| Formation | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Lynn Margherio |
| Type | nonprofit |
| Focus | Cradles to Crayons works to end children's Clothing Insecurity across the United States and provides clothing and essentials to children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, for free, by connecting communities. |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA |
| Location | |
Founder and CEO | Lynn Margherio |
Key people | Karen Grant, Vice President of Giving Factory Direct |
| Website | www.cradlestocrayons.org |
Cradles to Crayons® (C2C®) is a non-profit organization that provides free clothes and other basic needs such as shoes, diapers, coats, and backpacks with school supplies to children living in homeless, poverty, and low-income situations for free. Cradles to Crayons began with its first Giving Factory® warehouse in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2002. Cradles to Crayons expanded to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and Chicago, Illinois, in 2016. In 2021, Cradles to Crayons launched its national online clothing donation platform Giving Factory Direct, serving children in NYC and San Francisco with direct donations from across the United States. Cradles to Crayons partners with corporations, community groups, service organizations, media outlets, sports teams, and other organizations in Chicagoland, Greater Philadelphia, Massachusetts, NYC, San Francisco, and across the U.S. Supporters donate clothing to clothes donation boxes. Then Cradles to Crayons volunteers sort and package the donations and provide them to children in need of clothing, shoes, diapers, and school supplies.