Need help accessing or getting food?
Everyone needs a little helping hand from time to time.
If you, or someone you know, needs nutritional assistance,
CCAP’s Food Bank can help!
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 12 percent of Rhode Islanders, 51,000 households, are food insecure, meaning they are often unsure where their next meal will come from due to lack of resources. The most severe conditions associated with hunger are reported by 4.7 percent of our state’s residents, 20,000 households.
Call us today to learn more about CCAP’s Food Bank. 401-467-7013.
CCAP FOOD BANK
311 Doric Avenue (lower level)
Cranston • RI 02901
Food Bank Hours: Mon – Fri, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and on Wednesdays 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
401-467-7013.
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CCAP’s Warwick/Buttonwoods Skills & Youth Center has a new name, Kent County Youth Center and a new home. CHECK US OUT!
Effective Monday, March 27, 2017, CCAP’s Kent County Youth Center will be be relocated to COWESETT PLAZA, #15/16, 289 COWESETT AVENUE,WEST WARWICK, RI 02893 – 401-732-5562. This office is located on RIPTA bus route # 29/Kent County.
OFFICE HOURS • MON, WED, FRI, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM • TUES, THURS, 8:30 AM – 6 PM
The Kent Couty Youth Center provides FREE:
• Job Training
• GED Classes
• Paid Internships
• Tutoring Services
• Drivers Ed Classes
• Community Service
CCAP’s Kent County Youth Center assist youth ages 14-24 through free education, training programs, Work Readiness and Job Placement assistance. We provide a full range of services to youth enrolled in school and out of school. All enrollees are connected with a case manager to assist them in their education or employment goals throughout the program. Cash incentives and bus tickets are given to those who qualify.
For more information call us at 401-732-5562 or stop by and say hi!
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Its Prom Time at CCAP!
Prom Time is a program in which donated prom dresses, tuxedos and accessories are offered FREE OF CHARGE to teens in CCAP’s Youth Center Programs.
CCAP’s Operation Prom Dress has over400 new or gently used dresses and a limited number of tuxedos (various sizes), along with accessories for Prom Time.
Dresses and tuxedos are available on a first-come, first-served basis and you must be registered in a CCAP Youth Center Program to participate.
Special THANK YOU to our CCAP Operation Prom Dress partners:
Alexandra’s Boutique, Carl Anthony Tuxedo, FAF-Fasion Accesories First and Paul Mitchel the school Rhode Island!
For more information give us a call at 401-562-8325.
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RIers to Rally to Help Save Our Health Care
RIers to Rally to Help Save Our Health Care
JOHNSTON, RI – This weekend, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline will join with Rhode Island workers, seniors, families, and health experts for a rally to prevent the dismantling of America’s health care system and the rush to gut the Affordable Care Act.
The members of the state’s Congressional delegation will join with citizens from across the state in speaking out against Republican budget proposals that would deprive millions of Americans of affordable health insurance and severely undermine Medicare and Medicaid.
The event will take place on Sunday, January 15 at the Johnston Senior Center. The speaking program will begin at 1 p.m.
WHAT: Save Health Care Rally
WHEN: January 15th at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Johnston Senior Center, 1291 Hartford Avenue, Johnston
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CCAP’s 2016 Holiday Giving Campaign … Adopt-a-Family and Giving Tree Programs
Toys, books and new bikes will be on the wish list of many children this holiday, but for thousands of Rhode Island families, their children’s wishes can only be fulfilled with the generosity of individual and business donors. The CCAP Adopt-a-Family and Giving Tree Programs are now underway to match generous individuals and organizations with families in need. We provide you with a ‘wish list” and you shop for the child or children or a $300 donation adopts an entire family.
Donors are also welcome to support CCAP’s Holiday Food Drive throughout the month of December.
CCAP’s goal is to “Lend a Helping Hand” to over 1000 families this holiday season.
For more information contact Joanne Gregory at 401-562-8333 or at jgregory@comcap.org
CCAP’s 2016 Holiday Giving…Holiday Food Drives
OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE 1000 FOOD BASKETS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Each month CCAP serves over 600 families in need at our Food Bank and we are seeing more and more families having trouble making ends meet and are unable to purchase needed food. The families we serve have lost their jobs, suffered an illness, or a different type of crisis, usually through no fault of their own.
