Public Art • Advocacy • Awareness

The Memorial Blanket Project uses handmade blankets as a public art installation to bring visibility to homelessness and honor those living without stable housing.

Created through partnerships with volunteers, artists, advocates, and communities across the country, the displays combine storytelling, remembrance, and advocacy to encourage compassion and public awareness.

Following each event, the blankets are donated to people in need, transforming the project from awareness into direct community support.

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Displayed near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the Memorial Blanket Project continued its advocacy efforts through a public art installation focused on homelessness and housing insecurity. Handmade blankets created by supporters across the country symbolized care, dignity, and the shared responsibility to better support vulnerable families and youth.

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The Memorial Blanket Project traveled to the State Capitol in Harrisburg, bringing together handmade blankets & public storytelling to raise awareness about homelessness across PA. The installation encouraged conversations among advocates, educators, lawmakers, & community members while continuing the project’s mission of visibility, remembrance, & support.

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More than 1,100 handmade blankets created by volunteers, quilters, and advocates from across the country covered the lawn near the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool. The installation honored people experiencing homelessness while drawing national attention to the growing housing crisis and the importance of compassion, visibility, and community action.

Handmade blankets honoring people experiencing homelessness covered the lawn near the U.S. Capitol, drawing national attention to housing insecurity and community advocacy efforts.

The Memorial Blanket Project was featured for combining public art, compassion, and advocacy to raise awareness about homelessness across America.

Local news coverage highlighted volunteers creating handmade blankets and supporting the project’s mission of visibility, remembrance, and direct community support.

Short video coverage and event footage captured the installations, volunteer efforts, and community response surrounding the Memorial Blanket Project.