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Rep. Greg Harris
Recently, State Representative Greg Harris came to CCO to be a part of our annual Hunt.Fish.Feed. event. CCO Staff and Executive Director, Sandy Ramsey were grateful for the opportunity to thank...
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Reusable Bags!
CCO is working to be plastic-free! Today at the CCO Food bag Program, pantry patrons were given reusable bags for their can goods, produce and frozen meats. Do you have reusable bags you would like to...
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Our Residents Speak…
Recently, Hunt.Fish.Feed. came to CCO to prepare and serve salmon and venison tacos to our shelter guests. It was a delicious meal. The following is a thank you note to Hunt.Fish.Feed from one of our...
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Got Milk?
Got Milk? The CCO dining room serves over 500 nutritious plates of food each day and milk is an important part of the meal. Milk is packed nutrients that help kids grow and keep adults healthy....
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Fighting Hunger Everyday!
This week, many of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving by enjoying a special meal with friends and family. CCO shelter guests are no exception. We are planning a yummy Thanksgiving meal with all the...
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Elevate Jr. High brings Christmas
Elevate Jr. High group from Willow Creek Community Church was back again this year to put on the Family Christmas party for all our shelter children — Face-painting, gingerbread house-making, coloring...
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Enjoying Christmas Dinner at CCO!
CCO staff member, Chris Ramsey, shared a delicious Christmas dinner in the CCO dining room with Tom, a long-time friend and neighbor. The kitchen lovingly prepared ham, sweet potatoes, beans, and...
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Flowers Brighten the CCO Dining Room
Flowers brighten the CCO dining room and bring a touch of life and encouragement for our shelter guests, staff and volunteers. On average over 600 people dine at CCO on any given day. We are grateful...
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Hunger & Food Assistance
In the 1960’s John F. Kennedy brought the issue of hunger and poverty to the forefront of American politics. He did so by reestablishing the Food Stamp Program that had begun several decades before....
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236,600 Plates of Nutritious Food!
The 2013 Hunger and Homelessness Survey from the United States Conference of Mayors cited that 83% of cities had increased requests for food assistance and 91% reported that they had an increase in...
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Hunger Awareness Month
“For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.” — Pablo Neruda, Chilean Poet, Nobel Prize Winner Join CCO in the fight against hunger in Chicago, where 1 in 6 people experience hunger and food...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from the staff, volunteers, and shelter guests at CCO! We are thankful for your support, involvement, time, energy, and efforts on behalf of the work we do. CCO families and...
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Celebrate with Us : 2016 Annual Report
Take a moment to celebrate the successes of 2016 with us! We were overjoyed to see 269 shelter residents move from homelessness to housing, 48 people became employed while living at CCO, and over...
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200,000+ Plates of Food
200,000+ Meals Served! Fighting Hunger Through Nutrition Each plate of food served in the CCO dining room help to bring nutrition, energy, and well-being to the children, adults, and senior citizens...
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22,500 Bags of Groceries
22,500 Bags of Groceries “We do it because we see the need. There are a lot of low-income and needy, elderly people in the Uptown area. There is a lot of food in America and hungry people who need it....
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Thank you Fight2Feed!
Fight2Feed Serves Up a Delicious Mother’s Day Dinner! Fight2Feed has really gone above and beyond again! Thank you to all the Fight2Feed volunteers who purchased, prepped, chopped, simmered, and baked...
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