Tag: Cullman Caring for Kids
Cullman Caring for Kids plant sale raises over $1K
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring For Kids hosted a fundraising plant sale that was planned for Friday and Saturday, but sold out early Friday...
CATA students donate 250 boxes of cereal boxes to Cullman Caring...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) has once again exemplified the spirit of community service with the remarkable success of its...
CATA hosting cereal drive to support Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. - In anticipation of spring break, the Cullman Area Technology Academy (CATA) is uniting students and the Cullman community to support a...
Merchants Bank gives $20K to local nonprofits
CULLMAN, Ala. – For three decades, Merchants Bank has hosted its annual Charity Classic golf tournament in early October, working to raise funds for...
Car show raises over $5K for Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. – A cloudy chill and slight morning drizzle were no match for Cullman’s car community Saturday, Nov. 11, as the 37th Annual...
Confederate group donates $800 to Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Aug. 17, members of the local camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (Thomas Jefferson Denney Camp #1442) presented two...
Taziki’s partners with, donates $1K to Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. – Keith Richards, owner of the new Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe in Cullman, announced a partnership with Cullman Caring for Kids at the...
‘Smiles for Life’ campaign to benefit Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. – Summer is coming. Tans are getting darker, clothes are getting brighter and teeth are getting whiter. That last bit is thanks...
Community gathers for Empty Bowls
CULLMAN, Ala. – Touching the heart of many on Monday was the return of Empty Bowls of Cullman County, which raised money for the...
Empty Bowls returning after 2-year hiatus
CULLMAN, Ala. - Organizers are excited to present Empty Bowls of Cullman County to the community on Monday, Feb. 20, after a two-year hiatus....
CASA volunteer training this September (Updated)
Updated 8-30-22
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) work to provide the best outcomes for children in the court system. Advocates...
Cullman Caring for Kids hosts Day of Hope event at Heritage...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Members of the community gathered at Heritage Park at noon on Wednesday to honor the 35 children whose lives were lost...
Cullman Caring for Kids Executive Director Nancy Bryant retires after 20...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Executive Director of Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) Nancy Bryant has recently said her goodbyes to the program she helped to...
‘We live in a very, very special place’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids, an agency devoted to preventing child abuse, had a busy 2021. With its Court-Appointed Special Advocate program...
Schools countywide participate in Cullman Caring for Kids’ #StompOutHunger food drive
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - “Our mission is that no child will ever be abused, no child will go to bed hungry, no infants will...
Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Car Show raises over $5000
CULLMAN, Ala. - The annual Ho Ho Ho Christmas Car Show at Depot Park is held in honor of Larry Harris and Burl Smith...
35th Annual Ho Ho Ho Christmas Auto Show returning for Nov...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 35th Annual Ho Ho Ho Christmas Show/ Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show is returning on Saturday, Nov 13.
The event is...
Cullman Caring for Kids and Phillips Elite Construction create the ‘Stomp...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Phillips Elite Construction and Cullman Caring for Kids have partnered together to present the #STOMPOUTHUNGER food drive. This is a Thanksgiving...
Curt’s Christmas
CULLMAN, Ala. – For over 30 years, concerned Cullman area citizens worked to make Christmas better for needy children and their families through a...
Cullman Caring for Kids hits the road with Mobile Food Bank
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids recently began an outreach program using its new Mobile Food Bank to make its free groceries easier...
Cullman Caring for Kids faces food supply shortfalls as summer approaches
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids, a child abuse prevention agency best known around the area for its food bank, is about to...
Cullman Caring for Kids unveils new mobile food bank
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids on Friday unveiled its newest tool in the fight against hunger among families in need: a mobile...
United Way seeks help for food bank as letter carriers’ drive...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The annual food drive sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers typically nets thousands of pounds of food for local...
Cullman Caring for Kids holds awareness event at Heritage Park
Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) held an awareness event at Heritage Park Wednesday in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, decorating the park with...
Cullman Caring for Kids holds Child Abuse Prevention Month observance at...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) is spending April observing Child Abuse Prevention Month--an emphasis on its mission of preventing violence against...
