CCSC - Christian Community Service Center

04/12/2022

Leo V. is 84 years old and having trouble paying for both food and medicine. “I need help sometimes,” Leo said. “My social security is only $1,000 a month. It’s hard.”

Leo received food from CCSC, freeing up grocery money for his medicines. He also received information on rent, utility, and pharmacy assistance. To help CCSC help neighbors like Leo, donate on our secure website at https://ccschouston.org/give/

04/08/2022

Help CCSC to help others.
Drop a bag of nonperishable food tomorrow, April 9, 9 a.m.-Noon, at St. Luke's UMC - Houston's 2nd Saturday drive-thru food drive, 3471 Westheimer.
On TUESDAY, 4/12, 10-2, you can drop food at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 8915 Timberside Dr. Thank you, everyone.

04/06/2022

CCSC's Martha’s Way vocational training program recently celebrated the graduation of 22 participants from its Fast-Track virtual and in-person classes. Congratulations to all!

To learn more about this 42-hour program or to hire a graduate, please email Ana at [email protected]

04/05/2022

Way to go, scouts!
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church's Boy Scout Troop 505 did an outstanding job of collecting more than a truckload of food for CCSC’s food pantries. Thank you to the scouts, their families, the church and school, and all the volunteers and donors for helping CCSC to feed families in need.

04/01/2022

No fooling, CCSC’s community is the BEST! We thank each of you for all you do to support our mission.

04/01/2022

Help Boy Scout Troop 505 help CCSC by dropping nonperishable food donations at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, April 1, 2 & 3, 6800 Buffalo Speedway. Thank you to the scouts, the church and school, the parents, and all the donors!

03/31/2022

Please share this post and spread the word, register for CCSC’s 2022-23 Back To School program by April 15!

This Youth Services program provides school supplies and clothing, in the form of a $30 Old Navy/Gap gift card, to each registered student. To register, please follow the instructions on the attached flyers. Students must reside within the designated zip codes. Zip code 77099 has been added for this year. Thanks for sharing!

03/29/2022

INTERNSHIP ALERT: Join CCSC this summer as an ExxonMobil Foundation Community Summer Jobs Program intern! College students looking for paid work experience and the opportunity to make a real difference in the community can apply now. Email your resume to Lydia Bias at [email protected]
Spread the word!
#CSJPHouston
#internship

03/28/2022

CCSC community, please do not message anyone purporting to be selling CCSC Azalea tickets on Facebook. This is a scam. Azalea tickets should only be purchased from our secure site at ccschouston.org/support-ccsc/azalea-gala/ or from someone you know personally. Thank you!

03/26/2022

Celebrate with CCSC at its 25th annual Azalea Gala!

The event sold out last year, so reserve your spot today at
www.ccschouston.org/azalea

Tickets start at $200, underwriting opportunities start at $1,500, and Table Sponsorships start at $2,500.

03/24/2022

Please remember CCSC’s food pantry clients when you are shopping for groceries. Canned fruits and vegetables are the items most needed right now. Click the link below for a list of groceries that we need year-round at the pantries. Thank you for your generosity!
https://ccschouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CCSC-ES-Donation-Flyer-2-2-2022.pdf

03/24/2022

The need continues and so do your generous donations of nonperishable food to CCSC’s two food pantries.

Thank you to all our member churches and their volunteers who run regular food drives within their communities, including St. Anne Catholic Community, St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, St. John's School, River Oaks Baptist School, and St. Mark's Houston.

And thank you to these churches that recently held drive-thru food collections, West U Baptist, Crosspoint Church-Bellaire, St Philip Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and West University United Methodist Church.

Continued gratitude to St. Luke's UMC - Houston and its volunteers for its Second Saturday drives and to St. Luke's Presbyterian Church for its weekly Tuesday Red Cart collections.

Together WE are making a difference!

#fooddrives
#feedingthehungry

03/23/2022

Karin Rivas on Twitter

It was a great day to get glasses!
https://twitter.com/RivasWraparound/status/1506716797055250456?s=20&t=v6pUNFPuPprmblF4WhLHKw

“Our students @ScarboroughElem received free comprehensive eye exams and will get free eyeglasses. Thank you @CCSCHouston and the University Eye Institute! @HISD_Wraparound @p_chavera”

03/22/2022

CCSC and the Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL) have a 20+ year history of serving the community together. HAPL supports CCSC through both grants and volunteering. Members recently volunteered at our Emergency Services-Central food pantry. Thank you to HAPL for its continuing support of CCSC and the Houston community.

03/18/2022

TWO ways to help CCSC! Drop nonperishable food at these upcoming food drives:
MONDAY, 3/21, West University United Methodist Church's drive-thru food drive, 9 a.m.-Noon, 3611 University Blvd.
TUESDAY, 3/22, St. Luke's Presbyterian Church's food drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 8915 Timberside Drive. Drop your donations in the Red Cart outside the church doors off the parking lot.
Please SHARE on social media. THANK YOU to all the volunteers and donors!

