When you donate to University Settlement, you help address barriers that keep people from reaching their full potential. You are sending a message that tells others they are not forgotten or outcasted. You bring hope and tell them someone out there cares.
Giving is not about making a donation,
it’s about making a difference.
provides 30 meals for seniors, youth, and families in the community
provides five seniors with round trip transportation to help with things like shopping trips, picking up medications, or getting to our facility and back.
provides 25 people with a financial literacy training course
provides a homeless family with case management and household necessities to move into their first home
provides a week of after-school programming for a child struggling in reading or math
You can give through our PayPal, or by addressing a check to University Settlement and sending it to:
Development Manager
4800 Broadway Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44127
We accept donations of all kinds. Specifically, we need:
Blankets, pillows, and sheets
Toiletries (soap, tooth paste, deodorant)
House hold items (towels, utensils)
Cleaning products (Lysol, dust bins, trash bags)
Clothes (babies, children, and adults)
Winter gear (coats, gloves, scarves, hats)
School supplies (backpacks, writing utensils, notebooks
These can be dropped off at the
Hunger Center at 4800 Broadway Ave.
Check our wishlist for any items that we need or have been expressed by our clients. Items can be as low as $1 and will be shipped directly to our door. It’s as easy as that! Plus, use Capital One Shopping to make sure you’re getting the best possible price!
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Ed and Elaine Kukawka were always a kind and generous presence at University Settlement. Ed grew up in Slavic Village and attended youth programming and summer camps at the Settlement when he was a child. As an adult, Ed was always generous and thoughtful, especially to our Youth Department.
Every year Ed supported our Youth Fall Party. The youth would have pumpkin carvers to watch, donuts to eat, and apple cider to drink.
Ed always supported our annual Back to School Fairs too. He made sure pony rides were available at every fair. He would even take photos of them on the pony with a Polaroid camera to give to their parents.
Around the office, Ed was simply known as “the doughnut man”. He would bring doughnuts by the office multiple times a week to make sure our staff had a treat.
Since his passing in 2011, his wife Elaine kept up many of his traditions. She made sure that the Youth Department had what they needed and that the staff always had a treat.
All of us at University Settlement are so grateful for Ed and Elaine, and the kindness they showed us over the years.
Elaine passed away last year, and University Settlement was left a generous gift. We have been challenged to match their incredible gift of $125,000 before the end of the year. So, in Ed and Elaine’s honor, live generously and kindly.
Match their gift here and make sure to add “matching” in the notes!
