CAA Community Assistance Foundation Announces 2024 Recipients
The philanthropic arm of the Columbus Apartment Association, the CAA Community Assistance Foundation will donate to three charities in 2024. Families Flourish, Huckleberry House, Patches of Light, Red Cross of Greater Columbus, Community Properties of Ohio Scholar House.
The Community Assistance Foundation provides financial assistance and materials to charitable organizations in Central Ohio who have missions that support multifamily housing and its residents. The Community Assistance Foundation is funded by donations from CAA members that allow the Foundation to provide much needed assistance to many charities and individuals throughout the Central Ohio community.
Families Flourish:
The mission of Families Flourish is to create a more equitable community for families by empowering them to achieve and succeed through a holistic support initiative. Families Flourish empowers families to address their total needs over a 3-year period, reversing historic barriers by fostering greater inclusivity, equality, opportunity and access to housing, education, and family wellness. Families Flourish helps communities embrace and create housing that is accessible to all. Parents are provided tools to improve life outcomes for themselves and their children through requisite programs. Life coaching focuses on financial literacy, life skills, job and career advancement, health and wellness, and access to quality education for children. Families are also provided tools to achieve financial capacity, housing stability and affordability through rent support. Families Flourish is about paving the way for success. Our results show 58%/$17,000 average increased income, 100+-point higher credit scores, health and wellness improvements, and kids thriving at grade level and above in their schools. At the end of the three years, families can access housing that fits their needs.
Huckleberry House:
One in seven children will run away before the age of 18. They run because they don’t know how to deal with family dynamics at home, or because they are experiencing an unsafe situation and feel there is no other escape. Once they are on their own, many don’t have anywhere to go, or they don’t know where to get help.
Since 1970, Huckleberry House has been a safe place and a source of support for these young people. We know this community, and the challenges they face, perhaps better than any other organization. And we work relentlessly to ensure all young people in our community have access to a safe home environment as well as the guidance they need to develop skills and find resources that can help them navigate and cope with the pressures of life.
Patches of Light:
Each year thousands of children are diagnosed with life-threatening, life-changing, and often-times fatal illnesses. Many families with critically and terminally ill children are being inundated with the high costs of dealing with these illnesses. Many of the families referred to Patches of Light have one or more parent on an unpaid leave and they find they are unable to pay for even the basic necessities of everyday life. The mission of Patches of Light is to assist families with critically and terminally ill children so they can remain together during their hospitalizations and treatments. Funding is used to pay for past due mortgages, rent and utilities. Patches of Light provides phone, gas and grocery cards and parking vouchers. In addition, Patches of Light assists with emergencies such as auto repairs, housing for long distance care, airline tickets, Ronald McDonald House fees and much more.
Red Cross of Greater Columbus:
The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus is a humanitarian service organization dedicated to helping make families and communities safer at home and around the world. The Red Cross responds to more than 300 local disasters each year and mobilizes volunteers when needed nationwide. The Red Cross assists in education more than 20,000 residents in how to prepare for disaster. Recently, the Red Cross was vital in assisting families who were without power for an extended period of time during extremely high heat. The Red Cross is ever present during a time of displacement and need on multifamily properties.
Community Properties of Ohio Scholar House:
Columbus Scholar House brings together education and housing services for at-risk student parents, who otherwise face barriers in completing their degree. Qualified participants attend an accredited college or university full-time while residing at the newly constructed Charles Building in Columbus's Near East Side. The student parents receive supportive services through the OSU ACCESS Collaborative program to help them stay in school and maintain their grades while also providing for the needs of their children. Services are focused on issues such as:
There are many avenues for you to donate to the Community Assistance Foundation. The CAA has events throughout the year that benefit the Foundation including the upcoming Reverse Raffle which you can read more about throughout this issue. All of the proceeds from the event benefit the CAA Community Assistance Foundation.
The CAA Community Assistance Foundation is recognized as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your donations are tax deductible. Contact the CAA today to make your donation or to get more information about the charities the Foundation benefits.
