Sarah Welton Blake, founder of Community Hours, has partnered with the Linden Community Policing Forum (CPF) to launch a monthly knitting and crocheting initiative inside the Linden Police Station.

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The project aims to support vulnerable children, premature babies, and mobility-challenged residents. Community Hours, which connects volunteers with more than 2 500 non-profits nationwide, chose the Linden CPF because of its strong culture of service.
“The heart is already here,” Welton Blake said. “The CPF has a genuine community spirit, and the hall at the police station is the perfect space for meaningful engagement.”

Each session will produce scarves, beanies, gloves, and baby items for families in need. Volunteers of all skill levels, retirees, beginners, or anyone seeking connection, are encouraged to join. Skilled crafters are on hand to teach newcomers, while school going volunteers contribute donated wool and home-baked cakes to make the gatherings warm and welcoming.

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The initiative will also support the organisation’s plastic bottle-top recycling programme, which last year supplied 62 wheelchairs to mobility-challenged individuals, while diverting large amounts of plastic waste from landfills.

Donations of wool, needles, blankets, scarves, or plastic bottle tops are welcomed. Meetings will take place monthly on a consistent day, which offers residents a regular opportunity to contribute.

By the end of the year, organisers hope to showcase that when a community comes together, lives can be changed… One stitch at a time.

Details: Linden CPF, [email protected]

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