Stitching our community together,
one thread at a time.
What we do
At Community Threads, our mission is to serve the community by providing items of warmth, comfort, and dignity, handcrafted by our volunteers and clothing donated by our neighbors. Since our formation in November 2022, we've grown to over 100 members who contribute to the cause by sewing, knitting, or crocheting handcrafted items. These handcrafted items are provided to local families, shelters, schools, residential facilities, and other organizations, along with clothing donations, at no cost to the recipients. There’s no better feeling than making a difference in the lives of those in our communities. Together we can accomplish great things and touch many lives. Join us in making a difference.
Our Impact Numbers
Cumulative from November 2022 through January 2026
16622
Handcrafted Items
Distributed
43441
Articles of Clothing
Distributed
1074
Visits to
Our Store
420441
Lives Impacted
By Our Work
Areas of impact
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Baltimore
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Caroline
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Charlottesville
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Culpeper
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Fredericksburg
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King George
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Locust Grove
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Louisa
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Orange
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Spotsylvania
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Stafford
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Westmoreland
Feedback from the community
For a non-profit of small means, the Community Threads website at https://communitythreadsva.org is a small miracle of quality and utility. I'm a veteran engineer at Google and have been in and around website construction and use since 1999, and can say definitively the invested effort here is admirable. Many information websites are cluttered, overwhelming and disorganized. You are not! The front page is rich in content, but you don't need to scroll through all of it to get what you need. It serves multiple audiences equally: your community, your donors, and interested third parties alike. The item index is pretty basic, as it should be, and navigating it is easy. I especially enjoyed the playful meet-the-board page which protects the identity of its members and still makes it accessible. Font choices, colors, oversized text, these all contribute to high readability especially for those with impaired vision or using small devices. You have vertical and horizontal use of space for organization, and generally it will be easy to find what you are looking for here without a lot of clicking and guessing. Special credit to those involved in creating and maintaining it, congratulations.
Thank you for your generous donation of baby blankets. The new mothers will use the blankets to keep their new babies warm. We appreciate your support in helping Birthright care for both the mothers and their babies.
Thank you for our sensory gifts!
I want to thank you for your service to our community. Our Residents enjoy all the supplies you have given to us. We have formed activities on our calendar around your fidget mats and other sensory items.
Thank you so much! This is fantastic!!!! Usually items don't stay long on the clothesline once they are put out so we greatly appreciate your help!
It is through the efforts of community partners like you that allow us to continue the quality care and services that we seek to provide for our deserving Veterans...
We want to thank all of your amazing members who shared their time and talents to create beautiful hats, scarves, and blankets for our families who are facing pediatric cancer. These lovingly made items helped to brighten their holidays and reminded them that they are part of a caring community...
On behalf of our organization, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of hand-made blankets and children’s items to our families. Your contribution is truly appreciated and has already brought smiles to the faces of many families...
On behalf of the men and women of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, we would like to thank you for the wonderful yarn balls you made for us. Our deputies will carry them in their cars and give them out to people who may need a little comfort. We are certain this added touch will mean a great deal to someone in need. Thank you very much for your kindness and generosity. It is greatly appreciated.
I live in Westmoreland Rehab and Nursing Facility. I just received one of your tote bags and it fits perfectly on my wheelchair. I just wanted to thank you very very much.
Thank you so much for the donations of lap blankets, wheelchair bags, and men’s bibs. We are just so overwhelmed. Thank you so much for all you do….I just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you! The residents are enjoying them. We really appreciate it on behalf of the activities staff.
I received a lovely blue shawl yesterday – thank you. It is perfect in every way!! The stitching and workmanship is exquisite! Thank you and your group for providing a great and necessary service for people in need.
Thank you very much for your gracious donation! We appreciate your support for victims, survivors, and their children. Your donation helps us provide essential needs to victims and survivors of domestic violence. Thank you!
Please accept our sincere gratitude for your recent donation of beautiful hand-made items. Your contribution will allow Healthy Generations to continue providing an array of services to support elderly community members in maintaining their independence…Thank you again for your generous donation.
A million thanks for the big bag of goodies dropped off at Paramount Senior Living yesterday! What a treasure trove! I am always touched by your kindness to our residents and they are most appreciative! Yesterday I immediately took the fidget mats to our Memory Care residents and the reception those mats received was so heartwarming. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts! Blessing to you all.
Our office received all the wonderful and useful items that you organization provided. Thank you!
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