The Knitting Circle started last April when a Volunteers of America board member’s wife brought donated yarn and proposed the idea of knitting scarves for the homeless. Linh Luong from the VOALA accounting department loved the idea and took on the project – recruiting knitters and teaching others in the office how to knit, purl, and be of service. The group could be seen every day in the lunch room. Donations of yarn and monetary contributions started coming in. The Circle grew to include a diverse group of VOALA staff-members, and a new circle was formed on the Metrolink train Linh takes each day from Baldwin Park, where another group can be found knitting on their way to and from work.
For most of us, when we think about home we think of warmth, family and security. The VOALA Knitting Circle of Friends aims to bring a little homey comfort to those struggling with homelessness on the streets of Los Angeles.
