News

Pacific Sun Apartments Affordable Housing Application

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:14:00 GMT

Colette's Children's Home is hosting an open application process for Pacific Sun Apartments. The complete application can be accessed and downloaded here:

Pacific Sun Apartments Application

A hard copy of this application may also be obtained from our offices between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Applications may be picked up and returned to:

Colette's Children's Home

17301 Beach Blvd. Suite 23

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Grand Opening of Pacific Sun Apartments

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:56:00 GMT

Colette's is pleased to announce the grand opening of Pacific Sun Apartments, an affordable housing community. This project was built in partnership with Chelsea Investment Corporation with Support from the Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency.

We hosted our Grand Opening Ceremony on Friday, January 13th, 2012.

Please check ABC 7's coverage of this event at: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=8505245

Door to Door Solictations in the Huntington Beach Area

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:50:00 GMT

It has been brought to the attention of our staff that an individual in the Huntington Beach area is approaching select neighborhoods and soliciting monetary donations on behalf of Colette's Children's Home.

We would like to make it clear that we have authorized NO one to engage in any door-to-door solicitations and have not been contacted by any individual or organization that has asked us to be a beneficiary of this type of fundraising.

Please call the local police department of the city in which you reside if you feel you are being fraudulently solicited for a donation.

If you would like to make a donation to Colette's Children's Home, we advise you to mail your donation, call our offices directly at (714) 596-1380 or donate securely on our website.

Any questions or comments regarding this can be directed to Colette's Children's Home's Executive Director, William O'Connell. He can be reached at (714) 596-1380 or by email at coletteschildren@aol.com.

Celebrate 13 Years of Healing Homelessness

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:24:00 GMT

Please join us at our Anniversary Celebration- 13 Years of Healing Homelessness, on Friday, November 18th at the Hyatt Regency Irvine from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to celebrate the accomplishment of taking over 2,020 homeless women and children off the streets in our 13 years of operation. The event will feature dinner, a live and silent auction, testimonials from women and children who have received our services, and a keynote speech by one of our generous donors, founder and President of Pacific Dental Services, Steve Thorne. Tickets will be $95 per person.

Click on the link below to be directed to our event website, where you can purchase tickets, and view sponsorship information:

You may also click the links below to view the contents of our sponsorship packet:

13 Year Annivesary Sponsorship Letter

13 Year Sponsorship Opportunities

13 Year Sponsorship Return Form

For more information, questions regarding the event, or to request a sponsorship packet, please contact:

William O'Connell, Executive Director at (714) 596-1380 x230 or coletteschildren@aol.com

or Danielle Lang, Development Officer, at (714) 596-1380 x 232 or dlang@healinghomelessness.org

Back to School Needs

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:41:00 GMT

Summer is slowly coming to an end, and many of us are preparing for the back to school rush of purchasing backpacks, supplies, new shoes, and new clothing for our school-age children. As you are out shopping for these items, please remember the kids at Colette’s Children’s Home. Many of them will be back at school with limited supplies and worn out shoes and clothing. Help us give them something new this school year by picking up a gift card for back to school supplies and dropping it off at our offices. We respectfully suggest gift card amounts in the $10 to $20 range. The smile on a child’s face when we hand him/her a gift card to Target, Wal-Mart, Payless Shoes, etc. lights up our entire office. Thank you, in advance, for your support! Our drop off hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at:

17301 Beach Blvd. Suite 23
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Please contact Deby Wolford, our Program Manager, with any questions at (714) 596-1380 or dwolford@healinghomelessness.org.

