H.A.T.S.

Since its inception in 2004, H.A.T.S has been providing fleece hats for underprivileged or uncared for youth nationally and internationally. The organization particularly values its youth volunteers and aims to inspire and facilitate acts of service in America’s young adults while encouraged all volunteers to build personal relationships despite difference. Our hope is that the nature of this service-learning project will inspire young adults to recognize their talents and use them positively.

In January of 2008, H.A.T.S. expanded their project to the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford New Hampshire. We were determined to involve other students and thus, we implemented the project into the seventh and eighth grader’s Family And Consumer Science program. As extra credit, students are encouraged to sew fleece hats for the project under the supervision of their teacher, Kristi Parker. Mrs. Parker often finds that students who finish her class at the end of the term are back in her room sewing hats in their free time. She estimates that over 200 middle school students annually participate in the program.