Welcome To ARC ( Awareness, Respect, Compassion )

Awareness Respect Compassion (ARC) is a non-profit that aspires to give hope and comfort to those in desperate circumstances by sending hand-knitted hats, scarves, mittens, socks, blankets, and sweaters to shelters throughout the United States and abroad.
Community support is essential to those rebuilding their lives after escaping trauma and oppression. Like refugees and abused animals who persevere, volunteers can be agents of constructive, meaningful action. None of us is powerless.
Starting over is hard, but harder still for people and animals who live in fear of brutality and persecution. For this reason, we resolve to keep knitting, crocheting, researching, championing, and protesting for overlooked survivors of violence.
ARC sends to North Korean orphans and families who are refugees. While knitted goods may not seem like much to those of us whose needs are met, the impact of a new, useful gift can be immense. Knits can remind refugees of their humanity, identity, and encourage them to keep striving for a better future.
ARC sends knitted and crocheted items to abused, abandoned, and neglected animals. While in recovery at shelters or medical centers, animals feel confused, vulnerable, and alone. Some have been beaten; many are terrified. ARC sends knits to comfort our animal friends while they wait for a new home and a loving family.

Welcome!

ARC is a non-profit, non-denominational and non-politically affiliated organization that sends needed knits to shelters in the U.S. and internationally. We teach volunteers how to knit and crochet, raise public awareness about current human and animal rights issues, and publish innovative articles.

Our grassroots efforts focus on responsibly informing the public and making significant, substantive progress to ameliorate the circumstances of those in desperate need. Our goal is to restore dignity and hope to those suffering from oppression, abuse, and neglect. For those most vulnerable to hopelessness and desperation, anything that comforts can be a lifeline. Currently, ARC primarily donates primarily to Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, Pine Ridge Emergency Youth Shelter, Family Crisis Center Inc. and The Washington Animal Rescue League.

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