Congratulations to Brooke, who moved out of CCO’s Naomi House shelter for single women and into her very own apartment on Valentine’s Day! We’re proud of you, Brooke!
Help us continue to provide safe shelter, nutritious meals and vital case management services to CCO’s shelter guests. Your donation makes a difference!
Please donate today!
Thank you!
Team CCO from Cornerstone Community Outreach on Vimeo.
Learn more about Team CCO by clicking on the video clip above or by going to the Team CCO page here. The Team is offering a lot of charitable fitness opportunities in 2014. Find the one that’s right for you!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Take a minute and read about our new project
Do Good and Do What You Love or read one of our Success Stories.
Have a beautiful Valentine’s Day!
The CCO kitchen prepares and serves hundreds of meals each day to our shelter guests.
Do you love to clean? Do you enjoy seeing stainless steel sparkle? Well, we have a volunteer opportunity for you. We are organizing an evening of cleaning in the CCO kitchen. Join us on Tuesday, February 18 from 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Email Eve at eve@ccolife.org to RSVP and to get more information. Thank you!
Do good and do what you love…
What do you love to do? Knit? Paint? Run? Bake? Recently, we have had a growing number of CCO supporters who are doing good by doing what they love and donating a portion of their profits to help alleviate homelessness. Here is just one example…
Chicago potter, Chuck Escue, has been donating 50% of the profits from his hand-crafted earthenware items to Cornerstone Community Outreach. We think it’s a beautiful combination of art and generosity. Thank you, Chuck!
What do you love to do? How can you use it for good?
*If you are interested in purchasing one of Chuck’s extraordinary mugs they are on sale at Everybody’s Coffee. Everybody’s is located at 935 W. Wilson Avenue in Chicago.
One kind word can warm three winter months.
~Japanese Proverb
Winter has been here for a while and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere soon. The snow, ice and plunging temperature makes daily routines challenging. More than 100 children bundle up each morning and walk down the snowy sidewalks to school. Adult shelter guests make their way to important appointments, training programs and precious employment even when the weather poses an additional obstacle.
CCO case managers and support staff work each day to try to bridge the gap between homelessness and housing for everyone who comes through our doors. We’re proud of our shelter guests and the effort and determination that they bring to the many challenges they face.
Help us continue the valuable work of providing safe shelter, warm meals and vital case management services to our shelter guests. Donate or volunteer today! Thank you!
Team CCO is Cornerstone Community Outreach’s growing fitness charity team. Team members meet together, volunteer, and challenge themselves through training and fund raising for the families and individuals sheltered at CCO. These efforts directly benefit the lives of our shelter guests and help to alleviate homelessness in Chicago.
In the past, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been the centerpiece of Team CCO’s fitness year. This year the team is offering a broad range of charitable fitness options. They are:
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle – March 30, 2014
Merrell Down & Dirty Obstacle Race – June 1, 2014
Greater Chicago Food Depository Annual Hunger Walk– June 2014
Chicago Half Marathon – September 7, 2014
Bank of America Chicago Marathon – October 12, 2014
Click here to learn more about joining the Team!
