Legacy Builders Monthly Donor Club

Be the reason a youth realizes they matter and that someone cares about them.

donate to basic needs
donate to transportation
donate to hustle & heal
donate to housing

Every month, someone in Cuyahoga County or Allegheny County reaches a breaking point with nowhere to turn. Legacy Builders is the group of people who decided that shouldn't happen — and gave a little, every month, to make sure it doesn't.

WHY WE'RE STARTING THIS

A Steady Hand, Every Month, Not Just in a Crisis.

Most support shows up after something has already gone wrong. Legacy Builders is Legacies Empowered's way of showing up before that — with the same steady support every single month, so a young person never has to wait for help to catch up to them.

Builders is a promise: not a one-time gift, but a standing commitment, month after month, from people who believe that no one should have to reach a breaking point before support finds them.

    • Basic Needs: Two basic-need items

    • Transportation: Contributes toward a rideshare to an appointment, job interviews, work or the food pantry

    • Housing: A contribution toward a housing application fee

    • Hustle & Heal: A contribution toward a program student’s stipend

    • Basic Needs: Toiletries — deodorant, toothpaste, a bar of soap, hair gel (3–5 items)

    • Housing: A larger contribution toward a housing application fee

    • Transportation: Most of a one-way rideshare to an appointment, job interview, work, or the food pantry

    • Hustle & Heal: A meaningful contribution toward a quarter-month stipend

    • Housing: A housing application fee

    • Transportation: A one-way rideshare to an appointment, job interview, work, or the food pantry

    • Basic Needs: A fuller toiletries package — laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner, pads/tampons, lotion (4–6 items)

    • Hustle & Heal: A quarter-month stipend for a program participant

    • Housing: The higher end of a housing application fee

    • Transportation: A round-trip rideshare to the food pantry, a job interview, work, or essential appointment

    • Basic Needs: Toiletries plus household items

    • Hustle & Heal: A half-month stipend for a program participant

    • Housing: A night in a hotel when someone has nowhere else to go

    • Transportation: Bus passes, rideshare gift cards

    • Basic Needs: A full restock of toiletries and household essentials for a family

    • Hustle & Heal: A full month's stipend for a program participant

    • Hustle & Heal: An entire Hustle & Heal stipend, start to finish — their reward for showing up and doing the work

    • Housing: Several nights of hotel stay, or a meaningful contribution toward a security deposit

    • Transportation: A month's worth of rides to work, appointments, or the food pantry

    • Basic Needs: Restocking toiletries and household basics for multiple families

100% of your gift goes to Legacies Empowered through Zeffy — so every dollar you give funds the youth directly. You'll receive a tax receipt automatically.

We have a September fundraising goal of

$5,000

to keep every one of these needs covered.

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FINANCIAL & IMPACT TRANSPARENCY

We are committed to using donations responsibly to create real impact in the communities we serve.

Contributions are used to directly support youth in need, strengthen programs, access, and opportunities that benefit the youth we serve.

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  • “I like this program because it helps you get through a lot of mental struggles in life. ”

    Like, when you come in as a person, you're not gonna go out as the same person you came in as. It's very helpful, and it gives you a lot of, you know, things to do to distract your mind with. And the teachers are great. Ms. Charde is great. You know, she's a great mentor person to help you. And I just like the program because I feel like it's a good fit for people that's not on the right track. It definitely helped me as a person.

  • “I like how you all make my day better. Like, if I come here, I leave with a better day. I have a great day after. And then I know how to cope.”

    What I like most about this program is you all work well with mental health. You all basically give good advice on how to handle your situations and when to know when something's wrong with you or how to change it up from a bad way. You all give us better ways to cope or just handle situations basically. And what else I like about this program is you all real dope.

Two men are giving a haircut to a woman with dreadlocks. One man is using a hair clipper, and the other is holding the woman's head steady.

YOU ARE APPRECIATED

Your support means more than a donation. Thank you for building a legacy with us.

It means a young person gets guidance the moment they need it, not weeks later. It means a youth finds a ride to the food pantry, a place to stay while they wait on housing, or a stipend that keeps them showing up. It means someone struggling feels seen, supported, and not alone — this month, and every month after.

Because you chose to give monthly, hope doesn't run out when a fundraiser ends. It keeps showing up, the same way you do.

Thank you for being one of the first to stand with Legacies Empowered as a founding Legacy Builder — and for investing in stronger futures for our communities, every single month.