Alpha Community Services YMCA
A New Home For The Holidays
Let’s Unite In Celebration and Extend Our Giving Spirit to Support the Alpha Community Services YMCA
WHEN: Thursday, December 12
TIME: 6:00-8:00 pm
LOCATION: University of Bridgeport- 409 Waldemere Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 – Campus Parking Is Accessible from Ingleside Place
RSVP: $100 /per Person. RSVP on-line or send your RSVP to Jennifer Westphalen jwestphalen@cccymca.org 203 257 9575 before Thursday, December 5.
SPONSORSHIPS are appreciated:
- A New Home for the Holidays Sponsor $10,000 for a home for a family by covering rental assistance. 10 Event Tickets are gifted to this sponsor level.
- Winter Shelter Sponsor $5,000 provides security deposits for a family’s new home. 6 Event Tickets are gifted to this sponsor level.
- Hope & Wealth Sponsor $2,500 provides household items to furnish a new home. 4 Event Tickets are gifted to this sponsor level.
- Holiday Haven Sponsor $500 provides a month’s worth of food for a family. 2 Event Tickets are gifted for this sponsor level.
Forever In Service
Unfortunately, food insecurity in our community is real. Engage along side us to help our community. Together we can make a difference.
Volunteer! Get involved and work beside us with other community supporters. Give Back! Can you give us a little of your time and energy? Donate! Make an on-line donation to support this vital work so that the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA can help serve those in our community who needs us most.
Opportunities for You to Participate With Us
- Fairfield YMCA – Please join us in supporting the Operation Hope Food Pantry. We will be collecting donations from Friday, November 1 through Saturday, November 30 at the Fairfield YMCA. Acceptable items for donation include: Canned Fruit, Pasta Sauce, Broth and Chowder, Chef Boyardee & Chili & Stew, Syrup & Honey, Ramen & Instant Soup Cups, Canned Chicken & Meat, White Rice (small bags), Dried Cat Food, Tissues.
- Hamden/North Haven YMCA -Please join us to support the Keefe Community Center Food Panty. We will be collecting items through Tuesday, November 26. Donations of food items and personal toiletries are being requested or are especially needed. Items can be dropped off at the YMCA After School Programs in Hamden, Monday through Friday, 3:30pm-5:30pm.
- Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA – Please join us to support the Trumbull and Monroe Food Pantries We will be collecting Monday, November 1 through Friday, November 22. Donations of canned vegetables, canned potatoes, canned meat, canned soup, Thanksgiving items such as spices, oil, stuffing mix and personal toiletries are being requested or are especially needed.
- New Haven YMCA Youth Center -Please join us to support the Community Fridge at the New Haven YMCA Youth Center. We will be collecting items through Wednesday, November 27. Donations of food items and personal toiletries are being requested or are especially needed. Items can be dropped off at the New Haven YMCA Youth Center, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm.
- Stratford YMCA –In partnership with Ameriprise Financial and the Stratford Elementary School Principals, we will be creating Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets for families in need. Please join us to support the families in the Stratford Community. We will be collecting items in the lobby of the Stratford YMCA from Monday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 13. Donations of canned yams, corn, green beans, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, macaroni & cheese, cream of mushroom soup, French fried onions, cranberry sauce, desserts, canned fruit, pasta sauce, baked beans, cooking oil, canned chicken, hamburger helper and canned meats. If you’d like to donate Frozen Turkeys or grocery gift cards, please reach out to Suzanne Richards at srichards@cccymca.org.
- Valley YMCA -Please join us to support food distribution through the Walnut Hill Community Church. The Walnut Hill Event will be held on November 20 from 5:30pm-6:30pm at Walnut Hill Church in Derby at 9th and Smith St. If you would like to volunteer please contact Ryan Leworthy at rleworthy@cccymca.org or Nicole Servas at nservas@cccymca.org. We will also be collecting non perishables at our child care center at 32 Howard Ave in Ansonia all month for St. Vincent De Paul in Derby.
- Woodruff Family YMCA – Please join us to support food distribution through the Walnut Hill Community Church. The Walnut Hill Event will be held on November 20 from 5:30pm-6:30pm at Walnut Hill Church in Derby at 9th and Smith Street. If you would like to volunteer at either event please contact Ryan Leworthy at rleworthy@cccymca.org or Nicole Servas at nservas@cccymca.org. We will also be collecting non perishables at our branch all month for the Purple Pantry and also Milford Boy Scouts Troop 1 and the Thanks For Giving Food Drive.
Alpha Community Services YMCA offers services to clients referred by Connecticut’s statewide system for addressing chronic homelessness, the Coordinated Access Network (CAN). Through CAN referrals, Alpha Community Services Y provides Family Navigation; Emergency Shelter focused on families; Permanent Supportive Housing; Supportive Services to Veteran Families and also has been instrumental in creating and sustaining the Bridgeport Housing First Collaborative. All services include Case Management enriched through partnerships with a variety of community organizations. Also provided are specialized services to clients facing housing insecurity, as such, complies with all applicable privacy and confidentiality standards, including but not limited to, those of HUD, DOH, DMHAS, and HMIS.
If you are currently homeless and seeking services, please call 2-1-1.
Case Management
Alpha Community Services YMCA provides case management services to all its clients. Case Managers provide support and crisis intervention for the clients. They link residents, both adult and youth, to mental health, substance abuse, employment, medical resources, educational opportunities and other services in the community. Case Managers assist families in the path of self-sufficiency.
In addition to offering support services through the case management model, the Y has developed its own programs for its clients: Workshops for Effective Parenting Skills, STD/HIV prevention, Dental Hygiene, Health and Wellness, Job Readiness, Eviction Prevention, and Financial Planning, among others.
Some of the activities for children include Summer Camp, Safety Around Water, swimming at the Y, arts and crafts activities, educational workshops, Read Across America day, Homework Assistance and Mentoring Programs.
The Bridgeport South End Community Center on 650 Park Avenue serves as the Alpha Community Services YMCA Administrative Office. Case management and client group sessions supported by grants and the Y Annual Campaign are also conducted at this site.