Because of the efforts a group of local volunteers partnering with St. Dominic's Hospital, plastic grocery, shopping and dry cleaning bags are being given a new life, repurposed into weatherproof ...

Karla Smilie Groves and eight of her friends meet every Tuesday and Thursday to weave mats out of grocery bags for their neighbors who do not have homes. “I have always had a heart for the homeless, ...

ABILENE, Texas — A group of women in Abilene is donating their time and their hands, crocheting mats for our homeless neighbors. 700 grocery bags makes one 3x6 foot crocheted mat, created using ...

NORMAL — Thousands of plastic bags were reused Saturday to create comfort for the homeless in Bloomington-Normal. Normal Public Library hosted a crafting event to transform donated bags into sleeping ...

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - A pair of Grand Strand women are paying it forward in a fun and unique way: by helping Myrtle Beach’s homeless through plastic and crocheting. “Giving somebody the ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Laura Shephard of Jackson County wants to lend a helping hand to those in need by creating sleeping mats for homeless people. Shephard says about 600 plastic bags are ...

When the world seems crazy and mean, do the opposite and spread a little kindness. That’s what two sisters – one in Atlanta and the other in New Jersey – challenged each other to do following a ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A trip to the grocery store means more to Celeste Tyner than just getting food. The plastic bags containing her groceries have become an important part of her passion project.

SAN ANTONIO — Plastic grocery bags: What do you do with them? Recently, H-E-B donated 8,000 of its plastic bags to be made into sleeping mats. The organization 'Teens Give Back' made the mats for ...

FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...