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August 13, 2014
Thank you to our Backpack-A-Thon® 2014 sponsors, volunteers, and supporters who made it possible to pack and distribute 22,000 backpacks to children in need in the Philadelphia area!
Cradles to Crayons hosted the 2014 Backpack-A-Thon® to pack and distribute 22,000 backpacks, stuffed with essential school supplies, to children in homeless and low-income... Read More »
August 9, 2014
Area Ten Thousand Villages Stores Offering Purchase Discounts to Shoppers who Donate Cash, Clothes or School Supplies for Area’s Disadvantaged Children
Retailer holds month-long collection drive ending Friday, August 29. 15% of sales on final night to be donated to Cradles to Crayons to benefit... Read More »
July 28, 2014
Citizens Bank donates $50,000 to Cradles to Crayons for its annual collection efforts of school supplies for children in need
Citizens Bank donates $50,000 to Cradles to Crayons for its annual collection efforts of school supplies for children in need Volunteers to sort... Read More »
June 6, 2014
PHOTO: Cradles to Crayons celebrates ‘200,000th Child Served’ by The Times Herald
On June 5, Cradles to Crayons celebrated a milestone with various supporters: its 200,000th child served. Click here for a great shot of our 200,000th Child... Read More »
June 3, 2014
Cradles to Crayons Marks Major Milestone: Supplies 200,000th ‘Pack’ of Essential Items to Area Children Living in Poverty
Cradles to Crayons Marks Major Milestone: Supplies 200,000th ‘Pack’ of Essential Items to Area Children Living in Poverty Will thank supporters at special... Read More »
April 28, 2014
Cradles to Crayons receives 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for 6th straight year
PHILADELPHIA, April 29, 2014 – Local nonprofit Cradles to Crayons has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating of 4-stars for the sixth straight year –... Read More »
April 25, 2014
WATCH: Human service agency partners visit Cradles to Crayons in West Conshohocken for a special project
Cradles to Crayons partners with nearly 250 human service agencies throughout the Greater Philadelphia area to get customized packages of everyday essentials to... Read More »
April 9, 2014
Join The Goldenberg Group & the People Helping People Foundation for the Metroplex May Day Spring Children’s Clothing Collection
Cradles to Crayons is proud to partner with The Goldenberg Group, the People Helping People Foundation, and the Metroplex Shopping Center for the... Read More »
March 26, 2014
Cradles to Crayons partners with PECO, Starbucks & Springfield Mall for The Great Green Spring Clean for Newborns to Tweens
Cradles to Crayons is proud to partner with PECO on The Great Green Spring Clean. Multiple donation collection sites throughout the Greater Philadelphia... Read More »
March 22, 2014
Philadelphia Eagles and Ricoh Team Up With Cradles To Crayons
Cradles to Crayons was pleased to welcome members of the Philadelphia Eagles staff for a volunteer project on Friday, March 21, where they... Read More »