- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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48 people are interested
Volunteer in our Giving Factory!
ORGANIZATION: Cradles to Crayons
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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48 people are interested
Our shifts in our Giving Factory (located at 4141 W. George Street, Chicago 60641) give volunteers the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and sort, organize, and quality check the items donated to our organization. This is the perfect opportunity for corporate groups, families, sports teams, and many others to come together to improve the lives of local Chicagoland children.
We have volunteer shifts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and most Saturdays and Sundays. We have two shifts at 10AM-12PM and 1:30-3:30PM with some weekday after school (4:30-6:30PM) and work (6-8PM) shifts by request. Volunteer groups can be as large as 100 people and have volunteers as young as 5 years old.
Interested in bettering your community while having some fun with friends and family? Please contact Amy Meade at ameade@cradlestocrayons.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
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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
4141 West George StreetChicago, IL 60641
DATE POSTED
August 10, 2018
SKILLS
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 5
- Our shifts are 2 hours each
- We begin each shift with an orientation and training for all of our volunteer groups and individuals