Darren Knight and friends visit Cullman Caring for Kids
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’Paint the town blue’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on Tuesday decorated green spaces and flower beds outside its office and food pantry located at...
A blue ribbon cause
CULLMAN, Ala. - Most Cullmanites are familiar with the Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) food pantry, a charitable program so active and successful that...
‘Southern Momma’ Darren Knight and friends coming to Cullman Caring for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - If you like Southern comedy, Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) has a special treat for you! The child advocacy agency, best...
Commission declares April as Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission proclaimed the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. At Tuesday...
Cullman Caring for Kids: Cullman Lions help out; ‘Southern Momma’ coming...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) has plenty of good news to report these days, celebrating a large contribution that will help...
Annual Empty Bowls event postponed to 2022
CULLMAN, Ala. – One of the area’s most popular annual events since 2003, the Empty Bowls of Cullman County Chili Dinner, will not take...
‘We are truly better together!’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) saw a lot in 2020: increasing numbers of new clients, dwindling stocks and even a brief...
Javon Daniel passes 20-year mark as head of Cullman Caring for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tribune recently learned that Javon Daniel, executive director of Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK), has quietly slipped past the 20...
Cullman Caring for Kids: Plenty of need in the season of...
CULLMAN, Ala. - As the community enters the season of giving, The Tribune checked in with Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK), one of the...
Unsung Hero: Nancy Bryant
CULLMAN, Ala. - Child advocacy and child abuse prevention agency Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) has enjoyed the service of Nancy Bryant for more...
CHS seniors use homecoming to raise funds for Cullman Caring for...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A group of students at Cullman High School decided to make the most of their abridged homecoming activities and raise funds...
East Elementary ‘Patriot Day’ food drive collects 9,521 pounds of food...
CULLMAN, Ala. - East Elementary School’s annual Patriot Day food drive brought in 9,521 pounds of food donations over the past month for the...
East Elementary student donates garden proceeds to Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Lions Club held its regularly scheduled meeting at the Cullman County Fairgrounds Monday night and there was plenty for...
Cullman Caring for Kids receives $500 from Goat Island mask sales
CULLMAN, Ala. - Goat Island Brewing, with the help of local business and industry partners JELCO and The Final Touch, on Friday morning presented...
Cullman Caring for Kids struggles to keep up with food pantry...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Summer vacation may be over, but hunger never took a break in Cullman County. Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) Executive Director...
‘It never stops’: Javon Daniel talks about continuing work of Cullman...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on Wednesday joined forces with Cullman’s Firehouse Subs for a fundraising event, and The Tribune caught...
Cullman Caring for Kids/LifeSouth blood/food drive a success
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) and LifeSouth Community Blood Center held a joint blood and grocery drive Wednesday, offering sets of...
4-year-old philanthropist donates piggy bank contents to Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) administrative assistant Tonja Grace shared Sunday afternoon:
“Something happened this week that has been weighing on my...
Cullman Caring for Kids food pantry dangerously low on many staple...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on Wednesday reported to The Tribune that its food pantry’s shelves are getting dangerously close to...
Rock the South donates $6.5K to Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. - Rock the South (RTS) on Friday presented a $6,500 donation to Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) to help with COVID-19 relief....
Cullman Caring for Kids: Child Abuse Awareness Month on hold, child...
CULLMAN, Ala. - As Cullman settles into a quarantine routine, April’s status as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month is easy to overlook, but...
Cullman Caring for Kids: Be safe when visiting food pantry
CULLMAN, Ala. - CCK’s food pantry will be open Wednesday morning, but will be closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. Food distribution will...
Bringing out the best: Cullman Caring for Kids reopens food bank,...
CULLMAN, Ala.
- After a temporary suspension of services announced last Thursday, Cullman
Caring for Kids (CCK) reopened its food bank Monday morning. While the food
ministry...
‘Absolutely, totally precious’
CULLMAN, Ala. - The obvious winners of last week’s Citizens Bank and Trust (CBT) cereal drive for Cullman Caring for Kids are the children...
