Support an American Tradition of Welcome

Welcome Blanket is a national nonprofit that brings people together across backgrounds to welcome refugees and other immigrants through handmade blankets and shared stories.


Each blanket is a personal gesture of care, connection, and belonging.

Why Welcome Blanket

In moments of arrival and transition, small acts of care matter.

Welcome Blanket invites people across the United States to make handmade blankets and share personal stories rooted in their own histories of migration, movement, and home. These blankets are gifted to newly arriving neighbors through refugee resettlement and community partner organizations.

Your support helps turn individual gestures of welcome into a sustained, collective practice.

Impact and Public Reach

Since 2017, Welcome Blanket has grown into a nationally recognized project of welcome.

  • 8,000+ handmade blankets created, exhibited, and gifted

  • Exhibited at museums, airports, and public spaces nationwide

  • Partnering with refugee resettlement organizations across the U.S.

  • Engaging makers of all ages and backgrounds

What Your Donation Supports

  • Blanket making and gifting nationwide

  • Partnerships with refugee and community organizations

  • Exhibitions and public education that extend the work’s reach

  • Shipping, documentation, and program infrastructure

Welcome Blanket is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Secure donation • Tax-deductible • Supports welcome and belonging