Project Knitwell
Provides a proven wellness tool that helps people cope with stressful situations in hospital and community settings.
Project Knitwell offers knitting as a tool to promote wellness and help people cope with stressful situations at more than a dozen hospital and community settings.
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Operating in the metro Washington, DC area, Project Knitwell is a 501(c)(3) with ongoing programs for patients, family members, and staff at area hospitals including MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH), Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), and Inova Schar Cancer Institute.
We also conduct programs for adults and children at community and school sites. These have included: Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Friends of Guest House, the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (JLG-RICA), N Street Village, and the Correctional Treatment Facility, DC Dept. of Corrections, among others.
Project Knitwell volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness, comfort, and community among those we serve.
Carol Caparosa founded Project Knitwell in 2010 as a result of her experience being the mother of a pediatric patient…
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News & Blog
PK Volunteers Share Knitting and Community with Afghan Refugees
Our volunteers who worked with the Afghan refugee women at the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington (CCDA) witnessed first-hand the power and potential of Project Knitwell's mission. Each Friday morning, the women were greeted by the staff at CCDA and joined...
Thank you for attending Project Knitwell’s Anniversary Event
Thank you to everyone that attended Project Knitwell's 10th Anniversary Event and Auction. We are so pleased that we were able to hear from Suzan Colón on her journey and try out her MedKNITation. We hope that you are interested in learning more and will visit Suzan's...
10th Anniversary Event & Auction
We invite everyone to join us virtually on October 6 for our Celebration! We look forward to hosting Suzan Colón in a lively conversation about how she founded MedKNITation and how she uses knitting in her approach to wellness. Also, join us as we look back on PK's...