I organized a children's book drive at work in honor of Dolly Parton's birthday. I asked a friend…read morewho works in publishing and with local charities where the best place to donate books would be and Cleveland Kid's Book Bank was her top suggestion. CKBB has distributed over 4.8 million books to children in the area since 2016. While they do have a small team of employees they also have a lot of volunteers. I personally am very excited to volunteer here in the future. They have about 20 drop box locations in addition to their main location where the books are housed. I dropped off our donation of 425 books and they let me come inside and take a little look around and get a picture. They do have specific hours for drop off but if you call when you get there they will come out and take your donation.

This is an amazing organization which helps children in lower income families have access to books…read more I came here to volunteer for an evening. It's was super fun and easy. The people running it were friendly and passionate about helping the kids. I would suggest donating money, time or children's books to this place if you can! They are located in a Weat house building downtown and offer evening volunteering opportunities. Go check out their website and help some kids out this winter!

My daughter has been attending Childtime since she was 4months old. I was terrified to send her,…read morebut had no choice...I had to go back to work. I cannot say enough good things about this place! She loves going to "school" now, and has a group of great friends there. She is 2 1/2 now, and has learned so much! The teacher she has right now, Ms. Stephanie (Glenn) is absolutely amazing. Few teachers have the patience and dedication that she has. I am so happy with her experience!

This place has really went downhill. We used to love this place and loved the staff but as time…read morecontinued and our kid continued to grow we noticed that it was difficult to keep this place staffed. Sometimes they would staff the young kids rooms with fresh faces without enough training to provide parents the lesson plans they have for their children. So the kids would be left roaming free doing whatever they wanted. There would be times that the kids were finally calm and was learning how to self regulate their emotions and then a new teacher comes in and changes the atmosphere. And sometimes they would assign teachers who gag when it comes to potty training kids which sets some kids back because they are thinking that they are doing something wrong with the reaction that teacher is giving. There is no consistency with these teachers and they keep rotating all the teachers around which causes chaos. There hasn't been any more lesson plans given to the parents because the teachers never know which class they will be in. There has been times where I would come in early to pick up my child, only to hear the tablet speakers blasting and the children staring at the tablet and watching DannyGo. There are other times where I would come in and hang out with my kid a bit in the morning and smell the strong odor of marijuana on a teacher as she walks in to start her day. They aren't always consistent to checking in your kids into the classroom so you can look on the app and see how their day is going by either looking at the posts from the teachers or logging into the live video feed but only if they are checked in by the teachers. They are very adamant when it comes to parents checking in their children but aren't when it comes to teachers checking in their children. Overall, we used to love this place and loved the staff that were meant to teach. There are still some people there from when our kid started and we love them, but we can see that them being short staff is effecting them. These teachers play such a huge roll in these children's lives so it's important to keep them happy and honest. When I talk to another parent they were noticing a difference in the teachers' attitudes as well. So seeing some of these teachers' patience running thin shows that they need some extra training because kids will be kids and they need guidance. We also didn't appreciate when the the director Richelle took 9 days to respond to us about some concerns we had when it came to them being short staffed and causing us issues because they were not able to care for our child. Child care is expensive enough so waiting 9 days for a statement to be corrected only to get charged a late fee in the process while waiting is ridiculous. Really wish Ashley was the director because she is always prompt with responses and she is so caring and respected amongst all of her peers and children. The children all love her and listen to her. She knows how to handle difficult situations and how to properly de-escalate any issue with both adults and children. Hoping this place gets better in the near future for the children.

My child goes here and I have had no issues with anything. They are very easy to get in touch with…read morevery open to having meeting with parents as needed and very secure. They do everything by the book and my child has really grown and has learned a lot.

Where do I begin? I had the most mind boggling experience with this Goddard School's…read moreAdministration. You will walk through the front door, and your jaw will drop at the wonderful decorum of the atmosphere and staff. They will smile at you, and you will feel confident envisioning your child here. But it won't be long before you're standing on the other end of an incredibly rude attitude, both verbally and in body language, coming from the Administrators. It also won't be long before a teacher is in and out of employment here-- I'm talking, like, a week. And it's not the teachers' faults. From what I understand, from past and present teachers, there is no chance of open communication between Administration and teachers. They strive to do every little, tiny, miniscule thing by the book, therefore lacking a compassionate, tender attitude towards teachers, parents, and most importantly, our children. Your family deserves a MUCH more sincere, loving atmosphere than this.

I have volunteered off and on for the foodbank and attended their fundraising events over the…read moreyears. They truly never cease to exceed my expectations l. If you have not volunteered or attended one of their events, you should make it a priority. They really do a lot of good for the community

What a great organization dedicated to helping and food insecurity in Cuyahoga county and four…read moreother northeast Ohio counties. Highly recommend taking advantage of their volunteering opportunities for organizations who want to team build while also doing good work in their community. Great place to donate food that handles millions of pounds of food a year.

Such a wonderful non-profit. They work well within the community and provide much needed services…read moreto the local residents. They are especially interested in community health initiatives, translation services, etc. I work with them to put a cultural slant on topics like Healthy Relationships and Mental Health. The staff are all very knowledgeable and engaging! Valuable community resource.

Laura's home was an outstanding experience for a difficult time I was going through…read more I recommend it for anyone who is transitioning from an abuse relationship or displacement to seek their help. God bless them all

Great organization good for the community and a loving environment. I donate regularly to this causeread more

A solid non-profit & mission, that provides quality vegetable growing options in the city!read more

I adore Cleveland Roots. It's a local nonprofit dedicated to eliminating food deserts in Cleveland,…read morepromoting healthy living and a sustainable environment. Located in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood on the near West Side of Cleveland, their farm headquarters consists of greenhouses, a brick storefront, workshop and classroom space, a house and a developing urban growing space. Its super cool, innovative and activating of an unsuspecting area. Cleveland Roots is working diligently to address giving ALL people access to healthy foods. And whether its contributing to their community garden or attending one of their free home and garden series events, anyone can find a place here to learn or help others. The people that work here are kind, passionate and so motivated by their desire to improve the community. This is a place everyone should know about!

They are so helpful when you are in need! Wonderful service and people.I haven't used them but do…read moreknow some that have and were helped a lot more that expected.

These guys have excellent programs to help the underserved find jobs…read more I went there for a graduation, and several had just learned to type and picked up computer skills because of Catholic Charities.