CHALLENGE #19-2023 is Complete

 

Haven House

Homer, Alaska

South Peninsula Haven House supports and empowers individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse by advocating for justice and providing safe shelter, crisis intervention, prevention, and victim advocacy. "Since the beginning, you were there for me and my son. I won't ever forget your support, your understanding, your validation and your friendship."

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

4 Women's Small - DONE

23 Women's Medium - DONE

3 Women's Large - DONE

3 Men/Teen boys - DONE

2 Preteen (neutral colors) - DONE

2 Youth (neutral colors) - DONE

2 Toddler (neutral colors) - DONE

2 Baby Booties (Neutral colors) - DONE

30 Washcloths - DONE

PET COZIES

Pet blankets may be knitted, crocheted or sewn, but must be washable. Knit or crocheted blankets should be a tight weave, fairly thick (use several strands together or a single strand of #5 or #6 bulky yarn.) Suitable fabrics are denim, flannel, heavy cotton with batting in between layers and stitched from corner to corner so the batting doesn't bunch up when washed.

1 Small (20" X 20") - DONE

1 Medium (24" X 24") - DONE

1 Large (24" X 30") - DONE

HAPPY HANDS - This Shelter mentined that the women there loved these items , they had the best time chatting, laughing and sharing tips for knitting and crocheting. They even asked the Shelter management to buy more yarn for them !!

12 Skeins of yarn - DONE

12 Pair of Knitting Needles - DONE

12 Crochet Hooks - DONE

12 Pair of Scissors (Blunt Tip) - DONE

12 Large Eyed Yarn Needles - DONE

**You may send used knitting needles and crochet hooks but please do not send plastic knitting needles if they are bowed or bent. No 14" knitting needles.

** Worsted or bulky preferred. No partial skeins or balls.

**Knitting needles, 8" or 10", single or double point. Circulars are fine too.

**Preferred sizes for knitting needles are 7,8,9,10, 10 1/2, 11.

** Crochet Hooks. Preferred sizes are G, H, I, J and K.

**Scissors: All scissors should be children's blunt tipped scissors.

If you don't want to have to worry about shipping costs but would like to contribute to this challenge, gift cards are always welcome so that shelters can pick up supply they need. Gift cards at major stores, including Amazon, are always welcome.

Mailing Deadline: August 7, 2023

Send to:

Haven House

Attn: Leslie Scroggin

3776 Lake St.

Homer, AK 99603

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE # 18-2023 is Complete

 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, INC

Canton, Ohio   IS COMPLETE!

"A Place to Heal"

Thanks to the help of so many people and organizations, Domestic Violence Project, Inc. is able to operate two domestic violence shelters in Stark County, Ohio. Here, victims of domestic violence find a clean, safe, fully supplied place to stay. Survivors and their families live in the shelter for a temporary period of time, helping each other heal and partaking of the services we offer.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

30 Women's Small - DONE

40 Women's Medium - DONE

20 Women's Large - DONE   

5 Teen boys - DONE

10 Preteen Girls - DONE    

10 Preteen Boys - DONE

10 Youth Girls - DONE    

10 Youth Boys - DONE  

10 Toddler Girls - DONE  

10 Toddler Boys - DONE

5 Baby Girl Booties - DONE   

5 Baby Boy Booties - DONE

165 Washcloths - DONE  

HAPPY HANDS

12 Skeins of yarn - DONE     

12 Pair of Knitting Needles -DONE

12 Crochet Hooks - DONE

12 Pair of Scissors (Blunt Tip) - DONE   

12 Large Eyed Yarn Needles - DONE  

**You may send used knitting needles and crochet hooks but please do not send plastic knitting needles if they are bowed or bent. No 14" knitting needles.

** Worsted or bulky preferred. No partial skeins or balls.

**Knitting needles, 8" or 10", single or double point. Circulars are fine too.

**Preferred sizes for knitting needles are 7,8,9,10, 10 1/2, 11.

** Crochet Hooks. Preferred sizes are G, H, I, J and K.

**Scissors: All scissors should be children's blunt tipped scissors.

If you don't want to have to worry about shipping costs but would like to contribute to this challenge, gift cards are always welcome so that shelters can pick up supply they need. Gift cards at major stores, including Amazon, are always welcome.

Mailing Deadline:  July 25,2023

Send to:

Ashley Huprich
DVPI
P.O. Box 9459
Canton, OH 44711-9459

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE #16 - 2023 is Complete

 

CHALLENGE # 16-2023  is COMPLETE

Peaceful Paths Gainesville, FL

"Hope Happens Here. We exist to save lives and create change."

