Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Incorporated
CEDA Mission Statement:
To work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
Community Action Promise:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live.
We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Media Inquiries:
Marsha A. Belcher
Director, Marketing and Resource Development
Mobile: (312) 523-5657
mediainquiry@cedaorg.net
Crestwood, Ill. - As temperatures fell and the first snow covered the trees and streets, 2,830 children in need received the gift of warmth. One Warm Coat, in partnership with Burlington Coat Factory and ABC’s Good Morning America, has donated 15,000 children’s coats purchased with funds donated to their Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Coat Drive to the National Head Start Association.
CEDA Hosts Annual Holiday Food and Toy Basket Giveaway for 350 Families in South Suburbs
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL- CEDA in partnership with Ingalls Memorial Hospital, ComEd and NICOR, will host its annual Holiday Toy and Food Basket Giveaway benefiting 350 families in South Suburban Cook County on Thursday, December 20, 2012.
CEDA Receives Grant from the Reading is Fundamental Program
COOK COUNTY, Ill. – CEDA’s Head Start program has received a grant from the Reading is Fundamental program, funded by Macy’s, to provide thousands of books to children currently enrolled and their families.
CEDA hosts food basket giveaway for Thanksgiving holiday in Suburban Cook County
CALUMET PARK, Ill. - Families across Cook County were surprised this week with Thanksgiving food baskets filled with a cornucopia of fresh vegetables, canned goods and turkeys from CEDA.
