Mat For The Homeless

Each mat takes about 50 hours to make.

Mat for the homeless.

In return they received a group of pictures of individuals with their new mats. Though they may live under a bridge when it rains the ground still gets wet. Atlanta christian church is the scene every friday morning of members folding and cutting the plastic bags brought home from the store. A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect.

Each 6 foot by 2 foot mat is made from 600 to 700 recycled plastic grocery bags. Don t forget the dogs. Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well. We have now completed over 270 mats.

Zachary in des plaines has been picking up the mats and distributing them to the homeless in our area. Provide comfort in a dark and lonely place. The may 2016 auxiliary magazine featured a follow up to its cucumel s compassionate carpets article it published a few months prior. The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick.

In the beginning the mats were taken to cornerstone ministry in the uptown area of chicago. Since 2013 jack bryers a parishioner at st. The mats are lightweight waterproof and help keep plastic bags out of oceans and landfills. The group wove 25 mats and donated them to a homeless shelter.

Over 170 mats were delivered to chicago. The mats are used to keep the homeless off of the wet cold hot hard ground.