Remember that cute kid named Linus who carried a blanket in the Peanuts comic strip? This organization is perfectly named after him, since blankets are the name of the game here. 

Belton, Missouri is the home for Project Linus National Headquarters. 10,000,000+ blankets have been donated and delivered nationally since 1995. 

With chapters in all 50 states, Project Linus continues to grow. Blankets are collected locally at each chapter and distributed to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might need a big hug. Occasionally, when there is an event such as a hurricane, tornado or flood, chapters across the country will donate blankets to the areas in need. 

Project Linus provides new handmade blankets to children 0-18 in the United States who are seriously ill, traumatized, bullied, or otherwise in need of comfort. PL has chapters in every state, but there is always a need for more dedicated individuals to create more chapters 

In the beginning, an article titled “Joy to the World” appeared in Parade Magazine on December 24, 1995. Eddie Adams, a Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, wrote this heartwarming story. Part of the article featured a petite, downy haired child named Laura:  “Laura has unusual compassion for others,” Charlotte Barry-Williams of Oceanside, California, says of her daughter, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1993.“