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

10 Woman's Small -DONE   

20 Woman's Medium – DONE

5 Woman's Large - DONE   

7 Pre-teen Girls - DONE  

7 Pre-teen Boys - DONE 

7 Youth Girls - DONE   

7 Youth Boys - DONE    

7 Toddler Girls – DONE  

7 Toddler Boys – DONE    

4 Booties Girls – DONE  

4 Booties Boys – DONE

85 Washcloths – DONE  

PET COZIES

Pet blankets may be knitted, crocheted or sewn, but must be washable? Knit or crocheted blankets should be a tight weave, fairly thick (use several strands together or a single strand of #5 or #6 bulky yarn.) Suitable fabrics are denim, flannel, heavy cotton with batting in between layers and stitched from corner to corner so the batting doesn't bunch up when washed.

3 X-Small ( 14 x 18 ) – DONE

3 Small (20" X 20") – DONE

3 Medium (24" X 24") - DONE

3 Large (24" X 30") - DONE

PLEASE MAIL BY: July 11, 2023

MAILING ADDRESS:

Peaceful Paths

ATTN: Stephanie Freas

2100 NW 53rd Avenue

Gainesville, FL 32653

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE #15-2023 IS COMPLETE

ARTEMIS HOUSE
Spearfish, SD         

In November 2019, Victims of Violence Intervention Program (now known as Artemis House) celebrated 40 years of serving people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault in the Northern Black Hills Area of SD. The need was discovered in 1979 when a survey was conducted to assess the need for direct services in the area of South Dakota.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

15 Women Small- DONE    
30 Women Medium- DONE
5 Women Large- DONE    
8 Men/Teenage boys- DONE
6 Preteen Girls- DONE   
6 Preteen Boys- DONE
6 Youth Girls-DONE
6 Youth Boys- DONE
6 Toddler Girls- DONE   
6 Toddler Boys- DONE    
200 Washcloths- DONE

Happy Hands

DAIS is very interested in the knitting/crocheting supplies. They use it as part of their life skills group or as part of emotional safety planning coping skills. By providing them with the basic items needed to learn these skills, we can help them achieve their goals.

3 skeins of yarn- DONE   
3 pairs of knitting needles- DONE
3 crochet hooks- DONE  
3 pairs of scissors (blunt tip)-DONE
3 yarn needles (large-eyed)- DONE

-You may send used knitting needles and crochet hooks, but please do not send plastic knitting needles if they are bowed or bent. No 14” knitting needles, please.

-Yarn: Worsted or bulky (#4 or #5) preferred. No partial skeins or balls.

-Knitting needles: 8” or 10”, single or double point. Circulars are fine, too. Preferred sizes for knitting needles are 7, 8, 9, 10, 10 1/2, 11.

-Crochet hooks: Preferred sizes are G, H, I, J, and K.

-Scissors: We ask that scissors be children’s blunt tipped scissors for safety reasons, and they are sharp enough to cut yarn.

Please mail by: July 5, 2023

Address:

Artemis House
Attn: Angela
P.O. Box 486
Spearfish, SD 57783

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE # 14-2023 Is Complete

Haven House Family Service Center IS COMPLETE
South Sioux City, Nebraska

In 1978 the American Association of University Women and Wayne State College staff determined there was a need for domestic violence services for victims of domestic violence and their children. The Wayne Police Dept. provided after hours contact and continues after hour contact today.

Haven House is dedicated to the elimination of violence against women, men, and children through empowerment, education, social action, and support services. Community education and prevention were emphasized from the beginning of Haven House and continue to be important today.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

10 Women's Small - DONE

20 Women's Medium - DONE

10 Women's Large - DONE

3 Preteen Girls - DONE

3 Preteen Boys - DONE

6 Youth Girls - DONE

6 Youth Boys - DONE

6 Toddler Girls - DONE

6 Toddler Boys - DONE

20 Washcloths - DONE

PLEASE MAIL BY: June 19, 2023

Mailing Address:

Haven House
Attn: Debbie Goettsch
117 E. 28th Street
South Sioux City, NE 68776

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE #13-2023 is Complete

 GRACE SMITH HOUSE

POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK  is complete!

Grace Smith House is a private nonprofit that provides residential and non-residential services to victims of domestic violence and their families. We offer shelter, counseling, transitional housing, advocacy, safety planning, preventive education and more to residents of Dutchess County, NY.

