Mission: Cradles to Crayons® (C2C®) believes that all children deserve the essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued. Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive-at home, at school, and at play-for free. Cradles to Crayons collects and distributes new and high-quality used children's goods by engaging and connecting communities. C2C sets a gold standard of individual, family, and corporate volunteer engagement, and through its "Giving Factories®" provides unique, hands-on opportunities to directly help local families. Headquartered in Boston, MA, C2C opened in Philadelphia in 2007,Chicago in 2016, and New York City via an innovative online platform, Giving Factory Direct (GFD), in 2021. (Less)

Cradles to Crayons is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2002, and donations are tax-deductible.