Chair-ity, Inc.

We're reminiscing on last year's golf outing as we gear up for year two! You can still snag a foursome, join us for happy hour, or even bid on our auction items from home if you can't make it out to Mayfield Country Club this year! Check it all out here: https://golfforhome24.givesmart.com

We set up every young adult we serve with a design volunteer who helps them curate their new home from our inventory of donated furniture items. For many aged out foster youth, this is one of the FIRST choices they've been able to make in their lives. We believe this creates a sense of dignity, identity, and pride in their new space, and supports them on their path to independent living!

Thank you to our presenting sponsor Provide A Ride for making our Second Annual Golf Outing possible! Join us for Happy Hour after the course! Get your tickets here: https://golfforhome24.givesmart.com

Chair-ity seeking bakery donations, sponsor Chair-ity, a nonprofit organization that provides furniture and household goods to teens as they age out of foster care, will hold its 10th anniversary Casino Night celebration on Nov. 15

Join us for a volunteer day at our Cleveland warehouse! Sort through kitchen items, organize artwork, and rehab some furniture with us. DM us or email [email protected] for more information!

Only 3 foursomes left for our Second Annual Golf Outing! Register yours before we sell out! Enjoy a day on the course for a good cause.

Thank you Hyland for another great volunteer day! The Hyland volunteers helped audit our inventory, which gives the young adults we serve the opportunity to have a choice in the furniture they receive. Interested in volunteering? Sign up at our website for more information!

Watch the video below to hear Zakiyah share her story and how Chair-ity made an impact in her life!

Zakiyah's Story | Chair-ity Zakiyah shares her story and how Chair-ity has made an impact on her life.

Donate to Chair-ity by shopping our Amazon wishlist here!: https://a.co/1RD2lob

We're halfway through 2024 and we've already turned houses into homes for 91 people! This is a 60% increase compared to this same time last year! Thank you to everyone who has supported our organization and allowed us such progress. Let's keep growing and creating homes for those aging out of foster care!

Don’t miss out! Last year this event sold out fast! Register your foursome today and enjoy a Monday on the course for a great cause. https://golfforhome24.givesmart.com

🥳 We had our first Foster Care Community Collaboration meeting with A Place 4 Me, Chair-ity, Inc. and Community of Hope to find ways we can strengthen our relationships and work together to improve outcomes for our children and youth experiencing foster care.

🌟 We are better together!

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Thank you overdriveinc for volunteering at our Cleveland warehouse last week! We loved having you help with interior design for some of our upcoming deliveries, and packing lots of kitchen boxes!

If you're interested in setting up a company volunteer day, please reach out via email to [email protected] !

You can make an impact on the quality of someone’s life with your donation. No amount is too small to make a difference. Donate today. https://www.chair-ity.org/monetary-donation

We were honored to be invited to speak at 100womenstrongOHIO's Sweet Six Year Anniversary Party last night. Did you know most nonprofits don't make it past the six year mark?

100 Women Strong secretly won a $100k grant from Subaru Share The Love Campaign and surprised us all by generously splitting the award between the six charities invited to the event! We are honored to be one of these nonprofits, and proud to be part of their community alongside some other wonderful local nonprofits. We are !

Thank you to Northern Ohio Golf Charities for approving a grant to support our mission! With this link you can purchase tickets to the Kaulig Companies Championship and 100% of the proceeds go directly to us. Happy golfing! https://am.ticketmaster.com/pgsrpl/TFC24?promocode=Q0hBSVIyNA==

Emani, 23, just moved into her first apartment. Since age 17 she has been living a transient life, couch-surfing or living with friends. Between her years in foster care and couch-surfing, she has never known the stability of having a space for herself and her now 3-year-old daughter. Due to the instability, her daughter could not always live with her, staying with relatives for periods. They have lost many of their personal belongings in the various moves, with no long-term storage options available. The stars aligned and she found this apartment through a coworker. After many months of saving, finally, she moved in, but she wasn’t sure how she would furnish the apartment before Chair-ity came into her life. She revealed that she didn’t quite have a plan on how she would furnish the space. She hoped to get hand-me-downs from friends or buy what she could here and there until it came together. With Chair-ity's help, the burden of furnishing her place is gone. Now, she says she can focus her money on other essentials like bills, clothing, toys, and food for her daughter now that they can finally live together without fear of another move.