The Community Assistance Foundation provides financial assistance and materials to charitable organizations in Central Ohio who have missions that support multifamily housing and its residents. The Community Assistance Foundation is funded by donations from CAA members that allow the Foundation to provide much needed assistance to many charities and individuals throughout the Central Ohio community.
Families Flourish:
The mission of Families Flourish is to create a more equitable community for families by empowering them to achieve and succeed through a holistic support initiative. Families Flourish empowers families to address their total needs over a 3-year period, reversing historic barriers by fostering greater inclusivity, equality, opportunity and access to housing, education, and family wellness. Families Flourish helps communities embrace and create housing that is accessible to all. Parents are provided tools to improve life outcomes for themselves and their children through requisite programs. Life coaching focuses on financial literacy, life skills, job and career advancement, health and wellness, and access to quality education for children. Families are also provided tools to achieve financial capacity, housing stability and affordability through rent support. Families Flourish is about paving the way for success. Our results show 58%/$17,000 average increased income, 100+-point higher credit scores, health and wellness improvements, and kids thriving at grade level and above in their schools. At the end of the three years, families can access housing that fits their needs.
Huckleberry House:
One in seven children will run away before the age of 18. They run because they don’t know how to deal with family dynamics at home, or because they are experiencing an unsafe situation and feel there is no other escape. Once they are on their own, many don’t have anywhere to go, or they don’t know where to get help.
Since 1970, Huckleberry House has been a safe place and a source of support for these young people. We know this community, and the challenges they face, perhaps better than any other organization. And we work relentlessly to ensure all young people in our community have access to a safe home environment as well as the guidance they need to develop skills and find resources that can help them navigate and cope with the pressures of life.
Patches of Light:
Each year thousands of children are diagnosed with life-threatening, life-changing, and often-times fatal illnesses. Many families with critically and terminally ill children are being inundated with the high costs of dealing with these illnesses. Many of the families referred to Patches of Light have one or more parent on an unpaid leave and they find they are unable to pay for even the basic necessities of everyday life. The mission of Patches of Light is to assist families with critically and terminally ill children so they can remain together during their hospitalizations and treatments. Funding is used to pay for past due mortgages, rent and utilities. Patches of Light provides phone, gas and grocery cards and parking vouchers. In addition, Patches of Light assists with emergencies such as auto repairs, housing for long distance care, airline tickets, Ronald McDonald House fees and much more.
Red Cross of Greater Columbus:
The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus is a humanitarian service organization dedicated to helping make families and communities safer at home and around the world. The Red Cross responds to more than 300 local disasters each year and mobilizes volunteers when needed nationwide. The Red Cross assists in education more than 20,000 residents in how to prepare for disaster. Recently, the Red Cross was vital in assisting families who were without power for an extended period of time during extremely high heat. The Red Cross is ever present during a time of displacement and need on multifamily properties.
Community Properties of Ohio Scholar House:
Columbus Scholar House brings together education and housing services for at-risk student parents, who otherwise face barriers in completing their degree. Qualified participants attend an accredited college or university full-time while residing at the newly constructed Charles Building in Columbus's Near East Side. The student parents receive supportive services through the OSU ACCESS Collaborative program to help them stay in school and maintain their grades while also providing for the needs of their children. Services are focused on issues such as:
- Academic performance
- Financial management
- Navigating the higher education system
- Goal-setting & problem-solving
- Accessing reliable & affordable childcare
- Parenting skills
- Transitioning from school to work
There are many avenues for you to donate to the Community Assistance Foundation. The CAA has events throughout the year that benefit the Foundation including the upcoming Reverse Raffle which you can read more about throughout this issue. All of the proceeds from the event benefit the CAA Community Assistance Foundation.
The CAA Community Assistance Foundation is recognized as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your donations are tax deductible. Contact the CAA today to make your donation or to get more information about the charities the Foundation benefits.
