"Carrying Hope Houston creates Hope Packs with essential and comfort items for the first 48 hours a child transitions into the foster care system. The blankets we received from you last year were a wonderful addition to these packs in helping provide comfort during an often scary time. Thank you!" Monica, Carrying Hope Houston
How to make a fleece blanket
Video for Blanket-Making Event Hosts
Made especially for our friends who are hosting a blanket-making event, this 3 1/2 minute video, recorded by MVOB's founder, Jessica Rudolph, gives quick tips to help you lead your group in making exceptional quality fleece blankets, ready to put in the hands of children and teens in foster care and in need. Thank you for partnering with us to give comfort and love to these young people with a handmade blanket of "their very own."
Can Quilts Change Lives?
Quilting Vlogger Amy Dement Interviews Jessica Rudolph
How My Very Own Blanket began - TED Talk
Jessica Rudolph's TEDx talk is just under 5 minutes and tells one way how a child comes into care through the school system, and the next part shares how she founded MVOB 25 years ago!
Offering Love to Children in Foster Care - One Blanket at a Time
In the midst of a busy workshop, Jessica Rudolph shares the story of one foster child, the impact of one blanket, and the reasons why our volunteers make blankets to provide comfort, hope and love to children in foster care.
(Video by Perry Finley, 2022)
(Video by Perry Finley, 2022)
Columbus State Community College 2024 Day of Service
We are very grateful for our partnership the Scholar Network at Columbus State. These students, who are former foster or kinship care youth, support their community by creating hundreds of blankets for children and teens in foster care and in need.
2024 Day of Service on the CSCC Dublin and Delaware Campuses
expRealty hosts blanket event at Brew Dog
In June 2023, Adam and his colleagues at expRealty held a blanket-making event at Brew Dog Brewery where they enjoyed spending the evening together and making 30 blankets for MVOB! Adam and his wife were motivated by their experience fostering to adopt a child. We are thrilled that they have become supporters. 2024 update: This Spring, we welcomed Adam as a member of the MVOB Board of Directors. He will become the Board Chair in 2025.
NBC4 News in Columbus features MVOB and Blanket Angels
MVOB and some of our faithful Blanket Angels were featured on NBC4 News in Columbus. Don't miss this great story!
Click graphic or link below to see video.
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/my-very-own-blanket-in-westerville-produces-more-than-expected/
Click graphic or link below to see video.
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/my-very-own-blanket-in-westerville-produces-more-than-expected/
Hear Jessica on the Fostering Change Podcast
In late 2022, Jessica Rudolph participated in a podcast, Fostering Change, with the founder of Comfort Cases, Rob Scheer.
Hear the story of the founding of MVOB, the evolution of the special tags, the plans MVOB has to expand into other countries and how people across the U.S. can get involved in our mission.
The Fostering Change podcast sponsor is Comfort Cases, one of our non-profit partners. A handmade blanket, and other comfort and personal care items, are included in each of the backpacks they provide for youth entering the foster care system, who often have to carry their belongings in trash bags. Your blankets help make these backpacks something of "their very own" that comforts the children on their often-traumatic journey through the foster care system.
Hear the story of the founding of MVOB, the evolution of the special tags, the plans MVOB has to expand into other countries and how people across the U.S. can get involved in our mission.
The Fostering Change podcast sponsor is Comfort Cases, one of our non-profit partners. A handmade blanket, and other comfort and personal care items, are included in each of the backpacks they provide for youth entering the foster care system, who often have to carry their belongings in trash bags. Your blankets help make these backpacks something of "their very own" that comforts the children on their often-traumatic journey through the foster care system.
All Things Considered - Foster Youth Education in Ohio
Click the photo to listen to this excellent program on foster care youth education in Ohio, published in November 2018, from WOSU Radio's All Things Considered.
My Very Own Blanket featured on The Lisa Show on BYU Radio
June 2021
Listen to Jessica Rudolph's 13-minute interview
June 2021
Listen to Jessica Rudolph's 13-minute interview
Just Serve
This excellent video about the value of community service includes My Very Own Blanket.
Just Serve, an online service which connects volunteers with service opportunities in their area, is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. MVOB is blessed to be included as a service opportunity on www.justserve.org. Many of our Blanket Angel volunteers across the U.S. have reached us through Just Serve.
The whole 28-minute video is inspiring and well worth watching, but if your time is limited, the section on MVOB starts at about 8:40.
Just Serve, an online service which connects volunteers with service opportunities in their area, is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. MVOB is blessed to be included as a service opportunity on www.justserve.org. Many of our Blanket Angel volunteers across the U.S. have reached us through Just Serve.
The whole 28-minute video is inspiring and well worth watching, but if your time is limited, the section on MVOB starts at about 8:40.
"Blanket Lady" receives community award
Channel 4 news with Rick Reitzel, Colleen Marshall and Mike Jackson. Again about 1 minute!
https://www.facebook.com/NBC4Columbus/videos/10154985782607751/
MVOB Founder, Jessica Rudolph, was featured on NBC4 after she received the Giving Back to Communities commendation in December 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/NBC4Columbus/videos/10154985782607751/
MVOB Founder, Jessica Rudolph, was featured on NBC4 after she received the Giving Back to Communities commendation in December 2017.
MVOB featured on WOSU program, Broad and High
Broad and High, a weekly magazine show on WOSU that explores the character and creativity of Columbus, featured My Very Own Blanket during its first season in January 2014.
What a blanket can mean
Jessica talks to Shea, a former foster child, about the blanket she received at age 2 and what it meant to her.
Foster care alum gives back to MVOB
Nikki, a foster care alum, gives back by making and donating MVOB's first blanket of 2019.
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No goods or services are provided in exchange for contributions to My Very Own Blanket.
