Non-Profit Organizations
10k Movement
100 Women Strong
4Alec
A Special Wish
Adoption Network
Angels Haven Horse Rescue
BAYarts
Birthing Beautiful Communities
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
Canalway Partners
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 Zoological Society
CollectivExpress
Community Foundation
Community Resource Services
Connecting For Kids
Downs On The Farm
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Food Strong
FrontLine Service
GiGi’s Playhouse
Girls With Sole
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Greater Cleveland Habitat For Humanity
Hunger Network
Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation
Kids Book Bank
Joseph House
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
LakewoodAlive
Lorain County Habitat For Humanity
Lorain County Urban League
Meals on Wheels
MedWish
Muttley Crue Rescue
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 Institute
Rec2Connect
Recess Cleveland
Refresh Collective
Refugee Response
Ronald McDonald House
Safety To Go
Save Our Kids
Seeds Of Literary
Shape Cleveland
Special Space Cleveland
Super Heroes To Kids in Ohio
The City Mission
The Gathering Place
The Haven Home
The Treehouse
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
United Way of Greater Cleveland
United Way of Greater Lorain County
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 Bank – 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
Youth Challenge – 12+ to volunteer alone