Benefit Golf Tournament for Colette's

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:53:00 GMT

We are excited to announce that Colette's Children's Home will be the beneficiary of this year's PPD Annual Golf Tournament hosted by Southern California Edison and Edison International. The tournament will be held at Sierra La Verne Country Club on June 30, 2011. In addition to Edison employee participation, the tournament is open to all Colette's Children's Home donors and supporters. Entrance into the tournament is a $100 donation per golfer and the donation includes green fees, a BBQ lunch, a tournament gift bag, and team prizes. Register by May 15, 2011 and save $10! A link to the offical brocure and sign up sheet can be found here: Golf Tournament Brochure/Sign Up Sheet

Let's Build a Playground

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:52:00 GMT

Take a look at the photograph below. This is an image of an empty dirt lot located adjacent to one of our shelters in the city of Placentia, CA. Colette’s Children’s Home is pleased to announce that this dirt lot as the site of our brand new playground, which will be built on one day, on October 30, 2010. We are partnering with KaBOOM! and Pacific Dental, who are providing us the materials, funding, and many of the volunteers for this project. Pacific Dental will also be bringing a mobile dental clinic to give the women, children, and neighboring residents free dental care the day of the build.

The census tract in this area is 84% low income, and there are few activities for the children in our shelters and the children in the neighborhood to participate in. This playground will improve the entire residential community, and give everyone a safe place to play. If you are interested in volunteering your time on our Build Day, October 30,2010, please contact Janice Huerta at (714) 596-1380 or jhuerta@healinghomelessness.org to learn more about how you can help!

You are Cordially Invited...

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:33:00 GMT

CCH is pleased to annouce the details for our 12 Year Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser. We have taken over 1,700 homeless women and children off the streets of Orange County since 1998. Please join us in celebrating this amazing accomplishment on November 19, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will feature a dinner, live and silent auction, live testimonies from women who have been served by the program, and a keynote speaker. Tickets are $95 per person, and our official invitation will be coming soon.

Our goal is to raise over $100,000 at this event to support and expand our programs. There are so many ways to get involved. Please view our sponsorship opportunities and supporting documents below:

Sponsor Request Letter

12 Year Anniversary Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsor Return Form

If you would like to donate an item to our live or silent auction, please download the forms below:

Auction Item Request Letter

Auction Item Return Form

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email our Executive Director, William O'Connell at (714) 596-1380 or coletteschildren@aol.com.

Ingram Micro Helps Heal Homelessness

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:30:00 GMT

This past Saturday, members of the Colette’s Children’s Home staff attended the 17^th Annual Ingram Micro Charity Golf Classic as one of six recipient charities in Orange County. Ingram Micro presented us, and each of the other organizations, with a check for $25,000, which is the highest amount ever distributed through this golf tournament. As the amounts were kept a surprise until the checks were presented at the tournament luncheon, we were overwhelmed and unprepared for such a donation. We are so grateful and honored by this gift, because when combined with our matching grant sources, it will yield about $100,000 to support the operations and supportive services of our shelters. This is enough to fully fund one of our shelters for about six months! Ingram Micro has been a long time supporter of the work we do here, and we are eternally thankful for their support.

Boy Scout Troop 316 Service Project

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:27:00 GMT

On February 20, Boy Scout Troop #316 led by Eagle Scout Project leader David Abraham devoted a full day of service at one of the Huntington Beach shelter sites. David planned his Eagle Scout Project to create shelving surrounding the interior of one of our storage garages. Not only did this build leadership skills within David and the rest of his Boy Scout Troop, it filled a huge need at Colette’s for more organized and streamlined storage. Upon completing this project, David said, “Ultimately, I am so blessed to have had the chance to change children’s lives.” Colette’s equally feels blessed by the dedication and hard work of David and Troop 316!

Thanks Troop #316!

David Abraham

Nahi Abraham

Abra Abraham

Bryce Bastian

Steve Bastian

Joshua Clemens

Ben Clemens

David Derryberry

Christine Derryberry

Elijah Derryberry

Justin Ochoa

Nathan Reichwein

Josiah Smith

Nathan Sutherland

Ashley Williams

Every Child Deserves a Chance was a HUGE success

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:56:00 GMT

We are so proud to announce the results of our most recent fundraising event at Tsunami Sushi which was held on Monday, March 29th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. So here goes....

We blew our projected number out of the water by raising a total of $18,343 between sponsors, entry tickets, general donations, and raffle ticket sales. We had over 300 guests in attendance with plenty of sushi and teppan for everyone.

Take a quick moment to check out the highlights on this short video courtesy of HB Cool.

The local real estate community has shown tremendous generosity and support and we are truly grateful to be partnering with professionals who understand the importance of having a place to call home. Over 50 companies and individual sponsored the event and many more sent in monetary donations in lieu of attending.

