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Six Cleveland photographers will donate their time for free, providing on-site photoshoots to anyone who brings a new sock donation or cash donation at “The Sock Exchange” event from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29.
All proceeds will benefit The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH). The event will take place at Fairhill Partners, a local community nonprofit located at 12200 Fairhill Rd.
The purpose of The Sock Exchange is to raise support for The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless. Each year, NEOCH’s street outreach teams provide thousands of needed humanitarian items to people experiencing unsheltered homelesseness in the Cleveland area. Sock and cash donations collected at The Sock Exchange event will support NEOCH’s outreach collaborative work.
Depending on the size of the donation, community members will receive anywhere from a 5 minute to a 20 minute photoshoot, as well as an offsite hour-long photoshoot for anyone donating $50. The six photographers who will be participating include Ernest Hatten, Jef Janis, Shemiah Woods, Julian Harris, Bridget Caswell, and Celena E.H.
The mission of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless is to organize and empower homeless and at-risk men, women and children to break the cycle of poverty through public education, advocacy and the creation of nurturing environments.