On Saturday, we spent the morning volunteering at the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory Warehouse to help provide local children with the basic essentials they need to thrive - at home, at school, and at play!
A little about Cradles to Crayons from their website:
A little about Cradles to Crayons from their website:
"...our mission remains clear: to provide children from birth through age 12 with the everyday essentials they need to thrive — at home, at school, and at play. Our overarching vision — a future free of childhood poverty — inspires our work every day.
By making it convenient to turn compassion into action, our model enables us to connect those in our communities who have with those who are in need. We achieve this by offering meaningful volunteer experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds who want to engage in our work, and by communicating clearly about the impact of their support."
By making it convenient to turn compassion into action, our model enables us to connect those in our communities who have with those who are in need. We achieve this by offering meaningful volunteer experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds who want to engage in our work, and by communicating clearly about the impact of their support."
Also from their site:
"Our efficient and effective 3-step model provides kids with the essentials they need, free of charge. This enables us to engage communities that have, connecting them with communities that need.
New and nearly new children’s items are collected through grassroots community drives and corporate donations.
Donations are then processed and packaged by volunteers in our warehouse, The Giving Factory®.
Packages from The Giving Factory are distributed to local disadvantaged children — through our collaborative network of diverse service partners."
This is the second time we've had the opportunity to offer our help and we are certainly planning to take part again! If you'd like to get involved, keep an eye on our website for more opportunities. Can't wait, or want to learn more? Check out: www.cradlestocrayons.org/chicago/