Kids helping kids weather winter

YOUNGSTOWN — Children at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley will be warmer this winter, thanks to the efforts of several pupils with autism.

Five bags of colorful blankets were delivered Tuesday to the mission, 962 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., all of which were assembled in part by those on the autism spectrum who attend The Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University. The blankets were in three sizes to accommodate children of all ages at the mission.

The blanket project got under way last summer, in part to give back to the mission for its support of the Rich Center, and to show that children, despite a diagnosis of autism, can be productive and independent.

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