Project Linus is an organization that was first established in 1995 in order to donate blankets to children in need. In 2022, Debra Beaumont started a new Project Linus chapter for the Northeast Texas area, covering seven counties: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Titus, and Hopkins.
The Northeast Chapter of Project Linus will have its second anniversary on June 10. After last speaking to the Pittsburg Gazette, there has been a lot of growth for this organization’s chapter and Beaumont was able to give an update about the chapter’s current status. Beaumont shared that since the chapter’s start, they have made 1302 blankets and this year alone have made 376.
“Our main goal is to help kids going through trauma,” states Beaumont. Project Linus’s Northeast Texas Chapter works with many organizations to supply these blankets to children who have gone through instances including, but not limited to, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and accidents. They work with hospitals such as CHRISTUS in Texarkana, Sulphur Springs, and Atlanta, UT Health Pittsburg, and Titus Regional in Mount Pleasant. Camp Braveheart, Expectant Heart, and CASA are also organizations that they partner with. As of May 30 of this year, Beaumont has been able to get in touch with CPS and will start working with them as well.
