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.

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.