Firehouse Quilts donates quilts to 18 shelters, human services departments, and hospitals throughout the year. In addition, they also donate quilts to 14 fire departments across Colorado. The quilts go to children/patients in crisis in order to bring them comfort. Some of the agencies that we serve have sent wonderful thank you notes that should be […]
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FHQ Receives Donated Quilts From Various Locations
Not only do the members of Firehouse Quilts make the quilts that are donated, they are also donated by private parties from other cities in Colorado. Joleen, who lives in Wray, has been a big supporter of Firehouse Quilts for a few years and very generously makes and sends gorgeous quilts via UPS every couple of months. Kathleen, who […]
Fun Holiday Gathering for Firehouse Quilts
On December 3rd, a holiday party was held at the Happy Dog Ranch in Littleton for the members of FHQ. This location is run by a non-profit that does horse rescue and is a sanctuary for therapeutic healing of animals and humans. The country setting provided a relaxing atmosphere for the party. Members enjoyed a meal that […]
Shiloh House Prepares for the Holidays
On December 6th, Firehouse Quilts made a delivery of 122 quilts to Shiloh House in Littleton. Shiloh offers care for children, youth and families who are working to overcome the impact of abuse, neglect, trauma and family crisis. They provide services to clients in their homes and also offer safe shelter care to provide emergency placement of […]
Mountain Resource Center Receives Quilts for their Christmas Programs
On November 30, Jacque and Christie delivered 80 quilts to Lisa at the Mountain Resource Center in Conifer. The Mountain Resource Center serves West Jefferson and Park counties. In an effort to improve quality of life and promote self sufficiency to their residents, they provide many services including helping families with daycare at their Early […]
Afghanistan Refugee Family Receives Quilts
On November 5th Firehouse Quilts gave four of their beautiful quilts to one of Colorado’s new Afghanistan refugee families. They are such a cute family of four with Dad and Mom, a three year old girl and a seven month old baby boy. Dad was a helicopter pilot for the United States troops in Afghanistan. They […]
Marisol Home Receives Quilts
Lynda, the Operations Manager of Marisol Home, received a donation of 89 quilts on November 16th. Marisol provides a safe environment and interim home for expectant mothers and those with children. The women are looking for a way to integrate back into their communities and are offered case management, counseling, advocacy, and connection with other […]
Quilt Delivery to Arvada Fire and Rescue
Arvada Fire and Rescue recently received 28 quilts from FHQ. When we began our relationship with Arvada Fire, we were taking snuggle quilts for children who were transported to area hospitals. In the past year that has changed and we are now delivering more adult quilts. These quilts support the Arvada Fire effort to work […]
Quilt Delivery to Craig Hospital
Just before Thanksgiving, Firehouse Quilts delivered 30 quilts for the patients of Craig Rehabilitation Hospital. These quilts help with warmth for the patients who are often cold due to their immobility. We often get heartfelt “thank you” notes from the patients or their families. We have learned that the CEO of Craig likes to deliver […]
ChildSafe Counsels over 1,000 in 2021
On November 20th, Sara delivered 80 quilts to Barbara, a counselor at ChildSafe in Fort Collins. They provide treatment for childhood abuse through counseling and compassion to enable victims to survive and thrive in their journey to recovery. In 2021, ChildSafe provided the highest number of clinical hours in their 30 year history. Carol, the Executive […]