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Hello and Welcome to Angel Hugs! We are non-profit charity group of volunteers founded in the fall of 1998. Angel Hugs is located in Mississauga Ontario, Canada.

Our volunteers knit or crochet items for babies, children and adults that have suffered a severe trauma or serious life threatening illness. We also help young mothers at risk, and the homeless. Our members have made 2,400 items in 2011 making a grand total of 26,284 knitted, crocheted, and quilted items donated since 1998.

June 2012: Our site is still going through an update. At times some of the links might not work due to that page being updated. Thank you for your patience throughout this process.

We make:

quilts & afghans - all sizes for babies, children, & adults bonnet & blanket sets - for preemie and full term babies gown, bonnet, & blanket set - for stillborn and deceased babies sweater & bonnet set - for preemie and full term babies hat, scarf, & mitt sets - for children and adults shawls - for adults who are ill and in crisis knitted & crocheted toys - for children and babies chemo caps - for those with cancer

Our donations go to:

• Credit Valley Hospital: Special Care Nursery, Adult Oncology, Renal Dialysis, and Pediatric Oncology
• Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga Hospital): Special Care Nursery
• Interim Place 1 and 2: local battered womens shelters
• Best Start: a Peel Health program for moms at risk
• The Dam: a youth drop-in centre
• Ian Anderson House: a palliative care hospice in Oakville
• The Open Door: a Christian drop in centre for the homeless and those in need
• North York General: Deceased Baby Program to help comfort parents
• Birthrite Brampton: Helping women who are pregnant

This web site has been started to get the word out that there is a need for our work! We hope that you'll join us. For more information on our group, just click on a link to the left. Thank you for visiting.