Mats For Homeless West Allis Library

Mercy mats for the homeless when.

Mats for homeless west allis library.

The west allis mercy mats group which has a facebook page draws around 30 people each week and is sponsored by the west allis health department which allows them to meet at the library for free. Bags are folded cut into strips and then looped together to create plarn plastic yarn that. West allis library 7421 w national ave west allis registration. A group of ladies were busy at the west allis library wednesday.

The west allis public library provides the members of our community with access to materials and services that actively support lifelong learning and enrich their personal and professional lives. Feel free to bring any clean plastic bags you may have from the grocery store target etc. Wowt 6 news 36 116 views. So we can reuse them but mercy mats.

Thank you for your interest. They were turning everyday plastic grocery bags into what s known as mercy mats for the homeless. We are now at a total of 139 for 2019. Church turns plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless duration.

So wonderful to be part of this group that is helping the homeless community while keeping plastic out of the landfills. 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. Mercy mats west allis. Five mats finished last week.

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. Adds a social worker to library system to work with homeless patrons washington post 8 27 14. Edmonton public library adds homeless outreach to five new branches library journal 12 4 14 a little extra help why public libraries need social workers public libraries online 9 23 14 d c. 4 00 pm 6 30 pm.

Mats for the homeless are made out of recycled plastic grocery bags. On wednesday 5 22 we will be joining the mercy mats volunteers at their regular weekly project at the west allis library to prepare materials for sleeping mats for local homeless people made out of plastic bags.