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November 11, 2015

I recently spoke with a few clients

CCSC helps families and individuals who undergo short-term crises. Sometimes we pay part of their rent or utilities, preventing homelessness or substandard living conditions. A volunteer follows up a few months later...

Category: CCSC Stories

October 30, 2015

I'm grateful to help a caregiver

By a certain age, most of us have had the responsibility for caring for an aging parent. It is is hard work, no matter whether it is a short or...

Category: About CCSC

October 2, 2015

No canned beets for me, thank you

Or wax beans either. I would gag if I had to eat either one of those. This is the season for food drives, and it's great for CCSC...

Category: About CCSC

September 18, 2015

Sleigh bells are ringing

At the Sunshine Resale Shop, we sell Christmas decorations almost year-round, but this week we had the above vintage sleigh donated. It's for sale, along with lots of other holiday...

Category: CCSC Stories

September 9, 2015

I'm sharing a client success story today

Our JobNet Manager recently shared this client story: "John" was laid off from a construction company that saw its business decline with the decrease in oil prices. His lack of...

Category: Supporter Highlights

August 27, 2015

Maybe we need to stop talking?

If you haven’t read the prior blog (posted on August 13), please read it before reading this one. Okay. So after posting that blog, a CCSC friend called to...

Category: Supporter Highlights

August 13, 2015

Being a Christian is about doing

There are many stories I could share of faith in action, so this is just one coming out of our 41 covenant churches. A few months ago I spoke at...

Category: CCSC Stories

August 3, 2015

A story from the neighborhood

Recently CCSC's Office Manager and I were visiting with a neighbor whose business is near our offices. His building is a pedestal building: the parking lot is on the ground...

Category: CCSC Stories

July 24, 2015

I should have posted this on Father's Day...

Our food pantries help all kinds of families, including single parents raising children. Most of those single parents are women, but a small percentage are men. This summer we've helped...

Category: About CCSC

July 6, 2015

This is a long one, and it ends with a Baptist and a Catholic

I was speaking to a group earlier this year, and a woman came over, introduced herself, and let me know that she regularly reads my blog and wondered why I...

Category: CCSC Stories

July 1, 2015

Are you rich in what matters?

If he were alive, today would be my father's 76th birthday. I miss him a lot, and as the years have passed, my gratitude for having him in my life...

Category: Supporter Highlights

June 9, 2015

We've received some interesting donations...

Because we operate a couple of food pantries, a resale shop, and a clothing distribution area, we ask for (and gratefully receive) food, clothing and household items daily. For fun, I'd...

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