Ending 2025 with Hope: Your Impact Through CWS Kits and Blankets

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2025

In a year marked by global hunger and devastating disasters, CWS supporters brought light and hope to communities in need. Together, you provided more than 141,000 essential supplies, helping families rebuild, stay safe and know they are not alone.  This year, our neighbors have faced extraordinary challenges. Across the globe, 318 million people are entering the new year at crisis levels of hunger In the Caribbean, communities …

CWS Kits and Blankets: Sharing God’s Love Near and Far

News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Then Jesus said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”  Mark 12:31   Your Church Is Helping CWS Bring Comfort, Dignity and Hope to Our Neighbors  So far this year, thanks to your compassion, CWS Blankets and Kits have been shared from Grand Rapids to Chicago, Dallas to Cleveland, Annapolis to Poughkeepsie—reaching neighbors in …

Rebuilding Hope: How CWS Blankets and Kits Are Transforming Lives at the Nehemiah Mission

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2025

The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland is dedicated to rebuilding hope and transforming communities by providing meals, temporary housing, and support for displaced families. During a visit, CWS’s Nick Gliha witnessed their powerful work firsthand—from serving warm meals to offering CWS Blankets and Kits to those in need. Below is his blog written about the recent experience. Providing Hope Through Meals …

CWS Kits and Blankets Bring Warmth and Hope to Ohio Communities

News & Updates | Posted Thursday, January 9, 2025

CWS Blanket and Kit donations have provided warmth and essential support to Ohio communities facing record cold and power outages. The generosity of donors, local shelters and events like Bethlehem on Broad Street have offered comfort, hope and vital supplies to those in need during winter’s harshest challenges. During the harsh winter days, the generosity of CWS Blanket and Kit …

CWS Blankets Bring Thanksgiving Warmth in Washington State

News & Updates | Posted Thursday, December 5, 2024

Many of the clients at Concern for Neighbors Food Bank in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, had a little something extra to be grateful for this Thanksgiving: snuggly CWS Blankets! The food bank provides food and some household supplies to hundreds of people each Tuesday morning, and they added 100 CWS Blankets to their distribution during the week of Thanksgiving 2024. It …

Blankets for Unsheltered Neighbors in Durham, North Carolina, as Winter Arrives

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The cost of living in Durham, North Carolina, is going up with each passing year. As rents rise, more people struggle to find affordable housing. This need grew sharply in 2020, too, as the pandemic and related shutdowns led to spiking unemployment. “What we have seen, and what we anticipate, is that more people will find themselves unsheltered as a …

CWS Blankets and Hygiene Kits for asylum seekers in New Jersey

News & Updates | Posted Thursday, May 14, 2020

The CWS office in Jersey City is full of hope. Everyone who walks through our doors—or, during this time of pandemic, talks to our staff on the phone or through a video call—is hopeful for the future. They have hope for their children, for their families and for the new, safe life they are building here in New Jersey. Our …

CWS Blankets shipped to temporary shelters in Rhode Island

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Communities across the United States are scrambling to stop the spread of coronavirus. Churches, businesses, individuals and local governments are teaming up to care for their neighbors. Rhode Island is no exception. The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has opened temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness. As Pamela Leary from RIEMA explains: “The Governors’ office, the RI Emergency Management Agency, …

CWS Kits and Blankets provide hope to New York City amidst coronavirus pandemic

News & Updates | Posted Monday, April 20, 2020

The world has been turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic – many organizations are having to change their entire programs while maintaining their purpose: trying to help those in need. One example is The Bowery Mission in New York City. The Bowery Mission has been around for 140 years, staying open during the Spanish Flu, the Great Depression …

What CWS Blankets mean to our neighbors in Washington State

News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, January 29, 2020

This story was written by Holly Buchanan, a volunteer at a food bank in Snohomish County, Washington. This was a good day at the food bank! The Pacific Northwest trifecta of cold, dark and rainy gave us a chilly drizzle today, and yesterday I heard on the news that we haven’t had an officially sunny day in nearly two months. …