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

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

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.

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

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.

 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 

 

 

 

 

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.

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.

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