(CNN) For more than 20 years, Nelson Mendonca struggled with an addiction to drugs that saw him in and out of prison. But one day while he was incarcerated in British Columbia, Canada, during the coronavirus pandemic, Mendonca picked up a loom hook -- a knitting tool -- that ended up changing his life. And he spent months making toques -- or hats -- for the homeless. After his release from prison in July, Mendonca joined the Phoenix Society, an integrated addiction services center. Now he leads a group of about 10 men who have so far knitted over 200 toques they donate to people in need.

Source: CNN December 27, 2020 12:11 UTC