CCO appreciates the opportunity to exchange information and knowledge with the Guangdong Delegation. We enjoyed touring this visiting group. Thanks for your interest in CCO!
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What?! Yes , come out on June 20th to the Hunger Walk .
The Hunger walk helps raise funds for Cornerstone Community Outreach ( CCO) and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Hunger walk is a 2.5 mile walk along Beautiful lake Michigan leaving from Montrose Harbor. And by participating in the Hunger walk you can help feed CCO’s homeless people.
You can help in two main ways;
- first sign up to walk- make sure you sign up as a walker for CCO,
- second – give. Our goal is to raise $6,000.
We spend over $200,000 a year in maintaining and feeding over 400 people daily. We spend $40,000 yearly on food purchased just from the Greater Food Depository. If we can get 31 walkers and raise at least $1,000 we will get bonus points , which translates into credits for food for our homeless women, men, and children.
Every dollar we raise is credited to our account. So we need you to come and walk or give but be sure to sign up specifically with CCO so that our account is given credit for your participation. Below is the link for more information and for easy access to sign up and/or give. Thank you for caring for the homeless.
-Eve
There will be more info on the way…
“Among Chicago’s Homeless are Teenagers with Little Way to Get off the Streets” from do1thing.org, is a compelling account of a man who is still a teenager, homeless in Chicago. Mr. Green resides at our Epworth Shelter, but that is just the smallest part of the story. Do1thing.org continues to highlight the lives of children and teens in vulnerable situations.
Read the full article here.
Last night 25 or more people were spreading Christmas spirit and wrapping gifts.
Everyone who stays at the homeless shelter is going to receive many awesome gifts. Presents for the kids and adults at CCO needed to be wrapped in preperation of Saturday’s “Santa” present giving. With a goal of 4 or more presents per young kid, or a CD player or Mp3 for each teenager, they succeeded! The gifts came from all over, individuals, families, groups, foundations, you!
Parents and adults also received VISA gift cards that they can spend where most needed. Thanks to Weston Solutions, they received greater value cards than last year.
Tomorrow morning, volunteers and staff are going to distribute the gifts to everyone. Thanks to Eve, Lyda, and everyone who came out. You were all amazing.
Happy Holiday.
