THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT!

The story of CityHouse began with a few families who were providing temporary shelter for children through a program called Safe Families. This program helps divert children from being placed in the child welfare system while the mothers seek to reestablish themselves so that once again they may care for their own children. Effective care was provided to the children apart from their mothers, while a desire to do more for their mothers was ignited.​Over time, it became clear that if more emphasis could be placed on the family unit rather than just the children, these single mothers in need would have better opportunities to develop healthy lifestyles enabling them to provide sustainable, loving and proper care to their children. We established CityHouse in 2014 to provide long-term, transformational assistance to mothers and their children.
Multiple Projects for Cityhouse:

CityHouse Projects:

• Paint bathroom ceiling in apt. 5
• Light bulb in microwave apt. 2
• Christmas card mailing
• Club House cleaning: kitchen area, bathroom area, toy area, intern desk area
• Possible empty apt.??
• Battery check-in smoke detectors
• Air filter check
• Clean and organize pantry and laundry room

(20 people optimal)
https://www.cityhousedelray.com/

Delray Beach Children's Garden

http://www.delraybeachchildrensgarden.org/

We are seeking 30 volunteers to help clean up, organize around the garden.

Wayside House Delray Beach

https://www.waysidehouse.net/

We are seeking 30 volunteers to help organize, clean up and landscape and help with the garden.

4Kids of SoFla https://www.4kids.us/

We are seeking 20 volunteers to help with  

4KIDS PROJECT – to help PREPARE and DECORATE the office SPACE that will be used for 4KIDS Gift of Hope this Christmas season.

The Office Suite is an empty suite next door to the 4KIDS Palm Beach Office in Delray Beach. We’d love volunteers to come into this vacant space and create the setting for our Gift of Hope – which is a toy drive for KIDS in foster care and recently adopted in Palm Beach County. 

During Gift of Hope, friends of 4KIDS will be dropping of toys and gifts for infants through age 17. Then we have three designated “shopping days” for foster and adoptive parents to come and shop for the children in their care. It’s a wonderful way to love on these foster and adoptive parents and help make Christmas special for the KIDS.

So Nov. 16th will be the one day to run the vacuum, wipe down the tables and decorate the space w Christmas LOVE and festive signage.

See details below:

4KIDS Palm Beach

1690 S. Congress Ave., Suite 200

Delray Beach, FL 33445

What is Gift of Hope  - “Santa’s Workshop shopping experience for 4KIDS Foster & Adoptive Parents to “shop for free” for their kids

WISHLIST for Love Delray volunteers to provide:

LOAN of Christmas Trees, lights and decorations – On loan between Nov. 16th and Dec. 18th.

·       One good size focal point tree (ie: an 6-8 foot tree) for Gift of Hope reception area.

·       Three Smaller trees if possible for three shopping rooms (they could range from table top to 8 feet tall)

·       One tree – 6-8 ft for 4KIDS office.

(All Christmas Décor would be on loan to 4KIDS – we really don’t have room to store decorations if they give to 4KIDS)

People could come back and pick up their DECOS Wed -  Fri Dec. 18 – 20th.

Volunteer Duties: Vacuum, wipe down desks.

Arrange Desks against walls so we can pile toys and gifts on top and below (using the desks at tables).

Items needed (we have a vacuum, paper towels, wet/wipes available here)

(no running water handy, running water just in main bathrooms by elevators.

Volunteers needed to create Signage like: “Welcome Foster & Adoptive Parents”

Any signage to encourage foster parents on this journey (like love and thank you words and/or encouraging Bible verses)

Poster Board, Chalk boards, art supplies would need to be brought in.

Signage we could use to mark the various spaces to prep for the toy drive:

Babies! (we would put in the baby room)

Toddlers 2-4 (we would put in the toddler room)

Girls 5-12 ( same as above and so on)

Boys 5-12

Teen Girls 13-17

Teen Boys 13-17

Stocking Stuffers

Other helpful items:

Twinkle lights

Christmas theme table cloths

Christmas gift tags, bows and tape (we have wrapping paper coming from Michelle’s Hallmark).

Thanksgiving Project 2019

Partnering with Rotary Club of Delray Beach and The Achievement Center of Delray Beach. 300 Thanksgiving Baskets for 300 Local Families. 

https://achievementcentersfl.org/

Love Delray Thanksgiving Project 2019!

Drop off locations:

PurLife Fitness Centers and Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce

Please bring one item, a few items or all of the designated items below:

Boxed Stuffing Mix

Instant Mashed Potatoes OR Potatoes Au Gratin in boxes or packets

Jars of Turkey Gravy or Dried Gravy Mix Packets

Canned Yams

Brown Sugar

Mini Marshmallows

Cranberry Sauce

Canned Veggies (green beans, corn, peas)

Canned Pumpkin or Fruit Pie Filling

Cake Mix or Brownie Mix and Can of Frosting

Cornbread Mix

Pie Crust Mix

Bags of Rice

Boxed Macaroni

Fixings for Green Bean Casserole:

Cream of Mushroom Soup

French Style Canned Green Beans

French's Fried Onions

Vegetable Oil

Salt and Pepper (small shakers)

Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth

Garlic and Onions

Other Optional Donations:

Grocery store gift cards ($20 dollar increments-- for the Turkey!)

Any other non-perishable food items you wish to contribute

Thanksgiving crafts/ books for kids

Hand-written letters/ cards.

300 Thanksgiving baskets for 300 local families! Partnering with Rotary Club of DB and Achievement Center of DB!

Boys and Girls Club Of Delray Beach https://www.bgcpbc.org/

We are seeking 20 volunteers to help with