Their mission is to enable individuals and their families to live free from domestic violence by proving shelter, advocacy, counseling and education.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

10 Women Small - DONE
12 Women Medium -DONE
8 Women Large - DONE
8 Preteen girls - DONE
8 Preteen boys - DONE
8 Youth girls - DONE
8 Youth boys - DONE
8 Toddler girls - DONE
8 Toddler boys - DONE
8 Neutral Baby booties - DONE
60 Washcloths -DONE

Please mail by: June 12, 2023

Address:

Grace Smith House
Attn: Morgan
1 Brookside Ave.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE #12-2023 Part 2 is Complete

 Penelope’s House

Mobile, Alabama

PENELOPE HOUSE’S MISSION STATEMENT IS “PEACE ON EARTH BEGINS AT HOME”. THAT SAYS IT ALL. LET’S BRING THEM SOME SMILES BY SENDING THEM:

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

10 Women's Small -  DONE

9 Women's Medium -  DONE

6 Women's Large -  DONE

5 Teen Boy's -  DONE

5 Preteen Girls - DONE

5 Preteen Boys -  DONE

5 Youth Girls -  DONE

5 Youth Boys -  DONE

5 Toddler Girls - DONE

5 Toddler Boys - DONE

5 Girl Booties -  DONE

5 Boy Booties -  DONE

75 Washcloths -  DONE

PET COZIES
Pet blankets may be knitted, crocheted or sewn, but must be washable. Knit or crocheted blankets should be a tight weave, fairly thick (use several strands together or a single strand of #5 or #6 bulky yarn.) Suitable fabrics are denim, flannel, heavy cotton with batting in between layers and stitched from corner to corner so the batting doesn't bunch up when washed.

2 X-Small (14 x 18 ) - DONE

2 Small (20" X 20") -  DONE

2 Medium (24" X 24") - DONE

2 Large (24" X 30") -  DONE

Sping/Summer Decor if you would like to include those for this Shelter !

Mailing Deadline: June 6th, 2023

Send to:

Penelope’s Closet
Attn: Karen
2907 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36607

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

CHALLENGE # 12-2023 Part 1 is Complete

 

PENELOPE’S HOUSE
MOBILE, ALABAMA

PENELOPE HOUSE’S MISSION STATEMENT IS “PEACE ON EARTH BEGINS AT HOME”. THAT SAYS IT ALL. LET’S BRING THEM SOME SMILES BY SENDING THEM:

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

10 Women's Small - DONE

12 Women's Medium - DONE

8 Women's Large - DONE

5 Teen Boy's -  DONE

5 Preteen Girls - DONE

5 Preteen Boys - DONE

5 Youth Girls - DONE

5 Youth Boys - DONE

5 Toddler Girls - DONE

5 Toddler Boys - DONE

5 Girl Booties - DONE

5 Boy Booties - DONE

75 Washcloths - DOne

PET COZIES
Pet blankets may be knitted, crocheted or sewn, but must be washable. Knit or crocheted blankets should be a tight weave, fairly thick (use several strands together or a single strand of #5 or #6 bulky yarn.) Suitable fabrics are denim, flannel, heavy cotton with batting in between layers and stitched from corner to corner so the batting doesn't bunch up when washed.

2 X-Small (14 x 18 ) - DONE

2 Small (20" X 20") - DONE

2 Medium (24" X 24") - DONE

2 Large (24" X 30") - DONE

Mailing Deadline: June 6th, 2023

Send to:

Penelope’s Closet
Attn: Karen
2907 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36607

If you would like to make a pledge on this challenge, you may send it via email to:  ThePinkSlipperProject (at)gmail(dot)com or send it through the message box (top right).  Please include your full name and city/state and category or categories and the amount of each you wish to pledge.  If a size//gender category has already been filled, we will let you know and ask if there may be another size/gender that you would like to make and send.  Our challenges are also posted in our Facebook Group ('PSP Challenge Group') and most pledges are made there.  Please feel free to join our group there, too!

Challenge #10-2023 is Complete

 

WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER

Norman, Oklahoma

"We believe that women have the right to live in safety, to be treated with dignity, to make choices and to hope."

The Women's Resource Center is dedicated to supporting individuals who have experienced violence. WRC offers specialized services catered to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. There is no cost for the services and are offered to anyone of any gender.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

4 Women Small -DONE

10 Women Medium - DONE
4 Women Large - DONE

3 Preteen girls - DONE

3 Preteen boys - DONE
3 Youth girls - DONE

3 Youth boys - DONE
3 Toddler girls - DONE
3 Toddler boys - DONE
2 Baby girl booties -DONE
2 Baby boy booties -DONE
40 Washcloths - DONE

Please mail by: May 2, 2023

Address:

Women's Resource Center

Attn: Laura

P.O. Box 5089

Norman OK 73070