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Methodist Services is honored to announce that we have received the 2024 Chairman’s Council Clothing Insecurity Impact Award from Cradles to Crayons, the largest national nonprofit with Children’s Clothing Insecurity at the core of its mission. Clothing Insecurity Partner award recipients are chosen for their excellence in partnership to meet children’s clothing needs and mitigate Children’s Clothing Insecurity in collaboration with Cradles to Crayons.
More than 20 million children in the United States experience Clothing
Insecurity, defined as the lack of access to affordable, adequate, and
appropriate clothing. As a Cradles to Crayons Partner organization, we share a vision that children will one day have the basic essentials they need to thrive; our work to provide these essentials free of charge ensures that our children and families feel safe, valued, and confident every day. We look forward to continuing the work to end clothing insecurity alongside Cradles to Crayons.
C2C Clothing Insecurity Facts & Figures
• 2 in 5 children in the United States live at or below 200% Federal Poverty Level and are at risk of Clothing Insecurity
• Nearly 40% of all American households with children cannot afford their weekly expenses
• 3 of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are grounded in a lack of clothing and supplies
• 1 in 2 families with young children experience diaper need
• 1 in 4 families with diaper need miss work each month, for an average of 5.1 days of wages lost each month
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