Warming Hands, Warming Hearts
Every winter, thousands of children across Detroit walk to school without the simple protection of warm mittens or gloves – something so small, yet so essential. Mittens for Detroit, a nonprofit founded in 2010, exists to change that reality. Their mission is simple but powerful: to collect, purchase, and distribute new mittens and gloves to children, teens, and adults in need across Detroit and other underserved communities.
Thanks to the generous support of Oakland Hills Country Club, Orchard Lake Country Club, and Walnut Creek Country Club, Mittens for Detroit was able to use Eagles for Children grants to provide over 10,000 pairs of warm, durable mittens and gloves last year, reaching children ages 4 to 18 who needed them most.
The impact of these mittens stretches far beyond warmth. For many children, like the first grader at a recent distribution event who beamed:
“Look! I picked out MY mittens! I don’t have to share anymore with my sister! I LOVE these mittens! And they’re new!”
Mittens matter. They help kids show up to school ready to learn, to grow, and yes – even to build snowmen during recess with their own warm hands.