Extra food for the holidays is an even bigger burden for families that need help. This year our Goal is to provide 1000 Baskets for the Holidays!
We would like to ask you to join us in “lending a helping hand during the holidays“ by hosting a CCAP food drive in your church, work place, service group, school or community.
Food needed: frozen turkey, canned corn, canned green beans, canned yams, boxed mashed potatoes, boxed stuffing, canned turkey gravy, canned cranberry sauce, pie crust, canned pie filling, rolls, or $25 grocery gift cards.
Please see the flyer below for a list of needed food items. All food and donations are due by Thursday, November 10, 2016 during business hours 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, 311 Doric Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 (lower level.) We can also arrange pick-up.
Your support of CCAP is deeply appreciated, 100% of all donations through our CCAP Holiday Food Drive go directly to the families we support. For more information about CCAP and how you can “lend a helping hand” contact Joanne Gregory, Vice President of Social Services at 401-562-8333.
This Holiday Season, when you sit down with your family to celebrate the bounty in your life, another local family will be Giving Thanks for You.
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Cranston Substance Abuse Task Force
It Starts With You Campaign…Talk Early. Talk Often. And Listen.
(Click image to view PSA)
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CCAP Chip for Charity & Community Dinner honoring Allan Fung, Mayor, City of Cranston
Comprehensive Community Action (CCAP) is the largest nonprofit community action program in Rhode Island providing accessible, quality and innovative health and human services that is responsive to the needs of families in our community.
As a non-profit community action program, we need to raise funds to meet the needs of families we serve. A large number of families we serve have lost their jobs suffered an illness or a different type of crisis…usually through no fault of their own. Last year we touched the lives of more than 25,000 people.
To help assist those families in need, we will be hosting the CCAP Chip for Charity 9 Hole Golf Tournament & Community Awards Dinner, Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Harbor Light Country Club in Warwick Neck, Rhode Island. The event will kick-off with a round of golf along beautiful East Greenwich Bay, followed by our CCAP Community Awards Dinner in which we will be honoring longtime supporter, Allan Fung, Mayor of the City of Cranston and CCAP Employees. This is the largest fundraiser we host during the year to benefit CCAP’s programs and services. Last year, CCAP provided $2 million in uncompensated services to those in need in our community.
For information on sponsorship opportunities, golf registration or to purchase tickets, contact Lee Beliveau at 401-562-8353 or lbeliveau@comcap.org.
CCAP Head Start Annual Report
Bright futures for children begin with great child care both at home and away. CCAP offers programs for children and their parents that focus on early childhood education and development, mental and physical health, safety, nutrition, family engagement, and parenting.
CCAP Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health,nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. We engage parents in their children’s learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of our programs.
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CCAP ‘s VITA Tax Preparation Assistance Service
Do you need help with your taxes…CCAP can lend a helping hand with your tax preparation!
CCAP ‘s VITA Tax Preparation Assistance is a free service for low-income workers. Our IRS-trained tax preparers will help you file your federal and state income taxes. Tax preparation services are offered at our Cranston location: 311 Doric Avenue, Cranston, RI (lower level) – call us today for an appointment – 401-467-9610
What to Bring to prepare your taxes…
- Proof of identification (photo ID)
- Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents
- An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) assignment letter may be substituted for you, your spouse and your dependents if you do not have a Social Security number
- Proof of foreign status, if applying for an ITIN
- Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
- Wage and earning statements (Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R,1099-Misc) from all employers
- Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
- All Forms 1095, Health Insurance Statements
- Health Insurance Exemption Certificate, if received
- A copy of last year’s federal and state returns, if available
- Proof of bank account routing and account numbers for direct deposit such as a blank check
- To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms
- Total paid for daycare provider and the daycare provider’s tax identifying number such as their Social Security number or business Employer Identification Number
- Forms 1095-A, B or C, Affordable Health Care Statements
- Copies of income transcripts from IRS and state, if applicable