Thank you to all of you who supported the homeless women and children we serve through this event! Check out our photos from the event taken courtesy of FINE magazine's John Winfield.

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Every Child Deserves a Chance

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:55:00 GMT

Colette’s Children’s Home will be hosting its first annual Every Child Deserves a Chance Benefit Fundraiser on March 29, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. from 6:00 p.m. at Tsunami Sushi in Huntington Beach, CA. We are expecting over 300 guests. The afternoon will feature sushi and appetizers, networking, raffle prizes, and a $500 cash drawing. All the funds raised will be used to provide shelter for the homeless women and children we serve in the 8 shelters owned and operated by Colette’s Children’s Home.

Stuart Thomas of Remax Select One, one of the event’s Title Sponsors weighs in about the reasons for his support by saying, “I was shocked to learn about 16,000 homeless kids in Orange County. As soon as I heard that statistic, I knew we needed to do something. The way our entire community has rallied around this cause is amazing. Colette’s Children’s Home is doing so many good things for the homeless kids here in Orange County.”

This event is projected to raise $15,000 through sponsorships, entry tickets, and raffle tickets. Fundraisers like this are especially successful because for every dollar Colette’s Children’s Home receives in private funding and individual contributions, it has the ability to match that dollar with an additional three to four dollars through a matching grant program.

The support given from the real estate and affiliate community has been truly amazing. Every Child Deserves a Chance has received an outpouring of over 40 corporate and individual sponsors who are committed to cause of ending homelessness in our community. It is through their support that this event has become a success. All of our sponsors, committed volunteers, and the community members supporting this event are empowering Colette’s Children’s Home to serve some of the most needy and vulnerable members of our community: homeless mothers and their children. For more information on this event, please contact Danielle Lang at (714)596-1380 or at dlang@healinghomelessness.org.

Colette's Christmas Celebration

Tue, 10 May 2011 18:02:00 GMT

Spending Christmas in a shelter is not the most comfortable scenario, especially for a child. Each Christmas, our staff and the community that supports CCH comes together to make the holiday special for the mothers and children we serve.

Our annual Christmas party is held at First Christian Church of Huntington Beach, and this year we had about 100 women and over 200 children attend. Each child received a gift from Santa Claus that night. The toys were all purchased and wrapped by individuals in the community who wanted to make a difference in the life of a child during this holiday season.

CCH had many dedicate volunteers assisting with set-up, crafts, and toy distribution. We also received an outpouring of food donations from several local restaurants. BJ’s Restaurant in Huntington Beach not only donated a large portion of the meal, but sent an entire team of volunteers to help serve it. Thank you to everyone who made this celebration so special for our moms and kids!

CCH Residents Give Thanks

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:48:00 GMT

During the week of Thanksgiving, Colette's Children's Home (CCH) residents celebrated a traditional Thanksgiving meal due to the generosity of many donors and volunteers. At one shelter, 50 women and children were served meals prepared by volunteers from First Christian Church of Huntington Beach, led by Women’s Ministries Pastor Amber Turner. At another shelter, 40 women and children were served by the Act of Grace service group, led by Paul Orloff. A variety of activities were planned for the children, including cookie decorating, family pictures, and entertainment from Silly Sally’s.

CCH has continued to receive sentiments of gratitude from all of the women and children who were in attendance. One mother frantically searched for Pastor Amber, as she wanted to be sure to convey her heartfelt thanks to her and the women from First Christian Church before the volunteers left. According to this resident, she was “deeply grateful for all the work that went into serving one of the nicest Thanksgiving meals” that she and her daughter had in years.

During this season of thankfulness, CCH staff and residents are deeply appreciative of all the support from ours supporters and sponsors throughout the community. Without all of the support of all the gracious donors and volunteers, this special occasion would not have been possible.

