Social Services Projects

Classic and Historical projects

More Than Houses: Rebuilding Our Communities

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976 and is now a worldwide grass-roots movement dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing.  Operating in more than 80 countries around the world, more than 1 million people live in Habitat homes throughout the world.  The More Than Houses Campaign, chaired by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Jack Kemp, raised more than $593,775,000 on its $500,000,000 goal and funded the construction of 100,000+ homes over the past five years.

www.habitat.org

The Goodwill Fitness Center Campaign
Rise to the Challenge

Goodwill of Orange County, CA

Designed specifically for people living with physical disabilities and chronic illness, the Goodwill Fitness Center is the first of its kind in Orange County, California. This new 12,000-square-foot facility, located in the heart of Orange County, features state-of-the-art, fully accessible equipment, specialized trainers and an extended physical therapy program. CCS guided Goodwill of Orange County in its first capital campaign effort that raised nearly $7 million to fund the purchase of the building, interior modifications, equipment and two years of program expense.

This innovative program will build muscles and dreams, lift weights and barriers, and raise heart rates and spirits for more than 500 people each year.

Making A Difference In The Lives of New Yorkers

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York, NY

For 113 years, the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS) has responded to the challenges of each era with innovative, research-validated, caring programs. Today JBFCS is one of the largest nonprofit, nonsectarian mental health and social services agencies in the nation. With a budget of more than $156 million, its 3,200 staff and 2,000 volunteers serve approximately 65,000 New Yorkers in a year. JBFCS recently launched a $75 million comprehensive campaign to address the changing needs of the New York community by providing the highest quality mental health and social service programs, supported by research and backed by advanced professional education for its social workers and other mental health specialists. CCS is proud to have conducted the Feasibility and Planning Study for JBFCS, and to have assisted them in reaching their Phase I goal of $45 million.

www.jbfcs.org