I recently took my first visit to a homeless camp in Woodbridge, Virginia. Not many people know that homeless camps exist, but if you knew where to look, you could find a homeless camp near you. When homeless shelters reach their capacity, many folks are turned away and have no place to go. Shelters can [...]
I recently visited Bright Beginnings, a nationally-accredited child and family development center in Washington DC that offers a bright start for homeless infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their families. Bright Beginnings serves children whose families are living in crisis shelters or transitional housing. I brought the children 48 winter hats, 48 winter gloves, and 24 [...]
On Tuesday, we visited ThriveDC, an organization that provides daily meals, showers, job training and case management services to people in need in Washington DC. We brought them 30 of our winter hats and 10 pairs of our winter gloves. “Thrive DC began in 1979 as the Dinner Program for Homeless Women, as a response [...]
Credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS Imagine not having a safe place to put any of your belongings. No safe place to sleep. No place to store and refrigerate food. No place to wash your clothes, keep your clothes, take a shower. Now imagine that one of the largest storms to ever hit the East Coast is headed [...]
This weekend, we were invited by No Kings Collective to take part in their 4-day long art/fashion extravaganza called The Pallet Project. It was a HUGE honor to be a part of it, and we took the opportunity very seriously. I think I got about 10 hours of sleep total in those 4 days, so [...]
Yesterday we were featured on the front page of Washington Life! Check out the article here: In other news, It’s been about 6 months since I started working on some big and new plans for Twice As Warm. Like I mention in the Washington Life article, the goal for these plans will be to connect [...]
Recently we were able to give 36 brand new Twice As Warm winter hats to children and families in need at the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF). These are families that are receiving help from the Rapid Re-housing program within the NCCF. Erin Futrovsky is a Case Manager at the Rapid Re-Housing program [...]
Last week I brought 20 new winter hats for people in need at a Sunday Suppers event. Sunday Suppers is a non-profit group that organizes a dinner for the homeless every Sunday evening in DC. Yes, every single Sunday no matter what. In fact, in the past 21 years they haven’t missed a Sunday since [...]
On Christmas Eve day, we took a trip to Franklin Square Park in DC to distribute bags of food, toiletries, and clothing to people in need. The trip was organized by a woman name Michelle Kang, the founder of 400 Sandwiches. Michelle has been organizing giving events for a little over a year now to [...]
Yesterday, we made our first visit to a public elementary school in Montgomery County, Maryland to provide new winter clothing items. Many of the children at the school come from low-income families and are eligible for free and reduced meals. We brought 14 pairs of children’s gloves and 14 children’s winter hats for the neediest [...]
Last week we made a trip to the Interfaith Works Clothing Center to distribute 60 brand new winter clothing items. Many of the items were for children. ABC 7 News also joined us to witness how we distribute new winter clothing, and to learn more about the mission of Twice As Warm. It was our [...]
Allison and I made our first visit to Miriam’s Kitchen in DC yesterday, and we brought with us 36 new winter hats. The Twice As Warm clothing items that you have purchased have made it possible for us to make this trip and provide 36 new winter hats to people in need. Since 1983, Miriam’s [...]
As you know by now, we match each purchase with a donation of the same clothing to a person in need. So if you buy a winter hat, a person in need will receive a winter hat to stay warm during the winter months. But where will the new clothing go? Who will it be [...]
Yesterday, Rachel Tepper from the Huffington Post published an article about Twice As Warm! The article has helped us spread the word about our cause and what we’re trying to accomplish. I’m so thankful to Rachel for taking the time to interview me and spread our story. To read article, here is the direct link.
After months of preparing and many late nights, we’re proud to announce that the Winter 2011 Line is here!!!! It’s our 2nd winter, and we’re back to help even more people in need! We just launched the new line on Sunday the 6th, and we’re off to a really good start. As of right now [...]