Friday, August 12, 2011
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

Monday, August 08, 2011

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.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

This past Saturday, members of the Colette’s Children’s Home staff attended the 17th 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.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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.