What We Do
Columbia Community Care provides Howard County with access to food and community assistance. Through our many programs we address hunger, youth development, and wellness. We are committed to uplifting individuals and families in need with dignity and respect.
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As Federal Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefits, Hunger Crisis Looms for Maryland Families
“My mom did everything she was supposed to do, and we still struggled,” said Jessica Nichols, a Maryland educator and chairperson of the Board of Directors for Columbia Community Care, and hunger relief nonprofit in Howard County, Maryland. “Paydays were great because we had food, but somewhere around five or six days before the next
The Holiday BonBon Bash is Back!
Kick off the holidays, feed local families, and party with Grammy-winning hip hop icons Pete Rock and Treach of Naughty By Nature! Sponsored by the Jonathan Johnson Community Coalition, benefitting Columbia Community Care The BonBon Holiday Bash is Columbia’s biggest holiday party and one of Columbia Community Care’s most important fundraisers of the year. All
Meet Erika Strauss Chavarria, Columbia’s Community Organizer
For more than five years now, thousands of Howard County residents have been able to access healthy, fresh, and delicious culturally-diverse cuisine for free thanks to Columbia Community Care Inc. (CCC), a nonprofit organization founded by Erika Strauss Chavarria during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time, Strauss Chavarria was a high school Spanish teacher at
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Columbia Community Care provides Howard County with access to food and community assistance. Through our many programs we address hunger, youth development, and wellness. We are committed to uplifting individuals and families in need with dignity and respect.
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