“My apartment means home to me,” Emani told Chair-ity. “I never had my own home. Nothing at all, no guidance. I’ve always wanted a home because I wanted my daughter with me. I want her to have the best of everything in the world, and I want her to know that I’ve been working so hard to get her whatever she wants and needs and be the best mom that I can be. I did this for her, not for me.”

Emani’s sights are set on getting her driver’s license and starting her nursing career. Thanks to one of Chair-ity’s community partners, she now has her driving permit! She is well on her way to pursuing her dreams, and we are so proud of her for the great strides she has already made. Emani is truly a ray of sunshine, and we have no doubt she will have a successful future!

A warm welcome to Heather Evans as our newest board member! Heather got connected to Chair-ity through BVU Volunteer Connect and has a strong background in marketing, currently working for Falls & co . We are excited to have her as an addition to our board! Check out her full bio here: https://www.chair-ity.org/about

Thank you Welty Building Construction Environments 4 Business LLC for volunteering at our warehouse last night! Look at how many kitchen boxes they packed up! 😮 We really appreciate all your help!!

We are low on SILVERWARE (BUTTER KNIVES specifically) and MUGS to complete more kitchen boxes! Please donate what you can by following this link: https://www.chair-ity.org/donate-furniture

Or check out our Amazon Wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/31ZPBQOQE09I?ref_=wl_share

At Chair-ity, we aim to furnish the homes of aged-out foster youth within one week of receiving their referral. This minimizes the amount of time anyone has to sleep on the floor due to the lack of a bed. We provide mattresses and bed frames brand new at no cost to the recipients, including cribs if needed!

We love our partners and friends National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland and Fostering Hope

Thanks to Senders Pediatrics for putting on the Kindness Festival!

We had a great time at the Family Kindness Festival this past weekend representing our Share What You Wear Program. And the day was made even sweeter since we were next to our friends and community partners from Fostering Hope and Chair-ity, Inc..

Get your business in front of 100+ prominent businessmen and women by sponsoring our Second Annual Golf Outing! This event was SOLD OUT last year! Don't miss this great opportunity - see what sponsorships are still available here: https://golfforhome24.givesmart.com

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month! Foster care affects over 600,000 children in the US each year, and 23,000 of those children age out at 18 without a forever family. At Chair-ity, we make sure these young adults get a fresh start by furnishing their first home as they embark on independent living. The young adults we meet are some of the hardest working, resilient, optimistic people we've ever met, and we are so proud of them and all they have accomplished! We celebrate them every day, and we encourage you to celebrate and support them during this month of awareness too. Show your support by making a donation today; no amount is too small to make a difference! https://www.chair-ity.org/monetary-donation

Happy Earth Day! Last year Chair-ity saved 22.8 TONS of furniture from filling up landfills. Don’t let your gently used furniture sit in the dump - give it a second life by donating it to Chair-ity. https://www.chair-ity.org/donate-furniture

Catch us at the Family Kindness Festival at Beachwood High School on Sunday, May 5th from 1-4pm! Lots of fun, free activities for kids ages 5-13! Admission is free, but advanced registration is encouraged at www.senderspediatrics.com/kindness

The average cost of furnishing a 1 bedroom apartment in 2024 is ~$4,000. For a newly independent young adult aging out of foster care, this financial responsibility can become the difference between a bed or groceries. Chair-ity aims to lessen this burden and give them a better start, improving their chances of success and breaking the foster care cycle.

Chair-ity is about much more than just upcycling furniture. It's about turning houses into homes. Our before and afters speak for themselves!

If you have gently used furniture you'd like to give a second life, you can make a huge difference in someone's quality of life by donating to Chair-ity. Every item we receive goes directly to young adults aging out of foster care and beginning independent living, so you can rest assured that your furniture is being put to good use. We'll even pick it up for you! Submit your furniture for donation here: https://www.chair-ity.org/donate-furniture

Save the date! Our 10-Year Anniversary Celebration is coming up this fall, and it's sure to be a night you won't soon forget! Secure your sponsorships now: https://tenyearsofhome.givesmart.com