Help Us End Clothing Insecurity!
20 million kids across the U.S. lack access to affordable, appropriate clothing.
Join us in our mission to #EndClothingInsecurity so one day all children will have the essentials they need for a safe and healthy childhood.
Clothing recycling can be complicated—Cradles to Crayons makes it easy and impactful.
Spring Greening—Cradles to Crayons’ annual spring initiative—highlights a commitment to serving people and the planet, diverting clothing from landfills and redistributing high quality clothing essentials directly to children.
Nonprofits Are Sitting on a Powerful Antidote to America’s Loneliness Epidemic
Check out the latest op-ed from Cradles to Crayons CEO Christine Morin.
“Loneliness can make us feel like the challenges we see are too big to solve and that nothing we do will make a difference. That is where collective service offers an alternative. You can see that other people care, and that you are not alone in wanting to support your community. Even at times that feel stark, we can do something positive together. That turns despair into action.
This is where nonprofits and community organizations have a unique role to play. Building that sense of belonging isn’t just good for our communities, it will be essential to sustaining our missions.”
We’re Making a Difference in Children’s Lives.
Cradles to Crayons was founded on the philosophy that unused resources should be redistributed to the places they are needed most.
Families struggling to pay for rent and groceries often cannot afford anything else. Basic items for their children—properly fitting outfits for school, diapers, a backpack, shoes, pajamas, a coat for cold weather—are simply not possible.
Cradles to Crayons’ mission and model enable our volunteers and donors to turn compassion into action and provide the essential items children need to thrive at school, participate fully in life, and simply be a kid.
Find a Local Dropoff
With supporters across the United States, Cradles to Crayons works to fight Children’s Clothing Insecurity directly in Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia and focuses on raising awareness about this urgent crisis nationally.
Since 2002, we have supplied nearly six million packages of basic essentials like clothing, shoes, diapers, and school supplies to children who don’t have access to these critical resources. You can help us provide everyday essentials to local children in need by finding a local drop off near you.
Fund the Cause
Just $33 serves one child head-to-toe.
Financial support from individuals, families, and companies sustains our work year round.
Volunteer in the Giving Factory
We work with tens of thousands of families, individuals, community groups, and corporate volunteers in our Giving Factories® and at community-based events to provide more than 500,000 packages of essential items to children every year.
Learn How You Can Help
Host a Local Drive
In households across your community, there are closets, drawers and shelves full of new or like-new children’s clothes and books that are not being used.
By hosting a product collection drive for Cradles to Crayons, either in-house or out in the community, you help get these items to kids who desperately need them.
Our Featured Partners
Our Service Partners
Our network of social service partners is a crucial link to the families and children we serve. We are committed to making our collaborative process as easy and streamlined as possible.
