Creating care through the warmth of a blanket
Blankets4Vets is a program under the Veterans Support Initiative at Geo-Spectrum Community Development, 501c3 non-profit corporation.
Blankets4Vets focuses on providing weighted blankets to hospital bound and in need veterans; and it was founded in memory of a Veteran of foreign war, a loving husband and devoted father, who passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer. During his hospital stays, he would often request blankets for additional warmth and comfort, because hospital blankets were thin and/or in short supply. As a result, we became regular customers at the local stores purchasing blankets for him. After he passed, during our grieving and healing process, the idea for Blankets4Vets was born. Realizing other Veterans might have the same discomfort he faced, but potentially without the resources and/or support systems to assist them in gaining relief, we committed our efforts to providing support to as many Veterans as possible through the Blankets4Vets initiative.
Although our initial giving is for hospital bound and homeless Veterans with PTSD and related mental health issues, our eventual goal is to provide every Veteran with a weighted blanket.
Distribution of these therapeutic blankets takes place in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
To learn more about our blanket giving initiative please visit our website at www.blankets4vets.org