Children of Shelters http://www.childrenofshelters.org Every child deserves a chance to shine. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Jingle & SantaFest events raise $233 thousand for Children of Shelters programming in 2012! http://www.childrenofshelters.org/jingle-santafest-events-raise-233-thousand-for-children-of-shelters-programming-in-2012 http://www.childrenofshelters.org/jingle-santafest-events-raise-233-thousand-for-children-of-shelters-programming-in-2012#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:22 +0000 Mandy Paige http://www.childrenofshelters.org/?p=1606 More...]]> A huge thanks to all of those who made our holiday fundraisers a huge success.   From our wonderful wreath designers to our generous vendors and our ever supportive community who attend and makes these events successful we are eternally grateful.  Your generosity allows us to continue our mission to create opportunities and provide education funding for the homeless children in our area.

We are so pleased with the wonderful media coverage of our events which helps to further broaden the reach of our message and mission.  Please check out the great stories and photos at the sites below.

Jingle and Mingle’s Super-Sweet Soiree – SFWIRE

Nob Hill Gazette

Red Carpet Bay Area

Modern Luxury

Jingle & Mingle Photo Album courtesy of Drew Altizer

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Shop for beautiful shoes at the Roses & Rye “Pop Up Shop” on January 26th and 25% of proceeds are donated to Children of Shelters.
Thursday, January 26 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Gatehouse at Fort Mason in San Francisco

 

Can’t attend but want to support Children of Shelters? By clicking the link below your purchase will benefit this important cause.

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rosesandrye

Featured in People, WWD and BabyCenter, Roses & Rye is a San Francisco based shoe company with a mission to support Moms and families. Through our Community Pop Up Shops, we support the important work of non-profit organizations. Learn more at www.RosesandRye.com.

 

 

]]> http://www.childrenofshelters.org/shop-to-donate-25-to-cos-2/feed 0 Spotlight shines on desperate situation for homeless children in San Francisco http://www.childrenofshelters.org/spotlight-shines-on-desperate-situation-for-homeless-children-in-san-francisco http://www.childrenofshelters.org/spotlight-shines-on-desperate-situation-for-homeless-children-in-san-francisco#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:44:02 +0000 Mandy Paige http://www.childrenofshelters.org/?p=1526 More...]]> Our very reason for existence as an organization is attracting a great deal of attention from the media, politicians and concerned community members. While we are aware of the situation and need a recent story by Jill Tucker in the Chronicle: “S.F. schools struggle with more homeless kids” has brought our cause to a broader audience.  The Chronicle story shares the heartbreaking story of one young homeless boy and his daily struggles along with statistics from local authorities on the numbers and costs of services surrounding the homeless situation for kids in our city.

On Friday KQED aired an hour long episode of FORUM (you can download the audio file or listen online via the link) on the topic of homelessness in our schools which featured among others Nicole McAuliffe, director of advancement at Mission Dolores Academy. Former teacher and principal, Nicole is near and dear to COS as Mission Dolores Academy is one of our six partner organizations.

Local community members Marc and Lynne Benioff of Salesforce.com got word of the need and immediately jumped into action to get children off the streets before the holidays.  The Benioff’s donated $1.5 million and challenged Mayor Ed Lee and the city to step up to the plate to get things into action before the holidays.  Click here for the full story from SFGate.

 

]]> http://www.childrenofshelters.org/spotlight-shines-on-desperate-situation-for-homeless-children-in-san-francisco/feed 0 KFOG Concert for Kids http://www.childrenofshelters.org/kfog-concert-for-kids http://www.childrenofshelters.org/kfog-concert-for-kids#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:45:25 +0000 Mandy Paige http://localhost/cos/?p=770 More...]]> The KFOG Concert for Kids, which benefited Children of Shelters, was a huge success last Friday!  A huge thank you to our friends at Wells Fargo and KFOG for all of the support and the incredible opportunity to build awareness.  Thank you to our supporters who came out for the concert as well!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.childrenofshelters.org/kfog-concert-for-kids/feed 0 Jingle & Mingle / SantaFest Tickets On Sale Now http://www.childrenofshelters.org/jingle-mingle-santafest-tickets-on-sale-now http://www.childrenofshelters.org/jingle-mingle-santafest-tickets-on-sale-now#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:04:03 +0000 Mandy Paige http://staging.cos-sf.org/?p=999 More...]]> Tickets are on sale now for the 10th Annual Jingle & Mingle and SantaFest events.  Jingle & Mingle will be held on Thursday, December 1st beginning at 6:30 pm and SantaFest will be on Saturday, December 3rd beginning at 9am.  Both events will be held at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio.  Purchase Tickets Here

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