SEASONAL CAMPAIGNS

Man at a table with another woman and two kids at an event with other people in the background. The tables have white covers and flowers on them.
A Latina woman receives a Certificate of Appreciation from a man in a tie on stage.
An African American woman passes a bucket of colorful flowers to a Latina woman.
A barbershop quartet sings at CHA's anniversary dinner. They are dressed in classic white and red with red bow-ties and matching hats.
Attendees at an event fill plates in a buffet line. Looks like delicious ribs.
Two young Latina volunteers pose for a photo. One is holding a newspaper and the other is holding an Easter bunny with her face in place of the bunny's face.
Children, including some older children, are enthusiastically jumping in a sack race on grass.
A Latino man at the microphone on stage at an event.
A musician performing at an event with colors behind him from the stage lighting.
A group of about 40 mixed men, women and children at a holiday-themed event with decorated tables in front of them and a decorated stage behind them.
A woman drawing a sign that says Volunteers NEEDED.
A majestic quail on a weathered fencepost with a blurred background.

CHA Always Needs Help With Seasonal Events

You can make a real difference in your participation with CHA, building a strong organization to meet survival necessities while attacking the root causes of our poverty.

If not you, who?
If not now, when?

Call today!
(707) 591-9573

A white male in a grey jacket with a clipboard and a newspaper talkign to a Latino man and woman in a parking lot on a California winter day.

Winter Survival Campaign

January - March

  • Collect blankets, jackets, scarves, hats, gloves and boots for members and their children

  • Join the winter canvass campaign to reach members and potential members in their homes, where many risk no-heat situations or other emergencies

  • Collect safe space heaters for CHA’s heater loan program

  • Collect high-protein and other staple foods: peanut butter, rice, soups, vegetable oil, eggs, beans, lentils

  • Participate in food and supplies distributions and deliveries

  • Join the Winter Watch phone tree to keep in contact with members in vulnerable situations

Children playing a parachute game on a lawn at an event at a park.

Spring Expansion Campaign

April - May

  • Help run CHA’s annual Spring Brunch and Children’s Egg Hunt to help build unity among members and allies in the community

  • Help run food drives to collect canned and dried goods such as pasta, nut butters, rice, beans, tomato products, cooking oil and maseca, as well as fresh items like eggs and vegetables

  • Sign up as a bilingual volunteer

  • Learn utility advocacy to prevent shutoffs from high winter heating bills

  • Begin supply drives for fans, air conditioners and other items to help members keep cool in the heatwaves to come

  • Host speaking engagements in your classroom, house of worship, club meeting or other assembly to spread the word

A white female in a blue shirt and Latino male in a red shirt sign up a woman on the sidewalk near an apartment building.

Summer Survival Campaign

June - September

  • Join Summer Survival canvasses and go door-to-door in low-income neighborhoods where members have invited CHA to sign up new members

  • Help organize medical education and information sessions with volunteer professionals about how workers can stay healthy in the summer heat

  • Collect and distribute water, brimmed hats, light-weight long-sleeved shirts, sunscreen and personal hygiene items

  • Collect and distribute fans and AC units

  • Advocate to stop deadly utility shutoffs

A group of supervised children walk together wearing their new colorful backpacks.

Back-to-School Campaign

July - August

  • Help collect and distribute school supplies and new and like-new school clothing for CHA members and their children

  • Learn to advocate for members to overcome barriers to enrolling their children in school

  • Volunteer on outreach at local college and university campuses to recruit students who want to get involved

An array of toys on a table with four volunteers holding some of them up, including hams, to show them off in front of a snowy winter backdrop.

Holiday Campaign

October - December

  • Help organize a Trick-or-Treat for Domestic Workers food drive and a Safe and Sane Halloween Party for members’ children with their parents

  • Collect and distribute Halloween costumes for member families enrolled in a participatory budget-saving program

  • Collect turkeys and all the holiday fixings for Thanksgiving and Holiday Food Basket distributions in November and December and deliver them to members

  • Collect toys for distribution to members for private gift-giving to their children

  • Organize CHA’s Family Holiday Party for member families