Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every week, volunteers at Faith Westwood United Methodist Church in Omaha, Neb., turn thousands of plastic bags into sleeping mats ...

When: 2-3:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month with the next get-together May 15. Where: Loveland’s Community Kitchen, 437 N. Garfield Ave. For More Info: Call ...

When the world seems crazy and mean, do the opposite and spread a little kindness. That’s what two sisters – one in Atlanta and the other in New Jersey – challenged each other to do following a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A group of volunteers is using plastic grocery bags to help homeless youth. They are turning them into mats by creating “plarn,” or plastic yarn. The mats are being made ...

For their effort to succeed, they need to collect thousands of non-biodegradable, used plastic shopping bags — such as those from many grocery and department stores. On Tuesday night in Poway a couple ...

CARBONDALE — Hazel Grant is busily crocheting what looks like a brown, grey and white Afghan rug, the huge, light blue needle she is using moving deftly through the fabric. On closer inspection, it’s ...

A group of Tomball women are helping the homeless keep dry and warm while recycling by knitting plastic mats. Sleeping Mats for the Homeless meets Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tomball ...

A Valley woman is turning trash into something useful for a good cause. Leslie Glenn began crocheting as a way to stave off Alzheimer’s Disease. As a former Uber and Lyft driver, she said she ...