A new project to TWA is the Community Housing Network (CHN) project. The TWA committee (Jeanette, Karen A., and Diane C.) partnered with CHN to decide how these local non profits can help each other. Our first project was to help fill the 'Cleaning Closet' pantry. This pantry of items not normally supplied to the clients of CHN include such things as paper goods, personal care items, and household cleaning supplies. Even though these items are not required to sustain life such as food is, these items often times mean living with dignity or not.
The TWA committee worked with several merchants to purchase boxes of items. Once purchased we loaded the items in the back of two vehicles and delivered them to CHN with the help of CJ Felton, Development Assistant at CHN.
As social workers make calls on their clients they will take them an additional care package of soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, household cleaning supplies, and paper goods from the 'Cleaning Closet'.
CHN provides affordable housing to those with disabilities or those who on the verge of becoming homeless. Their annual fund raiser, Raise the Roof for affordable housing is scheduled for Oct. 6, 2011 at the Royal Park Place in Rochester.
Diane Claeys
Diane, Karen, and Jeanette, outstanding idea for non-profits to help each other. Well done.
ReplyDeleteWe are so thankful at CHN for all of your efforts! Thank you so much, members of Troy Women's Association.
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