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17 people are interested
Giving Factory at Home
ORGANIZATION: Cradles to Crayons
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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17 people are interested
The COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the need for essential items for families in homeless and low-income situations. As Cradles to Crayons is currently unable to welcome large groups of volunteers to The Giving Factory to work toward meeting the critical needs of the families we serve, we have created a new opportunity to bring our volunteer experience to you remotely: Giving Factory @ Home! Through Giving Factory @Home, Cradles to Crayons offers activities for you and your family to continue helping us provide essential items to local kids from the safety of your home. These activities replicate volunteer stations we would normally facilitate in the warehouse. We cycle through different activities based on where we have the greatest need, and each of them is extremely helpful to us. Each Giving Factory @Home activity requires picking up donations from The Giving Factory at 4141 West George Street in Chicago and returning them to that same location when finished. We will provide all of the donations and instructions necessary to complete your activity, and all donations have been quarantined for at least 72 hours. We will reach out after you submit a VolunteerMatch inquiry to set a pickup time with you.We offer pickups on the following days: Mondays -10am to 12pmTuesdays -10am to 12pmWednesdays -1:30pm to 3:30pmThursdays -1:30pm to 3:30pmFridays -10am to 12pm.
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About Cradles to Crayons
Location:
2500 W Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618, US
Mission Statement
Cradles to Crayons (C2C), founded in 2002, provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive--at home, at school, and at play. We supply clothing, shoes, diapers, school supplies, and more, free of charge. Our vision is that one day all children will have the essentials they need to thrive.
Description
Two in 5 kids in the United States are currently facing Clothing Insecurity, going without basic essentials like pants, shoes, diapers, and school supplies during their critical development years. Three of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are rooted in Clothing Insecurity-just one example of the significant short- and long-term social and economic costs when these needs go unmet. Cradles to Crayons keeps Clothing Insecurity at the core of our mission and is the only large-scale nonprofit organization to focus on this resource gap. Since its founding, Cradles to Crayons has distributed more than three million customized packages of essentials to children in Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, Chicagoland, and nationally, through Giving Factory Direct-a first-in-kind online product donation platform launched in 2021.
Volunteers help to quality check, sort, and organize donations of essential items - such as clothing, shoes, books, school supplies, winter accessories, hygiene items, and more. We welcome volunteers as young as 5 years old with a parent/guardian to volunteer.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
June 9, 2021
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Advocacy
- Disaster Response
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training