Volunteer Opportunities

Here at CCA, we have a small, but gifted staff of dedicated individuals. Still, we can always use more people to help with the work we do here. We consider time a valuable donation. The following is a list of ways you can help with your time.

·Help with answering the phone or other administrative duties;

·Mentoring or tutoring a child, coordinating or helping with a special project or arranging a special program for children as part of our After-School Program;

·Providing childcare for parents while they are in our workshops learning new skills;

·Using your carpentry / building skills to repair or improve our facilities;

·Providing our residents with computer hardware and software training and support;

·Cooking for special events;

·Providing cleaning services for apartments and common areas;

·Assisting with fundraising events and mailings;

·Holding food drives, sorting food, preparing and distributing baskets as part of our Thanksgiving food drive.

·We also have opportunities for groups to volunteer, such as our Spring and Fall cleanups.

For more information contact Cynthia Watson at (203) 777-7848 or cwatson@ccahelping.org.

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Adopt an Apartment

You, your family, business or church or faith community can get together to "adopt" one of CCA’s Hillside Family Shelter apartments.

There are various levels of involvement one can have in CCA’s Adopt an Apartment Program, depending on your time and commitment. Some of the ways our "adoptive parents" get involved include:

· Cleaning apartments after families move on to permanent housing;

·  Painting and preparing an apartment for a new family to move in;

·  Holding drives for needed items (household items);

·  Sponsoring fundraisers to help defray the costs of work to an apartment;

Raising money to help families with security deposits;

If interested in learning more about this program, contact Lillian Marquez at lmarquez@ccahelping.org  or telephone (203) 777-7173.

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Internship Opportunities

CCA offers educational internships in a variety of areas, such as social work, business development, administration and general social service. If you are a student or academic professional looking for an internship opportunity contact Cynthia Watson at cwatson@ccahelping.org or call (203) 777-7848

Community Service Opportunities

CCA offers community service placements for individuals looking for such assignments in a variety of areas. If you or someone you know is in need of community service placement,  contact Lillian Marquez at lmarquez@ccahelping.org or call (203) 777-7173.

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Non-Financial Donations / Gifts

CCA has many non-financial ways of donating. They include:

• FURNITURE PROGRAM -- We accept used furniture in excellent condition and make pick-ups throughout greater New Haven. Donations are used in our shelters and also given to residents moving into permanent housing. Current needs include twin and full-size beds and mattresses, dining tables, couches and dressers.

To make a donation, contact Lillian Marquez at lmarquez@ccahelping.org  or call (203) 777-7173.

• OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS – Thanks to faithful donors, we are able to supply our  families with many such items. Current needs include:

• CHILDREN’S ITEMS – Current needs include:

School supplies, gift certificates for clothing, art supplies, TV/VCR for educational videos, computer games, children’s furniture.

• GENERAL NEEDS

Non-perishable food items

Van/truck for furniture program

New computers, video cameras

We also accept donations of cars, trucks and boats.

We always have needs you can fulfill. If interested in donating, please contact us at www.cccahelping.org or call (203) 777-7848.

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Planned giving

• Marketable securities;
• Real estate;
• Closely held stock;
• Tangible assets;
• Life insurance;
• Retirement plan assets;
• Life income gifts:
  --charitable remainder trust;
  --charitable gift annuity;
  --pooled income fund;
• Charitable lead trust;
• Bequests;
• Employer matching gifts;
• Memorial gifts;
• Honorary gifts;

Consult your financial advisor to determine which form of giving best works for you or contact us at cca@ccahelping.org or  call  (203) 777-7848 and we can have one of our financial experts speak to you.

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