WAUSAU − More than 3,500 plastic shopping bags have been repurposed into sleeping mats for Wausau residents experiencing homelessness, according to a community announcement. The call for donations was ...

A group of volunteers has found a practical way to help the environment and the homeless in our area. The Duvall Bag Ladies take old grocery and other plastic bags and crochet them into sleeping mats.

CHICAGO -- This week's 4-Star-Chicagoan, New Life for Old Bags (NLOB), is an organization that uses plastic bags to create sleeping mats for the homeless. Board President Chrissy Batorski stopped by ...

Turning discarded plastic bags into something that brings comfort and hope, a new ministry at Trinity United Methodist Church is transforming everyday trash into a lifeline for people facing ...

Creating sleeping mats for homeless veterans has become a mission for a group of Crown Point Christian Village residents and members of the First Christian Church of Crown Point. Made from clean ...

CAMBRIDGE — When someone is homeless, it can be hard to carry around a heavy sleeping bag. Sleeping gear might still be affected by dew or rain on the ground, according to Beth Crouch from the ...

FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 30 CBS 6 viewers have volunteered to help Peggy Westlake's mission to create sleeping mats for unhoused people using recycled plastic bags. The response comes after Westlake was ...