CHALLENGE #11-2022 IS COMPLETE!

CHALLENGE #11-2022 

Crossroads Safe House

Fort Collins, Colorado

Crossroads Safehouse first opened its doors to the Northern Colorado community in 1980 when it offered four rooms to victims of domestic violence.  Crossroads is now housed in a 29,000 square foot facility with 31 rooms serving victims and their children every day of the year.  Their team of 35 dedicated staff works hard to provide services including access to their emergency shelter with therapy, advocacy, legal advice, food, clothing and much more.

SLIPPERS AND WASHCLOTHS

20 Women Small - DONE

25 Women Medium -DONE

10 Women Large - DONE

15 Men/Teenage 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

140 Washcloths -DONE

Happy Hands:

12 skeins of yarn - DONE

12 pairs of knitting needles -DONE

12 crochet hooks - DONE

12 pairs of scissors (blunt tip) -DONE

12 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.

Mailing Deadline: April 29, 2022

Mail to:

Crossroads Safe House

Attn:  Sam

421 Parker St.

Ft. Collins, CO  80522

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!