A few months ago, I spoke to a group of people giving a CCSC talk, outlining our mission and programs. Near the end, I opened it up for questions. Several people...
Recently, some colleagues and I discussed how our offices process donations. We began the conversation because one of us had received a mailing from another nonprofit. In small print, at...
The mission of the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) is to serve the poor, hungry, disabled, and otherwise needy while respecting their religious, ethnic or cultural differences. CCSC was created...
This morning, staff member Stephanie Hodge was at a local grocery store picking up some of the "Red Barrel" bags. You know those barrels: they are in most grocery stores and the...
With apologies to mathematicians, numbers aren't everything
We are working hard to finalize our 2013 numbers to report the year's results. This involves our financials as well as our program statistics and outcomes. Essentially, CCSC had a good...
We helped someone a few weeks ago who was homeless for 40 years until he decided to come off the streets. Over the years, many people had tried to convince...
One will eat a salad, but not carrots; the other won't eat anything green and is suspicious of most vegetables. My children don't realize it, but they live privileged lives...
Do we have to agree on everything to work together?
Recently I was in a meeting with some volunteer leaders, reviewing CCSC's Core Values. These values say that while we are a coalition of Christian churches, we don't agree with one...
I recently sat through a client interview that was heart-breaking. A couple about my age had their life changed two months ago when the husband was diagnosed with cancer. Because...
I was standing in the hallway of one of our food pantries, waiting for a camera crew to finish filming, and struck up a conversation with a client. She is...
The Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) is an award-winning, community-based non-profit organization serving the inner city Houston community. We were incorporated in 1980 and since that time CCSC has grown...
