Emergency support for students in need
Campus housing provides emergency housing
Every year, Campus Housing provides emergency shelter to University of Waterloo students in crisis. These students, for a variety of reasons, have either lost (or lost access to) their belongings. The Emergency Blanket program provides blankets, as well as hats, scarfs, and mitts, to students facing emergency housing situations.
Do you knit, crochet, or do other yarn/fabric crafts?
If you do, then you can help. Please consider contributing to our emergency support program.
Either use the supplies that have been donated, or your own odds and ends, and create new versions of the following:
- 4x4 inch square in any still, stitch, colour, knit or crochet (4,5, or 6 weighted yarn preferred) for the emergency blanket program
- Hats (any style, colour, yarn)
- Scarfs (any style, colour, yarn)
- Mitts (any style, colour, yarn)
- Join us at the blanket stitching days to help sew the donated squares together
Would you like to contribute, but don't know what to make? We have an assortment of patterns and ideas available. Stop-by one of our yarn drop-in sessions for more details.
Please note: We are only taking new/never worn items at this time.
How to participate
There are several ways to participate.
Join any of our regular yarn drop-in sessions and stitch with us. You are welcome to use the donated supplies to make the project.
Or
Prefer to stitch on your own? We got you. Take some of the donated supplies with you, make your project at home and return the left-over yarn along with the square, hat, scarf, etc.
Or
Use up some of your leftover supplies and donate the finished project.
Finished projects can be dropped off at:
- The Engineering Undergraduate Office (E2 177)
- The EngSoc Office (CPH 1327)
- At any of our yarn drop-in sessions or project completion sessions
- or by emailing the Community Well-being Team and arranging a time and place that works for you.