Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. is an organization comprised of programs Sand Castle Shelter for Homeless Families, Grace Learning Center, the Keys to Hope Community Resource Center and CCH’s Food Rescue Initiative. Sand Castle Shelter addresses the “invisible” crisis of homeless children and families in our community. Grace Learning Center provides and facilitates classes and programs designed to eliminate barriers standing in the way of sustainable self-sufficiency. Keys to Hope provides intensive case management designed to identify barriers and creates a plan of action to eliminate them.  KTH also provides showers, lockers and laundry services and referrals to social services and resources, all aimed at barrier removal and preparing participants for jobs and housing, as well as tools and skill sets necessary to sustain them.  Finally, CCH’s Food Rescue Initiative procures and rescues food and delivers it to a network of 34 soup kitchens and food pantries in 7 cities throughout LaPorte County for distribution to the general public.

The mission of CCH is to provide emergency shelter, related rehabilitation and growth services, and opportunities to build a skill set to maintain sustainable self-sufficiency for homeless and disenfranchised individuals within LaPorte County.

Values:

• We value, respect, embrace & champion diversity in all aspects of all of CCH activities
• We are committed to inclusiveness as a care operating principle.
• In order for our programs to be effective, we will address the needs of the particular individual we serve, who must demonstrate initiative and willingness in taking steps towards sustainable self-sufficiency.
• Working in partnership with other organizations is a necessary component of delivering quality programs. Collective Impact is our community program platform.
• Working in partnership within our organization is also a necessary component of delivering quality programs. Organizational Collective Impact is CCH’s Program Model.
• We shall raise awareness of the needs of the homeless and disenfranchised and work to shape public policy towards helping those individuals through the press, local media, social media platforms, and the actions of CCH personnel and Board of Directors.