Edlavitch DCJCC Handmade for the Homeless

Your co-leaders and some other Handmade members found each other by chance in the crowds at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on Sunday - were you there too? Come to our next meeting (May 17th from 1030am-1230pm) and tell us all about it! Please register so we know to expect you https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless-may-2026/

Reminder that our next meeting will be THIS Sunday April 12th from 10:30am-12:30 pm. Please register here: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/ (dates are posted through Dec 2026 currently!)

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

We had 41 folks join us for our January meeting - will you be there with us in February? Register here: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/ (dates are posted through April 2026 currently)

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Thank you SO much to everyone who came on Dec 7th to help us with the Big Count - our crafters created 1,456 items this year that will get distributed as part of D25, the December 25th Day of Service! We are so grateful to everyone who dropped off/sent in items and came to help sort and categorize them as well. We literally couldn't do this without you!

A few pics of the day are shared here, and please check out our registration page to join us in 2026 🩷 https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/ - dates are available to register for Jan-April 2026 for now!

Happy Chanukah! 🕎

Our last Handmade meeting of the year is The Big Count on Sunday December 7th and we can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on all year!

RSVP and see all the important details here:

Handmade for the Homeless - The Big Count - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

FibreSpace in Old Town Alexandra is offering free knitting classes to furloughed Feds! https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/10/12/knitting-class-federal-workers-government-shutdown-dc/

Want to get that same joy of community and crafting? Join us on Sunday Nov 2nd from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, register here: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/

Furloughed and frustrated, feds channel stress into new socks Since 2013, the Fibre Space yarn shop in Alexandria has offered free knitting classes for furloughed federal workers during long government shutdowns.

Come join us Sunday Oct 5th for our next meeting from 10:30am-12:30pm! Please register here so we know to expect you:

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.

Come join us Sunday Sept 14th for our next meeting feom 10:30am-12:30pm and participate in your productive diversion!Please register here so we know to expect you: https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/handmade-for-the-homeless/

Come join us for Aug 17th from 10:30-12:30 - and let us know your thoughts on this awesome article: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-knitting-clubs-became-the-least-suspecting-place-for-political-change

Please register here to let us know if you’ll be coming: https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/handmade-for-the-homeless-august-2025/

The Best Place to Plan a Revolution? Join a 'Stitch and Bitch' Knitting Club Read about how stitch and bi***es can be a revolutionary tool, and how crafters are building community through the politics of knitting.

Our next meeting is Sunday June 29th from 10:30am-12:30 pm (pleade register before 5 pm on Friday June 27th)! This allows us to know how many folks to expect, and also to contact you if any changes arise. We can't wait to see you!

Handmade for the Homeless - EDCJCC Support the EDCJCC by becoming a Community Member and enjoy access to complimentary and exclusive programs while helping to enrich our vibrant community.