CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE
EIN 31-4379438 · Housing & Shelter N.E.C. (L99)
What they do
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE (CCH) is A COMPREHENSIVE, NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HAS BEEN SERVING THE NEAR EAST and SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS of COLUMBUS, OHIO SINCE 1936. RATHER THAN SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS ONE PROBLEM or SOCIAL CONDITION, CCH HOLISTICALLY COMBATS THE MYRIAD EFFECTS of GENERATIONAL POVERTY. HEALTHY CHILDREN CAN ONLY EXIST WITHIN STRONG FAMILIES; FAMILIES CAN ONLY SUCCEED WHEN SURROUNDED BY SAFE, SUPPORTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. CCH HAS A LONG HISTORY of SUCCESS OFFERING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EARLY EDUCATION/CHILDCARE, AFTER-SCHOOL/SUMMER PROGRAMS, TRANSIT ARTS/TEEN DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, FAMILY STRENGTHENING/SOCIAL WORK, BASIC NEEDS/CRISIS ASSISTANCE, and ENTREPRENEURSHIP and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. MORE THAN 4,000 INDIVIDUALS ACCESS CRITICAL SERVICES AT CCH EACH YEAR, WHICH REDUCES or ELIMINATES THE NEED for INDIVIDUALS to RELY ON COSTLY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE or GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, and CAN PREVENT GREATER ISSUES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, CRIME, UNEM
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ContactTAMAR FORRESTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mailing address1150 EAST MAIN STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43205
Main phone(614) 252-3157 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@cchouse.orgconnectAdditional emailinfo@cchouse.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- October 1942
- County
- Franklin
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