CCAF Applications Are Now Available

    Central Community Assistance Foundation (CCAF)’s 2014 Applications are now available for pickup at the following locations:  Central Library on Joor, Central Community School System’s Central Office on Joor, the Chamber of Commerce on Hooper, and local schools. The Foundation exists to assist Central community students and their families with support and services to build, strengthen, and sustain community life.  CCAF is a non-partisan, non-profit organization created to solicit and receive funds/ resources for the purpose of assisting students (public, private and homeschooled) and their families who live in the City of Central or within the geographical area of the Central Community School System and are in transition due to economic hardship and/or crisis.  
    Since January 2010, over 250 families have been approved and have received some type of assistance or support,
•    More than 330 bags of school supplies have been distributed to students of qualified families with the assistance of ‘Central Leaders for Tomorrow’ (CLT), Grace United Pentecostal Church, various other church groups, and CCAF volunteers. 
•    School uniforms were provided to over 200 students in any public/private school in Central of families who qualify.  Most uniforms were donated by parents of Central Community Schools’ students; therefore, the average cost of providing the uniforms was $12.11 per child.  A special thanks to ‘Cooking in Central’ and the Central Rotary Club which will provide funds for new uniforms this year.  Coats were also donated throughout the year – a big effort from Central Chiropractic Center.
•    About 25-30 families have requested for assistance with food through this organization.  CCAF partners with the Grissoms and the Central Food Bank to help fill these requests through the Central Fire Dept.
•    Over 300 children were given Santa Toys through the Foundation.
•    Fundraising efforts are much appreciated.  The Central Rotary     Club will again have a Bed Race on November 22nd to raise funds.  ‘Cooking in Central’ has adopted CCAF as a recipient of funds for the third straight year.  Personal donations are much appreciated.
    We are also now accepting uniforms and school supplies.  Remember to BUY IN CENTRAL! 
    Please visit our website: http://www.helpcentralstudents.com
Donations made be mailed to: CCAF, P.O. Box 78331, Central, LA 70818
Volunteers are needed: Please call Janet Stevens, (225) 650-2906.
    Thank you for your support from the CCAF Board: Chairman Dr. Janet Stevens, Frank Ard, Marie Williams, Rhonda Taylor, Lynn Ross, Don Hulsey, Cheryl Ard and Kim Nijoka.