Colette's 11 Year Anniversary Celebration

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:45:00 GMT

Colette’s Children’s Home (CCH) held its second annual fundraising gala in celebration of its 11th Year Anniversary on Friday, November 20th at the Hyatt in Irvine. This event successfully raised approximately $50,000 toward direct services for the women and children residing at CCH. Featured as the keynote speaker was Orange County Sherriff Sandra Hutchens, who spoke candidly about how her personal and professional background is closely intertwined with the important work that CCH carries out to help women and children. Also featured as speakers were two CCH graduates, Emmy and Laura, who spoke in depth about the impact that graduating from CCH has directly had on their lives as well as the lives of their children.

Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Pastor Bruce Templeton of First Christian Church of Huntington Beach. Dr. Stan Bosch gave the opening invocation, and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher led the Pledge of Allegiance. Auctioneer Mike Grumet presided over the auction at the conclusion of the evening. Other notable guests included: Huntington Beach City Council members Joe Carchio and Devin Dwyer; Fountain Valley Mayor Larry Crandall; Fullerton Mayer Pro Tem Pam Keller; Tustin Councilmember Deborah Gavello, and; Professor Mario Mainero.

The success of CCH’s event would not have been possible without the commitment and efforts of the event sponsors, event planning committee, in-kind contributors, $1,000 raffle sponsors, live and silent auction donors. Below is a list of those who we owe our deepest gratitude for support of our 11th Anniversary Event.

Event Sponsors:

Diamond Sponsor:

United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 324

Platinum Sponsor:

Jim Heaney of Electronic Wafeform Lab, Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach

Gold Sponsor:

William O’Connell

Starlight Construction, Inc.

Rainbow Disposal

Silver Sponsors:

Jack Rozint of PhoneGuys Voice & Data Systems
Capital Source Bank

ReMax Select One

Boardwalk Properties

Bronze Sponsors:

        Independence Bank
        Huntington Beach Firefighters Association
        Shifberg-Mencher Financial Services

First Olympic Realty

Program Advertisers:
Lions International

HB Digital

Debbie Neugebauer

Event Planning Committee:

Janet French

Linda Hahn

Jeanne Hexem-Thomas

Linda Jenkins

Sandy McGrath

Barbara Meyer

Diana Perna

In-Kind Contributors:

Signs by Tomorrow/Arzu Simsek

Karen’s Detail Custom Frames

Marketworks/ Matt Liffreing

Mailing Pros

A Night to Remember/Gil Sotelo

Design Pros, Inc./Mike Shepherd

Basket Ladies

$1,000 Raffle Sponsors:

Stuart Thomas/Remax Select One

Dennis Gallagher/Heritage Memorial Services

Sandy McGrath/USA National Title

Rick Reza/Huntington Beach Mortgage

Mike Heywood/Byron’s Dream

Adam Bowermaster/Bowermaster and Associates

Mike Grumet/Mike Grumet Insurance Services, Inc.

Chuck Thomas/Independence Bank

Marcy Crouch/Edward Jones Investments

Diane van der Goes/Star Real Estate

Live/Silent Auction Donors

A Night to Remember

Adventure City

Aquarium of the Pacific

Bella Body and Mind

Bobby Allison Racing

Brett Simpson

Brewbaker's Brewery

Build-a-Bear Workshop

Code Pink Boot Camp

Core Power Yoga

Disneyland

Draper and Damons

Ed Clark

Eva Gallegher

Farm Fresh to You

Hilton Waterfront Huntington Beach

Hue Aveda Salon

Hyatt Regency Irvine

Jaqu's Restaurant

Jeanne Hexem

Jim Nygard

Junior Johnson

Kanga Coo

Kathy Miller

Kyle Lindo Lazy Dog Café

Linda Hahn

Linda Jenkins

Lucinda Campbell Design

Margarita Armandnia

Mary Montiel

Meadowlark GC

Mongoose

My Gym

Noal Jewelery

Oggies Pizza

Old World Restaurant

Pam Stoval

Pump It Up

Ramirez Mobile Detailing

Sandy McGrath

Sarah Love

SCATS

Seashore Pest Control

Silly Lilies

Smokin' Mo's

Sunset Gondola

Terri Rae

The Corner Bakery

The Fragrance Shop

Thorpe Lodgeman

Time Warner Cable

Unravel Massage

Wendy Ayers

Yoga Works