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Community connections

Joys of toys for Rae's Kids 2022

Joys of Toys with Rae's Kids was a huge success! This year we were able to have trunk drop and deliver presents to consumers.  Thank you so much to those who donated their time, money and effort!  Big thanks also to the consumers we made the event possible and made sure their children were present to receive their gifts, seeing their smiling faces is why we do what we do.

Book Fair 2022

CCILC offered free books to children in the community! Books were free and offered to anyone who was interested!

Turkey Palooza 2022

Turkeys and food boxes were offered to consumers and their families.  CCILC staff and board members were privileged to hand out the boxes to those in need this holiday season.

CCILC outreach at Osborn FHC patient appreciation day 

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Pencil Project 2021

Every year CCILC gives out school supplies to the children we serve and their families!  Here is a glimpse of prep day before the event.

CCILC Covid TOiletry Giveaway 2021

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic CCILC set out to provide toiletries, and other essential items to consumers in need.

Thanks to generous donations from Target Deptford, and Ms. Stephanie Jennings, we were able to provide toiletries, pajamas, and socks to over 30 families.
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Thank you so much to those who donated and participated for helping to make this event a success and helping us to achieve our goal of assisting consumers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Walter Rand OutReach Event

On Tuesday, June 8th, over a dozen agencies and support organizations gathered to assist the at-risk community surrounding the Walter Rand Transportation Center (Camden). The wide range of services offered included Covid vaccinations, mobile DMV assistance, substance abuse recovery, social services, health and wellness resources, haircuts and much more.
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Some preliminary numbers from the event included: 115 people engaged and provided with toiletries and additional resources by Center For Family Services Recovery Corp, 7 People secured admission appointments for substance abuse treatment, Over a dozen people were vaccinated against Covid-19, and over 30 combined Covid and HIV tests were conducted. 

Participants included: Camden County Police Department, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Rutgers Behavioral health, Camden Area Health Education Center, King's Crusade, Recovery Centers of America, Empowering Cuts, Center For Family Services, Oaks Integrated Care, Camden Board of Social Services, Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Project HOPE, Inc., Liberty Wellness, Taylor Care, Camden City Independent Living Center, Konquer Krew, Project Save, South Jersey Recovery Residences, and New Jersey Transit Police Officers from multiple districts and outreach capacities.
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Joys of Toys for Rae's Kids 2020

It goes without saying that this years holiday season was a little different; however, Joys of Toys was a success!  With help from our staff, board members, community donors, and our consumers we were able to make this holiday season a memorable one for the children we serve.. This year we were able to give gifts to over 20 children, and this is largely due to our community donors.

​ Special Thanks to:
  1. Ms. Danielle and Target in Deptford  
  2. Ms. Carol Ingram and the Market Department of American Water   
  3. Iconz MC       
  4. 1st Highway District, City of Philadelphia
  5. Line Striping Department, City of Philadelphia                  

Pencil Project 2020

Although Covid-19 changed how we did our event this year, we were able to partner with Cooper University Hospital to donate not only school supplies and hand sanitizer, but also masks (donated by Cooper).  We may not have been able to have the event in person, but our curbside pickup was a success! This year we were able to demonstrate that nothing can stop us from supporting our community.  

Joys Of Toys 2019

Joys of Toys for Rae's Kids was an amazing success. This year we were able to give gifts to 51 children.  This event would not have been possible with out help from the community and our donors. 
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  1. Walmart in Audubon
  2. Walmart in Deptford
  3. Target in Deptford
  4. Sam's Club in Deptford
  5. Herr's has Heart                                                     
        A special thank you to Iconz MC for helping out at the event, collecting toy donations, and making sure Santa made it to our event to meet all of the kids.  Iconz played a huge role in making our event a success!
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Iconz MC

Community Day 2019

CCILC staff and board members registering community members to vote at Virtua's annual community day. 

Learning & environmental Education Program L.E.E.P 2019

We at CCILC would like to thank the Camden Neighborhood Center and the NJ Tree Foundation.  This year L.E.E.P was able to facilitate three event 2 of which would not have been possible with out the Neighborhood Center welcoming us and allowing us to bring the program to their kids and without  Meredith Brown from the NJ Tree Foundation coming out to deliver 2 amazing presentations on green infrastructure.

We are also grateful for the consumers and their families who joined us for our final event at the Camden Adventure Aquarium. We had a blast and hope to do more events in the future.

We are already looking forward to next summer!

A Christmas first!

This holiday season we have been working to make an impact in our community. One of our success stories was being able to provide a consumer with his very first Christmas presents. He had never had an opportunity to open/receive gifts and here at CCILC we provided him with gifts and the opportunity to open them.

Joy of Toy's for Rae's kids 2018

Joy of Toy's for Rae's Kids was a success! This year we were able to provide presents for 85 children.

This would not have been possible without donations and contributions from several local organizations, businesses, and community members.

We at CCILC would like to send warm and heartfelt thank you to the company's that provided donations:
   Audubon Walmart
   Deptford Walmart
   Deptford Target
   Deptford Sam's Club
   St. Andrew's United Methodist Church
   M/M Smith
   Iconz Bike Club
   Shannon Govak & Adrian Rubio
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Joy of Toy's for Rae's Kids is one of our most precious events and we are glad to have been able to provide so many children in our community with toys, clothes, books, and more!

Childrens Pajama Give-Away

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Photo of donated children's pajamas for our Children's Pajama Give-Away! These donations will be given out to disabled Camden City residents and their families. 

REv UP Community Day 2018

In this picture (to the right) our Independent Living Specialist and Board Member are representing CCILC at Virtua's Community Day, and promoting REV UP--Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
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Learning & Environmental Education Program 2018

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Pictures from the Learning and Environmental Education Program we ran during the summer of 2017.  In this picture Meredith Brown, from the NJ Tree Foundation is having students from the Neighborhood Center identify the different types of trees in their neighborhood using a key. 
In this picture, Meredith is teaching students from the Neighborhood Center about ecology and street trees.  ​
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