School Volunteer Program
Your donation is tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 170(b) (1) (A) (vi). Tax I.D. 82-5001338.
Young people are activists for just about any good work that keeps them busy and interested in community service. We are reaching out to schools in the Southwest Colorado region of Bayfield, Ignacio and Durango for students to work as advocates for seniors and families who are unhoused in La Plata County. We will forward to educators a Letter of Introduction to CCO's School Volunteer Program. 
Volunteer Advocate Educator:  Deb Nielsen (Leave voicemail at 970-236-2313) 
Contact: Rene Nash or E-mail Admin@CCOHome.org for details. 

Critical Supply Bank

Your donation is tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 170(b) (1) (A) (vi). Tax I.D. 82-5001338.
Since January 2017, we've raised funds for new sleeping bags, tents, tarps, sleep mats, and winter clothing.  Over 100 items have been distributed since,
Volunteer to help us collect much needed winter camp supplies and clothing. You need only spend a couple of hours on the phone calling people or posting on social media. Please contact us to volunteer even two hours per week, or at your convenience. 
We are pleased to accept donations of used and new items in all sizes. Please call to arrange pickup. We will make sure they get to people who need to keep warm in below freezing and SubZero temperatures.
Specify cash or credit donations to: "Critical Supply Bank".
​Click Donate button (on the left).

Emergency Winter and Day Warming Shelter

You can help plan and strategize a shelter to serve winter emergency and day warming facility. We need a volunteer who can meet with business leaders to help raise the capital to fund lease of a building where people can set up their sleeping bags during Winter 2019 (January through May). Day warming shelter in the same facility will offer used chairs, tables and sofas with large television for entertainment.
​Please contact us here to volunteer a few hours weekly to coordinate and work with faith base groups and businesses so we can establish a place for people to come in from the cold. Experience with fundraising is a must!
Funds are needed to hire a qualified staff with social work education and experience. 
Your donation is tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 170(b) (1) (A) (vi). Tax I.D. 82-5001338.

CCO Meets Volunteers & Stakeholders on January 19, 2019
8:30 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.         Meet & Greet (coffee, tea & breads)
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.     Inform Session on Homelessness/Poverty in Durango
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Focus on Solutions for Homelessness/Poverty in Durango

CCO Volunteer Team welcomes individuals (ages 18+) with a passion to serve people struggling to survive and to exit homelessness!

Help us to plan and to implement projects to benefit the people we serve in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado. 
Our PURPOSES according to CCO's Bylaws, Article II.2.01 are as follows:
Community Compassion Outreach exists to assist individuals and families to survive and to exit homelessness, including people of poverty. CCO may provide our constituencies with the following charitable and information activities:
A. Education
B. Donating new or used items
C. Find employment
D. Provide relief of the poor and distressed
E. Send out ambassadors
F. Foster positive justice
​G. Coordinate activities with organizations that mutually share in our interests.

Various projects to accomplish each activities require tracking and implementation. Training will be given to new volunteers. We are meeting a number of new volunteers and interested parties on January 19, 2019.

If you are interested in joining CCO Volunteer Team, please contact 'Donna Mae' Baukat here.
Download Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
CCO became a nonprofit on March 29, 2018. The IRS determination letter dated August 2018 recognizes Community Compassion Outreach (CCO) as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

Form 990 will be filed in 2010 for our first nine months of  operation as a nonprofit organization. As soon as our CPA completes the form for review and acceptance of our Board, we will make it available here for downloads. (NOTE: CCO started as a church program in January 2017 and has evolved into a more effective organization since our nonprofit status was determined.)

To obtain additional information, please contact us here.