sick children and their families. Check with your local chaper to find out their current needs.
What you can make to donate:
- Personal Care Kits
- Fleece Tie Blankets
- Stuffed Animals
- Pillowcases
The goal of DAR is for deployed soldiers to receive some appreciation from home, thanking them for the sacrifices they are making for our country.
What you can make to donate:
Snuggled in Hope Quilts provides handmade quilts and pillowcases for campers at Flying Horse Farms — a place where children diagnosed with a serious illness can go.
What you can make to donate:
- Quilts
- Pillowcases
- Accepts Fabric Donations