#fooddrives
#feedingthehungry #foodpantry #donatefood #htxfood #fighthunger

03/18/2022

Vocational Training Assistant Manager Leonor Moncayo kicks off a Martha’s Way fast-track class via Zoom. Martha’s Way continues to offer both virtual and in-person classes to meet participants’ needs. Providing virtual class options means students do not have to spend resources on gas and childcare, or spend time traveling to and from class locations.
#htxnonprofit #ccsc #ccschouston #bethechange #communityoutreach #comingtogether #employmentservices

03/16/2022

Check out what's new at CCSC!
https://conta.cc/3teTb2y

03/16/2022

Shout out to the Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church Vestry for coming by and doing a hygiene kit packing project for us. Volunteers packing hygiene frees staff to help more clients. Thank you!
#htxnonprofit #christian #ccsc #ccschouston #giveback #volunteer #volunteering #volunteeringhouston #volunteerwork #comingtogether

03/15/2022

Congratulations to the first Martha’s Way class of 2022!
Fifteen women and three men successfully completed CCSC’s 40+ hour vocational training program that prepares participants to be self-employed residential housekeepers. To hire a Martha’s Way housekeeper call Ana Tappan at 713-328-0160 or visit https://ccschouston.org/hire-a-housekeeper/

03/13/2022

Longer days are here!
Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow, Sunday, at 2 a.m. Spring forward by setting your clocks ahead one hour before bed tonight.

03/11/2022

It’s Second Saturday Food Drive tomorrow, 3/12, from 9 a.m.-Noon at
St. Luke's UMC - Houston, 3471 Westheimer. In February, the drive doubled its January numbers, so stop by with a bag of nonperishable food and let's keep it going.

If Saturday doesn't work for you, try St. Luke's Presbyterian Church's Tuesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., donation drop at 8915 Timberside Dr. Put donations in the Red Cart outside the church door.

#foodpantry #donatefood #htxfood #fighthungertogether

03/10/2022

Register now for Back To School 2022-23.
This CCSC Youth Services program provides school supplies and clothing, in the form of a $30 Old Navy/Gap gift card, for each registered student. Students must reside within the designated zip codes. Zip code 77099 has been added for this year. Please share this information on social media so that as many students as possible may benefit from the program.

03/07/2022

CCSC interns Kiana Lockett, left, and Kayla Lee spoke with community members recently at our collaborative partner Goodwill Industries of Houston. The interns, both Texas Southern University students, handed out information about CCSC’s Emergency Services and Employment programs.

#community
#jobservices

03/04/2022

If you can, please drop a bag of nonperishable food at Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church's Saturday food drive tomorrow, March 5, 12-2 p.m., on the Jackwood St. side of campus, 4900 Jackwood St. Thanks to all the donors and volunteers for helping to stock CCSC’s food pantry shelves!
#fooddrives
#helpingthehungry

03/04/2022

HUGE thanks to the EOG Resources team for purchasing and repackaging 5,000 pounds of rice and beans and hundreds of hygiene kits for CCSC’s Emergency Services food pantries. You rocked it!
#communitypartners
#makinganimpact
#feedingthehungry

03/02/2022

03/02/2022

CCSC’s Professional Home Caregiver Training Program graduated 11 women and two men last week from its first class of 2022. Congratulations to all!

Our Caregiver vocational training program is a free 50+ hour training that prepares individuals for successful careers as caregivers for older adults and others who need assistance with daily activities. It includes training, job leads, coaching, and other supports. For more information, email Maureen Brunetti at [email protected].

02/28/2022

CCSC supporters on the Braeswood side of town, this is the nonperishable food donation drop for YOU!

St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 8915 Timberside Drive, puts out its Red Shopping Cart every Tuesday from 10 a.m-2 p.m. for donations to CCSC's food pantries.

The church is across the street from Longfellow Elementary and the cart is outside the front door right off the parking lot. Just drop your donations into the cart.

Thank you to St. Luke’s for running this weekly Tuesday food drive, and to all the donors for their continuing generosity.

#fooddrive
#HelpingTheHungry

02/25/2022

Help stock CCSC's pantry shelves by donating nonperishable food to Crosspoint Church's food drive this FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 2/25 & 2/26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., both days, at Crosspoint Church, 4601 Bellaire Blvd.
Thank you West U Baptist, Crosspoint Church - Bellaire & CityRiseOrg

02/24/2022

Make plans today to attend the inaugural Fostering Hope Luncheon on Saturday, March 5. Reserve your spot today at www.ccschouston.org/luncheon!

The deadline for purchasing tickets or tables is
Monday, February 28.