Christian Community Action to hold a benefit jazz concert

Photo by Fletcher Oakes

Christian Community Action  will hold a benefit jazz concert by the nationally known / locally based ensemble, The Afro-Semitic Experience  from 4 to 6 p.m. May 3. at the Unitarian Society of  New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.

Co-sponsoring the concert, in addition to the Unitarian Society, are New Haven’s

Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, United Church of Christ and Leary

Counseling and Valuation, Inc. of Hamden, according to a release.

Tickets to the concert are $18 in advance (before May 2) and $20 at the door, the release said. 

To purchase tickets in advance with a credit or debit card, visit the CCA website,

www.ccahelping.org .

There is also an opportunity for supporters to have one-line listing of their names

in the concert program book at a cost of $20 per listing. For details, call the CCA

Development Department at (203) 777-7848.

 

"All proceeds will benefit CCA programs to support families that are homeless or at

risk of becoming homeless and they strive to strengthen their independence and

self-sufficiency," the release said..

 

More from release:

 

"Founded in 1967, Christian Community Action is a nonprofit ecumenical /

nonsectarian social services agency whose mission is to provide “Help, Housing

and Hope,” to those that are poor in New Haven, particularly families.  CCA

operates a three-building / 17-apartment emergency shelter, a single-site 18-

apartmemt transitional housing complex and a food pantry.  Through its Advocacy

and Education Project, it teaches people of low income how they can have their

voices heard in shaping the public policies that affect their lives. 

CCA's latest venture, the ARISE (Accessing Resources for Independence, Skill-

Building, and Employment) Center addresses the underlying needs of families

either to prevent a first experience with, or a return to homelessness. Using

a family-focused approach, ARISE offers comprehensive employment, education,

and case management services directly, and in partnership with other New Haven

organizations, to assist everyone in achieving greater economic security and

stability.