BEACHWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - Vending machines at Beachwood Place are dispensing donations to local nonprofits this holiday season.

The Giving Machines allow shoppers to swipe their cards and choose an organization to support.

Four local nonprofits will benefit from the program: Joseph House of Cleveland, Lorain County Safe Harbour, Medina Creative Housing and Shepherd’s House.

“We are so lucky to be a member of this,” said Maureen Powers, executive director of Joseph House of Cleveland. Joseph House of Cleveland serves refugees who have relocated to the Cleveland area.

“We welcome the refugee who has come to the Cleveland area from a foreign country and they are looking for a new home that is safe and a place where they can raise their family,” Powers said. “We try to provide them with the

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