Our Mission

Hugs through Shrugs is a charity project dedicated to creating a community of support for moms with children battling pediatric cancer.  

Volunteers from the knit and crochet community make and donate the shrugs, wrapping the moms receiving them in love - sending good wishes their way.  

Several  children‘s  hospitals  have  embraced  our  mission  and  keep  our  shrugs on  hand  to  give  to  moms  whose  children  are  being  admitted.    We  are  honored  to  be  partnering  with Momcology and Hayden's House, non-profit  organizations  supporting  families  affected  by pediatric  cancer  through  peer  support  groups  and  retreats.

We  are  happy  to  be  supporting  moms  with  children  being  treated at  Children’s  Hospital  of  Philadelphia  (CHOP)  through  our  support  of  their  ‘Ronald  McDonald  House  as  well  as  the  RMD  House  in  Providence  which  houses  families  with  children  being  treated  at  Hasbro  Children’s  Hospital.

Our  newest  collaboration  is  with  The  Izzy  Foundation  who  distribute  our  Shrug  Hugs  to  every  mom  with  a  child  on  Hasbro’s  pediatric  oncology  floor.  

By tapping into the talent of the knit and crochet community,  the  passion  of  hospital  staff,  RMD  Houses  and  other  charities  with  similar  missions,   we are letting  some very worried moms know we  are  thinking  about  them  and  reminding  them that  they  matter, their  children  matter  -  and  their journeys are not invisible.

Unfortunately, we can not reach every mom - but with your help we will do our best to reach as many as we can:

One hug at a time, 

one shrug at a time, 

one mom at a time.