It Takes a Village
Providing children in need in NE Ohio with clothing, shoes and other necessities, free of charge.
09/12/2023
What a great day!! Thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, helped plan/organize, delivered a sleigh…put on the Santa suit and passed out candy at the last minute…❤️🎅🏼
08/12/2023
Tomorrow is the big day!
27/11/2023
We’re just a couple weeks away!
15/11/2023
Mark your calendars!! Our biggest collection event of the year is coming up!
30/09/2023
This is what 1,325 pairs of shoes look like! 🤯
I am continually amazed by the generosity of this community! Thank you all!
21/09/2023
Thank you so much to the families and staff of Parma Preschool for their donation of new and gently used shoes!!
12/09/2023
We are about half way to our shoe goal! Have gently used or new shoes you’d like to clear out of your closet? Please consider donating to us! This is a great way to get rid of any shoes you didn’t sell at the city wide garage sales the past few weekends as well! Please reach out to us, we will pick up!
This weekend!!
Please help us reach our goal! Share with friends/family/coworkers/neighbors! Not able to make these dates? Let us know and we will pick up from you!
Today is national non profit day! Would you be willing to share our page to your social media to get us more exposure??
We are so excited to announce our newest partnership with Parma Preschool! They will be holding a shoe drive for us during their first two weeks of school. Is your organization looking for a community service project? Ask us how we can partner!
05/08/2023
We simply could not do what we do without the generosity of our village!! THANK YOU Brecksville UMC!
Big thanks to everyone who donated to our collections for It Takes a Village! Your generous donations of PJs, underwear and socks for children and teens - and shoes for all ages - will make a difference for families in need!
30/07/2023
The amazing staff over at The Nest in Brecksville organized a shoe drive for us!! Their contribution puts us at 36% to our goal! We would love to partner with other local businesses and organizations to help us reach our goal. Please reach out if you would like to participate!
24/07/2023
A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday to contribute to our shoe drive!! This puts us at 30% to our goal, wow! As always, none of this would be possible without our amazing volunteers (especially Beth, Lisa and Linda!). Keep those shoes coming—please reach out to find out how you can donate!
Thanks to today’s donations, we are now at 25% of our goal! Don’t forget: this Sunday, 7/23 from 1-4 pm will be our next big collection day!
19/07/2023
Thank you Annette! Your generous donation of nearly 40 pairs of shoes puts us at 24% of our goal!
17/07/2023
We will be hosting another shoe drive this weekend! We are only 22% to our goal at this point so please stop by if you have any shoes to donate. Feel free to share this post as well!
13/07/2023
Amazing!
'Everyone deserves cake on their birthday': Berea bakery donates cupcakes to foster kids Every month, Three Girls Cupcake Shoppe creates and donates custom cupcakes for over 50 foster care children in Ohio Guidestone.
13/07/2023
We are set up and ready for our first shoe drive! The Nest School Brecksville is an absolutely beautiful, new facility and the people here are amazing. We are so excited and grateful for this partnership!
Many of you have expressed interest in volunteering for our organization. As a non profit, we rely on volunteers to assist with receiving, sorting and packing donations. This is also a great opportunity for students who need community service hours! If you would like to be added to our email list, please messsge us. Thank you!!
What an amazing donation day we had yesterday!! We were so busy we didn’t remember to take any pictures! A huge thank you to everyone who donated yesterday, and especially to the wonderful volunteers who helped receive and sort.
09/07/2023
We’re so excited for this event!
Our next donation collection will take place this Sunday, July 9 from 1-3 pm at the old Hilton School (6812 Mill Rd, Brecksville). At this time we are only accepting clothing and shoes. Thank you!
01/07/2023
What does you child’s school do with their unclaimed lost and found items at the end of the school year? Thank you to Brecksville-Broadview Heights Elementary School for once again donating their surplus to us! If your district would be interested in participating in our Lost and Found Program, please reach out for more information! 🏫
26/06/2023
As we approach our one year anniversary, it is hard to believe how much we’ve grown! It simply would not be possible without these amazing community partners, and we wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for your continued support and generosity!
21/06/2023
19/06/2023
What an amazing morning! A HUGE thank you goes out to the amazing folks over at The Nest in Brecksville for such a generous donation! We are definitely looking forward to future collaborations with them. I also want to thank the awesome kiddos from the school age room who took time out of their busy day to give me a personal tour of their absolutely gorgeous facility! 🪺🩵 🥹
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18/05/2023
SAVE THE DATE!
The Lakewood Area Collaborative will be hosting a Summer Resource Fair on Saturday, July 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Cove Community Center!
To register, visit https://forms.gle/kPT9ZdNCE6XSwRo4A
09/05/2023
Free baby shower! Cleveland Central Community invites you to a baby shower on Saturday, May 13th from 11 am to 1 pm. See flyer for registration information.
08/05/2023
NEW winter coats ready to go to the Foster Care Medical Program at MetroHealth Hospital!
02/05/2023
Clothes, shoes, blankets, comfort items, crib mattress and sheets (not pictured) going out this afternoon to a refugee family from Haiti with four children. ❤️
27/04/2023
We are always looking for new volunteers to help with processing and packing donations! All are welcome, and this is a great opportunity for high school students who need community service hours to meet their graduation requirements. Want to be added to our email list? Comment below or send us a message!
24/04/2023
As we continue to sort and organize our most recent donations, we want to take a moment to thank all our wonderful volunteers for all the time and hard work they put in to make this all possible! As summer draws closer, we continue our search for a permanent location to operate from. Please reach out if anyone knows of any place that could accommodate us!
22/04/2023
Once again, we are overwhelmed by the amazing generosity of our friends with the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Preschool Mother’s Club! Look at the size of this donation! Thank you so much for helping us to keep going strong!
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