I prefer to keep my donations at the local level. I used to work for the state's Child Protective Services department and I donated baby and toddler quilts to babies in foster care and families who were unable to buy baby items. Now that I work for the department that serves needy families by providing food and cash assistance, I'm contemplating doing the same, but there's a tremendous need. I may have to stick with sending my quilts to my old colleagues who make sure they give them to the neediest of families.