by Michael Austin | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s time to start practicing your bowling skills – registration is now open for the 12th annual #PajamaBowl event! Save the date for April 2nd and sign up today at www.PajamaBowl.com. This event makes a big impact in the lives of the foster children we support at...
by Michael Austin | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the hardest things about working with foster youth is saying good bye. Here at CCPC, our staff and foster parents develop meaningful relationships with the youth we are privileged to serve. Recently, reflecting on the exit of a longtime CCPC client, CCPC Office...
by Michael Austin | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Over 80% of youth who have been involved with CCPC’s Project 180 program have been able to avoid incarceration, though sometimes they make decisions which land them in juvenile hall for a time. However, even in these instances, the work that CCPC is doing is...
by Michael Austin | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
When CCPC opened up Project 180 two years ago, the on-campus kitchen was dedicated for exclusive use by that program. This left mentors without a place to teach life skills and healthy eating habits to youth in other programs. Recently, due in large part to generous...
by Michael Austin | Jun 7, 2016 | Volunteers
For the second consecutive year, a group of volunteers from Salem’s Relevant Life Church came out on an unseasonably warm Sunday in June to volunteer at CCPC. (Click here to see a post about last year’s work.) This happy and hard-working group painted,...
