Puffin West’s friends at Central Community House have been celebrating a BIG YEAR. The Walter and Marian English Center for Art and Community has opened. The Walter and Marian English Center for Art and Community is a satellite campus for Central Community House featuring art studios and a gallery for the teen artists of the Transit Arts program and other local artists, community meeting spaces, a community kitchen and offices. Central Community House was created as part of the settlement house movement that brought social services to dwell in underserved neighborhoods to address a specific community’s barriers and utilize its unique assets. In this way the community members created a hub where they could give and receive help, quickly and efficiently responding to the most pressing needs of their own area at any given time. Central Community House is a neighborhood hub of activity to build quality-of-life in the community, and help families achieve and maintain stable households.
At Central Community House, you will find an array of programs that aim to help those struggling with emergencies, underemployment/unemployment, and poverty. There are also many opportunities for those who want to contribute to a vibrant, healthy neighborhood. Over 3,500 individuals are served through Central Community House each year. New opportunities such as Social Enterprise and changing the way nonprofits operate. The workforce of the future needs 21st Century Skills to compete. Our grant this year is also directed at the Columbus Children’s Parade held every September. It gives kids in the area an opportunity to march and build pride in where they live. They can create posters about Peace and hope for a bright future. At the end of the parade the children are provided with a meal at the Hot Times Festival.
To sign up for any of our programs or learn ways to get involved, simply call 614-252-3157 or
email: info@cchouse.org
