Nonprofit Organizations
- Food Assistance
- Free Kids Clothes
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Pet Rescues
- Places To Donate
- Volunteering For Kids
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Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Catholic Charities
Food Strong
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Hunger Network
Lakewood Community Services Center
Meals on Wheels โ Cleveland West
Salvation Army
Second Harvest Food Bank
United Way
University Settlement
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Berea Food Pantry
Bountiful Basement
Cleveland Pandemic Response
Community Fridge Cleveland
Food Not Bombs
Heights Emergency Food Center
May Dugan Center
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
USDA Emergency Food Assistance
West Park Community Cupboard
10k Movement
100 Women Strong
4Alec
A Special Wish
Adoption Network
Allison Rose Foundation
American Red Cross
Angel Eyes
Angels Haven Horse Rescue
Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center
Bay Village Historical Society
BAYarts
Benjamin Rose
BigHearted Blooms
Birthing Beautiful Communities
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
Canalway Partners
Cast It Forward
Chair-ity
Christina Sunga Ryook Foundation
Clague Playhouse
Cleveland Angels
Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Cleveland Sight Center
Cleveland Zoological Society
CollectivExpress
Community Foundation
Community Resource Services
Daily Dose of Reading
Diaper Bank of Greater Cleveland
Downs On The Farm
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Family Connections
Friends of Mothers & Infants
FrontLine Service
GiGi’s Playhouse
Girls With Sole
Greater Cleveland Habitat For Humanity
Honey from the Rock
Humble Design
Inspire Hope Cleveland
Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation
Joel’s Place For Children
Joseph House
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
LakewoodAlive
Lorain County Urban League
MedWish
Ohio Guidestone
NAMI Greater Cleveland
North Pointe Ballet
North Ridgeville Community Care
North Union Farmers Market
Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition
Our Lady of the Wayside
Prayers From Maria
Princesses Against Cancer
Project NICU
Providence House
RAKE
Rainey Instituteย
Rec2Connect
Recess Cleveland
Refresh Collective
Resource Cleveland
Ronald McDonald House
Rotaract PLUS NEO
Safety To Go
Seeds Of Literary
Sew4Service
Shape Cleveland
Special Space Cleveland
Super Heroes To Kids in Ohio
The City Mission
The Gathering Place
The Haven Home
The Positivity Spectrum
The Treehouse
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
Village Project
West Side Catholic Center
Velosano
I’ve been asked this a few times so I’m putting responses I’ve received here for easy reference.
Most people say they donate on their local Facebook Buy Nothing Groups or Facebook Marketplace.
Here are some other options:
Birthright Lake, Inc
Blessing House
Habitat For Humanity
Hannah’s Home
Once Upon A Child
Laura’s Home
Providence House
The City Mission
West Side Catholic Center
Womankind
Zelie’s Home
Zoe For Life
Many of the non-profit organizations in this section have volunteer opportunities for adults but here are those that I’ve found have options for kids as well:
Akron-Canton Regional FoodBank – 16+ to volunteer alone, 10+ with chaperone
Akron Children’s – 16+ to volunteer alone
Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank – 16+ to volunteer alone, 13+ with a chaperone
Friendship APL – 16+ to volunteer alone, 10+ with parent/guardian
Greater Cleveland Food Bankย – 14+ to volunteer alone, 6+ on Family Nights
Greater Cleveland Habitat For Humanity – 16+ to volunteer alone, under 18 needs adult if at construction site
MedWish – 16+ to volunteer alone, 13-15 with adult
Rotaract PLUS Northeast Ohio – 12+ to volunteer alone, all ages with adult
Youth Challenge – 12+ to volunteer alone
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