wwhcmtfooddrive
The Westville ~ West Hills Community Management Team
Holiday Food Drive
To benefit:
Christian Community Action (CCA) is an ecumenical social service organization that expresses faithful witness through providing emergency food, housing and support to those who are poor in New Haven, encouraging their efforts to attain self-sufficiency and working to change systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice. http://www.ccahelping.org
Jewish Family Service of New Haven provides social services throughout the Greater New Haven area regardless of age, religion or ethnicity. These include: Infant, Domestic and Inter-country Adoption Services; Specialized Foster Care; Individual, Marriage & Family Counseling; Services for Older Adults; Holocaust Survivor Program; Children's Respite Services; Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities; Food Assistance; Empowering People for Success Program; and Volunteer Services. http://www.jfsnh.org
The New Haven Animal Shelter is the largest animal shelter in the State of Connecticut, with over 60 dog runs, attracting over 3,200 visitors annually. The Animal Shelter takes in about 2,000 dogs and cats each year. Through its partnership with the Humane Commission, Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter, and the North Shore Animal League, the Animal Shelter has sponsored several adoption events throughout the year, leading to an adoption rate of 75 percent, or roughly 1,500 dogs and cats.
There is tremendous need this season for the most basic necessities. Please join us in helping fellow New Haven residents feed their families this holiday season.
Items in need: Bags or boxed mixes of rice, bags of red or black beans, pasta, canned fish, low sugar/no sugar added canned fruits, canned meats and vegetables, pasta sauce, low-sugar cereals, low-sodium soups, hot cereals, oatmeal, coffee, tea, canned juices, juice boxes and any non-perishable food items. Pet food, dry or wet, and regular, non-clumping cat litter. No glass containers please.
Collection Points: Lena's Cafe, Whalley Ave in Westville Center Déjà Brew, corner of West Rock Ave & Edgewood Ave The Belvedere, 70 Pond Lilly Ave Westville Holiday Tree Lighting, December 4th, 6:00 pm, public parking lot, corner of Whalley & Blake in Westville Center Community Management Team meeting, 329 Valley Street, December 9th, 6:30 pm. Manjares, 838 Whalley Avenue Please check with your block watch captain to see if they are participating.
The Holiday Food Drive will run until Wednesday December 9th
and will conclude at the monthly meeting of the Community Management Team
at 6:30 at the Valley Street Substation. We hope to see you there!