Frequently Asked Q's
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What items do you accept as donations?
A. Coats (adult sizes L- 4XL), winter hats, adult winter gloves, sleeping bags, NEW adult heavy socks, NEW men’s underwear, tents, and NEW adult blankets. We are unable to accept toys, pants, books, dresses, or kids’ clothing.
Q. How can I help?
A. We have an Amazon Public Wish List which has approximately 40 items that are of the utmost need for our homeless friends. The Wish List is located under ”Mrs. Anne Kline”, and is also found via a link on our website. We also purchase many items in bulk. We are more than happy to accept Laketran bus passes, cash and checks made payable to Little Annie’s Hope Train. You are more than welcome to donate via PayPal through our website littleannieshopetrain.com
Many schools, businesses, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, civic-minded organizations, and church organizations have reached out to us and invited us in to talk to them in addition to holding supply drives for us. Several companies have programs where they match their employees’ contributions. Please feel free to contact us for further information.
We provide survival supplies to those living in homeless camps and tent cities. Every year we donate a minimum of six beds to children who have never had a bed of their own. Additionally, we distribute groceries 2-3 times a week at local soup kitchens and the local community college to those who are experiencing food insecurity along with laundromat and haircut vouchers and bus passes for the homeless. We also reconcile delinquent meal account balances at several local schools and provide school supplies for students in need. We have also aided families who have lost their homes in a fire.
EVERY single penny donated goes directly to the homeless and those in need and stays in Lake, Geauga, Summit, and Cuyahoga Counties although our mission is to aid anyone in need in Northeast Ohio. We continue to take no salary and never have. We are a 501c3 not-for-profit organization.
