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Since 2019, through the generosity of your donations, CCS has been able to give $345,325 in grants to five Uptown organizations combating hunger. This year, we need to give more to meet the need.

A growing network of Columbians, including Columbia Community Service, is working together to mitigate the effects of rising hunger in the city. Here’s how you can get involved.

The presidents of Columbia University, Barnard College, and Teachers College write to announce the launch of the 79th Annual Appeal. 

"We’re seeing more families again and, surprisingly, more military families. People who’ve just been laid off or are struggling to get by. You can feel that change."

"If everyone looks around and thinks, 'someone else will step up,' we’re in trouble. But if everyone says, 'I’ll step up too,' we’ll get through this."

The annual celebration equips local youth with the tools and resources needed for a successful school year.

Donations from 477 Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College employees and retirees funded $240,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits.

The Military Veterans of Columbia University and Columbia Community Service are working to address the ongoing food insecurity on campus and in the surrounding community.
 

Columbia Community Service, Sysco, and Columbia Facilities made the holidays a little brighter for local organizations working in hunger relief. 

For nearly eight decades, CCS has supported local nonprofits through the generous donations of faculty, staff, and retirees at Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College.

A conversation with Arts & Minds, which offers art-centered programs for older adults with memory loss—and their caregivers.

Columbia Community Service participated in a back-to-school drive to equip local youth with the tools needed to thrive in the classroom.