Supporting A Community
with Kindness
Our vision is to inspire groups of volunteers around the country to crochet/knit, collect and donate bar soap to their local food pantries, homeless shelters, relief efforts, mission trips, social service agencies and veterans clinics.
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OUR STORY
In September of 2017, S.A.C.K. (Supporting A Community with Kindness), was started as a grassroots effort to connect people from all over the world while crocheting/knitting soap sacks and then donating them (with a bar of soap in each one) to homeless shelters, food pantries, veteran clinics, relief efforts and social service agencies.
Stacy Wiener, Founder of S.A.C.K., discovered through volunteering at food pantries, that there was a lack of essential toiletries available. One key reason is that people cannot use government subsidies, such as food stamps, to purchase them. When it comes to deciding on whether to eat vs. buy soap and shampoo, the choice becomes obvious. So, S.A.CK. was created to help fill this need.
The number of volunteers in the S.A.C.K. community has grown exponentially through the years, with an estimated 450,000+ soap sacks having been distributed globally. The response has been overwhelmingly positive since there is a definite need for toiletries throughout the underserved population.
S.A.C.K. is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity Organization
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Before founding S.A.C.K. in 2017, Stacy was a Private College Counselor for thirty years, assisting high school and transfer students throughout the college process. She is the author of The Other Route Into College: Alternative Admission.
What are Stacy’s hobbies? When Stacy isn’t crocheting and knitting, she enjoys reading, power walking and socializing with friends.