Most families do regular sweeps to get rid of outgrown clothes and toys — and most have favorite places to take donations.
Some community organizations pick up things you no longer need or want. (To find one of these agencies, enter your zip code at donationtown.org.) Then there are those hard-to-give-away items. perhaps they are expensive — think smartphones and car seats — or sentimental things like books and stuffed animals that you want to donate to someone who can appreciate them as much as you. The following options give you the satisfaction of knowing you made a responsible, clutter-clearing choice that happens to do something good for someone else.
SHOES
Soles 4 Souls has distributed more than 30 million pairs of shoes since it was founded after Hurricane Katrina. It also accepts gently used clothing. Purchase a mailing label or find a drop-off site on the organization’s website. soles4souls.com.
One World Running sends still-wearable shoes to runners in developing countries. Anything that can’t be worn goes to the Nike-Reuse-A-Shoe program to be recycled into running tracks and playgrounds. Drop-off locations are on the website. oneworldrunning.com.
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The Covid-19 Legacy
How will this generation-definind event affect our children?
Four fun things to experience with your kids this month
Four fun things to experience with your kids this month
Staying Fit As a New Parent
It’s not impossible
Autism Diet Do's and Don'ts
Autistic individuals often have difficulties with sensory processing issues, sometimes called Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD.
Best Friends in the end
You can be friends with your child…just not yet
Therapeutic Riding
Teaching confidence, focus, and friendship, one ride at a time
A Cool Girl's Bedroom
WHEN DESIGNER JACY PAINTER KELLY, owner of Jacy Painter Kelly Interiors, took her family to New York City last summer, her 10-year-old daughter Lucy went crazy for the cool urban vibe of their downtown hotel room. It gave Lucy the itch to makeover her own bedroom in their Fort Mill home. She wanted more mature accents like silver wall sconces and velvet pillows, paired with punk rock elements like a graffiti-inspired bed frame and pink neon sign. Luckily her designer mom knew exactly how to tie it all together.
Three Charlotte Murals
An art critic and his 5-year-old daughter offer their thoughts on public artworks found around the city
Growing with Grace
Everyday etiquette for children and teenagers
The Pint-Sized Foodie
A visit to NC Red
