Caring Hearts Helping Hands

Caring Hearts Helping Hands Building a community of people with caring hearts willing to help the homeless one sleeping mat at a time. We need YOU.

We repurpose bags and create a sleeping mat and pillow with FREE Weekly Workshops @ Southern Oaks Baptist Church, Tyler .

12/18/2024

Due to the number of places using the Caring Hearts Helping Hands logo, we are changing our name to make it easier to find us. Please like once the change is made so you can keep up with our dates of meetings, and the work we are still doing, making sleeping mats for those experiencing homelessness in Smith County and inner-city Dallas.

This name change should hopefully be changed today borrowing any difficulties. We will still keep the logo “People Helping People”.
God bless you, and our next meeting after the holidays is Jan. 8 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Family Life Center across Amherst Drive from Southern Oaks Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas.

Hope to see you. Will be meeting every Wed. except during Vacation Bible School week, Spring Break or other mid-week Holidays. ❤️

It is with a heavy heart we need to let you know our leader, Judy English, passed away Sunday from her battle with pancr...
06/11/2024

It is with a heavy heart we need to let you know our leader, Judy English, passed away Sunday from her battle with pancreatic cancer. Judy had a servants heart for others, both in this ministry to help the homeless, and in helping and encouraging the many in her community. She lit up our Wednesday workshops with her bright smile, her humor, and her friendship. She will be missed by so many for her beautiful soul, her great sense of humor and for the way she always put others first. She truly leaves a void in our hearts but we know she is with the Lord, pain free and now filled with joy and peace. Rest in Peace dear friend.

A shout out for Our Calling Ministry in Inner City Dallas. Learn more about what it means to. “Love thy neighbor”. We ar...
02/26/2024

A shout out for Our Calling Ministry in Inner City Dallas. Learn more about what it means to. “Love thy neighbor”. We are happy to provide sleeping mats that we make out of plastic bags. However they have many needs if you think you, or your church or organization can help these servants of Jesus in loving their neighbors in huge ways.
. Godbless you.

It takes a community of volunteers to serve. Thanks to all who join in this effort in both big and small ways. Let’s rin...
12/29/2023

It takes a community of volunteers to serve. Thanks to all who join in this effort in both big and small ways. Let’s ring in 2024 with hearts open and hands busy.
God bless all volunteers. ❤️

Woohoo to our new leader who has finished her very first knitted pillow. Way to go Judy by showing we can all do this. S...
11/28/2023

Woohoo to our new leader who has finished her very first knitted pillow. Way to go Judy by showing we can all do this. Some folks can crochet, some can knit, but everyone can do something.

We still need volunteers who can flatten, fold, and/or cut plastic bags. We will gladly teach you whichever part you want to learn! There are many opportunities to put your helping hands to great use in helping the homeless in our community.

In the process you will find friends in our group who share a commitment not only to help others but a commitment to one another to encourage each other. We welcome you to come learn, laugh, and be blessed as you help others. The blessings go both ways.

We can also use as many crocheted, knitted, or woven toboggans, beanie’s, and any neck scarves as we can muster between now and Christmas! Socks or blankets that you wish to donate are coveted as well for cold winter weather can be harsh.

Our meetings are held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 am until noon at the Family Life Center across the street from the Sanctuary of Southern Oaks Baptist Church at 601 E. Amherst Dr., Tyler, Tx. We look forward to welcoming you. 😊

10/18/2023

In case you’re confused by our silence of late, hope this clears up the confusion:
YES, we are still making plastic bag sleeping mats.
YES, we still need more volunteers lending helping hands.
NO, you don’t have to crochet.
YES, we need more volunteers who can flatten, fold and cut plastic bags. We are glad to show you how easy it’s done.
NO, there are no fees or costs to you other than just giving us a little of your time.
YES, we still meet every Wed. from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Stay as long as you can and being a snack if you wish.
WHERE? We still meet in the Family Life Center, across E. Amherst St from the main building of Southern Oaks Baptist Church. 600 E Amherst St. Tyler Tx. 75702
MORE QUESTIONS? Join us at our workshop and we can answer all your questions. We would love to meet you and show you the whole process from start to finish. You don’t have to do it all. Just find where it suits you best and go from there. We are always open to new ideas also. Won’t you come share your thoughts and questions with us?

Smiling faces continue making mats for our homeless friends not because we have to — but because we want to. Mary Grace ...
05/12/2023

Smiling faces continue making mats for our homeless friends not because we have to — but because we want to. Mary Grace shows her latest completed sleeping mat and pillow. This was crocheted using all yellow Dollar General bags and done with 1/2 double crochet stitches in the “length” of rows instead of the “width” of rows. GREAT JOB! We love her work and her smiling face at our weekly workshops.

We meet every Wed. at Southern Oaks Baptist Church, Family Life Center (next to the tennis courts), 600 E. Amherst Dr., Tyler, TX from 9:30 am to 2 pm. You can learn how to use plastic bags to create mats with a group of folks who have hearts that care to help others.

We are in our 6th year of making sleeping mats for our homeless friends out of plastic bags. During this time we have ma...
04/21/2023

We are in our 6th year of making sleeping mats for our homeless friends out of plastic bags. During this time we have made over 500 sleeping mats, even with Covid practically shutting us down in 2020 and 2021.

We are struggling to find volunteers who are willing to devote a few hours one day a week to help us flatten, fold, and cut bags for those who are crocheting the mats.

We meet on Wednesdays at Southern Oaks Baptist Church, in the Family Life Center next to the tennis courts, 600 E. Amherst Dr, Tyler, TX.

Join us from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. Can’t stay that long? Come and go whatever time you have available between 9:30 am and 2 pm, or bring a snack or sack lunch and stay for the entire time.

Discover where you can fit into this CaringHelping project to help others. If you can crochet, we have a crochet hook for you. Otherwise we need plenty of bag prep volunteers to help us fold, flatten and/or cut the bags. Training is provided. (We are not taking plastic bags at this time until we get our current pile whittled down. )

The blessings go both ways. It’s amazing what happens when you help someone who can’t thank you, yet you’ve touched their heart in a very special way. Through this ministry we have learned that we are all just one life event away from being homeless. Help us help others as we are supposed to do. Love one another. Care for one another. Help one another. It’s part of the “Love thy neighbor” theme and we are, after all, People Helping People. Hope to see you soon. ❤️

Another great blessing between 2 outstanding groups! The Mollie Moore Davis 217, United Daughters of the Confederacy has...
11/19/2022

Another great blessing between 2 outstanding groups! The Mollie Moore Davis 217, United Daughters of the Confederacy has a program called “Stockings for Soldiers”. They created and stuffed Christmas Stockings for soldiers in San Antonio. They reached out to our Sleeping Mats group asking if we could help. Rather than stitching the stockings closed to prevent spillage in shipping, they asked if we could crochet winter hats to cover the stocking’s opening. They asked if we could provide 25-35 hats. Two of our amazing crocheters met this task in short order. Special thanks to Sandy Worster and Jennifer Hendrix for their quick turnaround in getting the hats ready, and a huge thank you to Susan Newman for allowing us to be a part of this great project. Blessings go both ways in everything we do to help others. The stockings are on their way to San Antonio. We love all of our Volunteers!!! ❤️

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600 E. Amherst Drive
Tyler, TX
75701

Opening Hours

9:30am - 12:30pm

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(903) 590-0582

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