CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION
200 SOUTH MILL STREET, LEWISVILLE, TX 75057 www.ccahelps.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION MINISTERS TO THE POOR BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, BRING HOPE AND CHANGE LIVES.

CCA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT ALLEVIATE SUFFERING AND BRING HOPE.

PANTRY - FEEDING THE HUNGRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE TO THOSE IN NEED. IN 1989, CCA STAFF BEGAN REGULARLY STOCKING A SMALL OFFICE CLOSET WITH DONATED FOOD FOR CLIENTS. TODAY, CCA OPERATES ONE OF THE LARGEST CLIENT-CHOICE FOOD PANTRIES IN NORTH TEXAS, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL FOOD, PERSONAL HYGIENE AND HOUSEHOLD NEEDS TO MORE THAN 1,600 INDIVIDUALS EVERY WEEK. THE CCA FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN VOTED THE #1 FOOD PANTRY IN NORTH TEXAS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. CCA'S CLIENT-CHOICE DISTRIBUTION MODEL EMPOWERS CLIENTS TO CHOOSE WHICH FOODS THEY WILL TAKE HOME, PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY AND PRESERVING THE DIGNITY OF THE CLIENT RECEIVING ASSISTANCE. WITH 40-60% OF THEIR FOOD NEEDS BEING PROVIDED BY CCA'S FOOD PANTRY, FAMILIES CAN RESERVE THEIR LIMITED HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR OTHER ESSENTIALS.

FAMILY ASSISTANCE - CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION'S FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COUNSELING TO FAMILIES WHO ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF EVICTION OR FORECLOSURE. ASSISTANCE GENERALLY CONSISTS OF EMERGENCY OR SHORT TERM (3 MONTHS) RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT. WITH ONLY TWO LIMITED CAPACITY HOMELESS SHELTERS IN DENTON COUNTY AND LITTLE TO NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE AREA, CCA IS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS DUE TO EVICTION OR FORECLOSURE, ASSISTING 1,988 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR. AS A RESULT OF CCA'S HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM AND CASE MANAGEMENT, CCA WAS ABLE TO POTENTIALLY SAVE NORTH TEXAS TAXPAYERS $30,000-$50,000 ANNUALLY.

"SEASONAL - CCA OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SEASONAL RELIEF AND HOPE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE THE DAILY EFFECTS OF LIVING IN POVERTY. THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM, KNOWN AS KIDS EAT FREE PROVIDES SUMMER LUNCHES AND WEEKEND MEALS TO CHILDREN WHO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE MAY HAVE GONE HUNGRY, THE ABILITY TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, CCA ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS PROVIDED 33,632 MEALS. OUR BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH TWO BRAND NEW OUTFITS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND NEW BACKPACKS. THESE BASIC NECESSITIES ALLOWED 1,120 STUDENTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, READY TO LEARN WITH A BRAND NEW CONFIDENCE. THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM PROVIDES GIFTS TO CHILDREN. 1,592 CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE GIFTS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE ANYTHING. THESE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH GIFTS DESPITE THE HARDSHIPS AND DIFFICULTIES THEIR FAMILIES MAY BE FACING.CCA ALSO OFFERS A GOLDEN ANGEL PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 60, THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT OF FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP, FINANCIAL AND HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE. WE PROVIDED 718 TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, 6,063 HOT MEALS DURING FELLOWSHIP, AND 122 CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO SENIORS.

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