Seasoned campers have discovered a clever sleeping bag trick that keeps them warmer on chilly nights without having to buy or ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 30 CBS 6 viewers have volunteered to help Peggy Westlake's mission to create sleeping mats for unhoused people using recycled plastic bags. The response comes after Westlake was ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin group is making mats for the homeless population. The Mats That Matter group has too many bags and is turning them into mats, but they need more volunteers. They are ...

CHICAGO -- This week's 4-Star-Chicagoan, New Life for Old Bags (NLOB), is an organization that uses plastic bags to create sleeping mats for the homeless. Board President Chrissy Batorski stopped by ...

DECATUR — Adults remember making pot holders on plastic looms with fabric loops. Kids at SMASH Jr. Camp had a better idea. Thanks to visits from PawPrint Ministries and Hudson's Halfway Home, the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — At Hathaway Tower in Richmond, Peggy Westlake and friends Brenda and Frances have been meeting every week for two and a half years to weave plastic bags into mats for the homeless. The ...

FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WTVD) -- In North Carolina, some college students are taking action to help homeless individuals and improve the environment. They are turning plastic bags into durable sleeping mats.