Originally Posted by
terriamn
Libster what is a comfort bag?
We fill gallon ziplock bags with items for the homeless shelter to dispense to the men and women patrons there. They can contain things like coffee packets, cocoa, teas, sweeteners, caps, gloves, socks, combs, toiletry items, hard candy, soap, washcloths, toothbrushes and tooth paste, hand warmers, small food gift cards, etc. This is one of our ECA county projects that we do before Christmas every year. You would be surprised what you can carefully pack into a gallon bag, which can also be folded up and used later by the recipients. It's just a little something to try to help with the weather getting colder.