Little Ella's Closet was full with adorable clothes from before she was even born. She was blessed with everything a baby would ever need. From the moment she was born, lives were forever changed. Her mommy and daddy were in love like never before! Then tragically, not long after precious Ella was born, she was suddenly taken from this world at just a few months old. Many hearts throughout the Western Communities were heavy with grief. As the community came together to provide an outpouring of support for the Levins family, the founder of Ella's Closet was moved with a vision to allow the legacy of such a precious baby to continue to shine throughout the world.
With a mission to provide the families of young children with life-saving skills such as CPR, educational workshops, mentoring, and basic provisions for their infants and children, Ella's Closet opened its doors in 2015 as a ministry of the Light House Cafe located in Belle Glade, FL. Full of clothing, baby gear, toiletries, formula, diapers, and much more, the walls of Ella's Closet are stocked full of everything you could think of for infants and children through five years of age!
Want to shop Ella's Closet? Well, don't forget your "Ella Bucks"! See, Ella's Closet does not even accept good old cash. If you want to be a shopper of Ella's Closet, you have to use "Ella Bucks". To earn "Ella Bucks," you have to attend the workshops or classes held by Ella's Closet throughout the month. Held at the Light House Cafe, the mothers and families of young children within the Western Glades Communities can connect with each other while also learning life and parenting skills. Upon completion, the attendees are "paid" in Ella Bucks as a reward for attending that class or workshop. They can then choose to save their bucks for a larger ticket item, or they can go ahead and start shopping!
It is through the continued support of amazing people like you that Ella's Closet is able to fulfill its mission and continue impacting the lives of mothers and families within the Western Glades Communities. If you would like to help support the mission of Ella's Closet, we would be grateful for item donations of boys and girls gently used clothing from newborn to size 5, high chairs, diapers, formula, and the many other items needed for little ones birth to age five. To make a monetary donation to Ella's Closet, please click here. Truly, no gift amount is too small to make a difference.
An angel wrote her name, Ella Pearl, in the book of life; then she whispered as she closed the book, "Too beautiful for earth." Grateful, many of us were blessed to be captured by her beauty in just the limited amount of time she was here on earth. Just like a pearl - unique, special, precious, and perfect, Ella's impact on this world is everlasting, and she continues to bless this world in more ways than we will ever know.
We thank you in advance for your support and helping to make Ella's Closet a continued success.
Ella's Closet is a faith-based ministry of The Light House Cafe located in Belle Glade, FL. The Light House Cafe is a soup kitchen that provides much more than just food to their patrons. The founders, leaders, and volunteers of The Light House Cafe are passionate about transforming their community through God's grace, love, and peaceby bringing together diverse groups to provide food, counseling and a helping hand to all. Their goal is to provide sustenance for the body and soul of individuals through counseling and the care of helping hands.
Ella’s Closet Angel Tree Project ✌️is up! 😇 We have lots of opportunities for you to help the Knight family & other families in need this holiday season! 🎄To sign up & view the details, visit 📲 bit.ly/ecangeltree ✔️ Thank you so much for your generosity & love! 💕 It's people like you who make this world a better place! 🤝
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As part of our Ella’s Angels Tree Project, we are also including a local family that relocated to the Panhandle of Florida and was affected by Hurricane Michael. Christin and Ernie Knight and their four daughters have been displaced from their home and are currently living in an RV in their driveway. Christin and her family lived in Belle Glade until 1998 while their father, Craig Hartzog, pastored at the First Baptist Church. Christin and her sisters have kept in contact with many people in the Glades area allowing us to find out about their current situation.
Ella’s Closet has helped hurricane victims in Haiti and Puerto Rico in the past, and we always want to be sure never to forget our local communities also in need. To show our love and support, we will be collecting gift cards to places such as Lowe’s, Publix, Walmart, Target, Visa, etc. to send to the Knight family. The family is currently living in a camper in front of their home, so their storage is rather limited at the time - making gift cards the most effective way for us all to help!
Since we have been so blessed with Angels for our 2018 Ella's Closet Angel Tree, we have created this additional Angel Tree that includes sign-ups for the Knight family and girls, as well as additional gifting opportunities by age. These gifts will be given to other families that are also in need, whether they were also affected by the hurricane, or they are a local family who may not otherwise have these items.
If you are interested in becoming an Angel for this project, you can signup via SignUpGenius by clicking this link: www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4caead28a5fe3-theknights
All of the drop-off details and dates are available on the SignUpGenius.
Thank you so much for your generosity and love! It's people like you who make this world a better place!