Kids Caring for Kids
Winners to be announced in The Cullman Tribune
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two years ago, Josh Campbell and Citizens Bank & Trust (CBT) sponsored a hasty...
Empty Bowls raises whopping $24K for Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on Thursday afternoon learned the final total and received the proceeds from the 17th Annual Empty Bowls of...
Cullman County CASA welcomes public to open house event
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a nonprofit advocacy group that serves the children of Cullman County, opened its doors...
Empty Bowls, full hearts
CULLMAN, Ala. – Monday night’s 17th annual Empty Bowls of Cullman County Chili Dinner saw a large crowd come through First United Methodist Church...
Made with love
CULLMAN, Ala. - Potters and volunteers were busy Friday afternoon at Cullman First United Methodist Church, washing the bowls that will be used at...
Cullman Caring for Kids food bank facing increased numbers, lower food...
CULLMAN, Ala. - When Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) reopened its doors Monday, Jan. 6 following the Christmas/New Year holiday, 106 families were waiting...
‘Our residents still want to give back and be engaged in...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The residents and staff at Westminster Assisted Living presented at least 500 cans of soup to the Cullman Caring for Kids...
End of year reports: ‘It’s about the heart’
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) served an average of more than 600 area families through its food bank every month for...
Westminster Assisted Living teams up with Cullman Caring for Kids
CULLMAN, Ala. - January is National Soup Month and Westminster Assisted Living is collecting cans of soup now until Jan. 10 to support the...
‘It makes a difference in the lives of people that need...
CULLMAN, Ala. – The holidays are fast approaching, and for Cullman Caring for Kids, it’s the season to work harder. The Tribune sat down...
Local organizations receive donations from Merchants Bank Charity Classic golf tournament
CULLMAN, Ala. – Merchants
Bank held its 26th annual Charity Classic golf tournament in September
and on Wednesday, several local organizations were at Merchants Bank to...
Cullman Caring for Kids: Community responding, more needed
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tribune Tuesday checked in with the staff at Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) to see how the restocking of the...
‘The shelves are empty’: Cullman Caring for Kids in desperate need...
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK), the area child abuse prevention advocate best known for its very active food bank, is desperately...
Letter carriers collect 10K pounds of food in annual food drive
CULLMAN, Ala. - The 27th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive took place this past Saturday, with carriers in Cullman County picking...
Stepping up: Prayer walk remembers children lost to abuse
CULLMAN, Ala. - Community leaders and concerned citizens on Thursday joined Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on the front steps of the Cullman County...
Remember them: In Alabama, 25 children died as a result of...
CULLMAN, Ala. - At noon this Thursday, April 11, United Way agency Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) will hold its annual prayer walk to...
Jacobs proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month in Cullman
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Mayor Woody Jacobs this week officially proclaimed the month of April 2019 “Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month” in the...
Bikers Against Child Abuse teams up with Cullman Caring for Kids...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK) on Monday began putting out blue ribbons to kick off Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month...
Fairview 1st graders top donors in cereal drive
CULLMAN, Ala. - As a partner with Cullman Caring for Kids (CCK), The Cullman Tribune is proud to announce that the Kids Caring for...
Commission proclaims April Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Left to right are Commissioner Kerry Watson, Cullman Caring for Kids Executive Director Javon Daniel, Chairman Kenneth Walker, Cullman Caring for Kids Assistant Director...
Cullman Caring for Kids food pantry cereal shelves full
Photos courtesy Javon Daniel/CCK
Cullman Caring for Kids Executive Director Javon Daniel reported that cereal shelves in the agency’s community food pantry are packed full,...
Giving from the Heart
CULLMAN — Cullman Caring for Kids received a huge and most pleasant surprise as trucks and trailers full of canned goods arrived from a...
New CASA child advocates sworn in
Shown left to right are Judge Kim Chaney, Joyce Sedlmayr, Jan Peterson, Justin Lynch, Charlotte Libbee and Judge Rusty Turner. (Photo courtesy CASA)
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Empty Bowls 2019 raises $14K for Cullman Caring for Kids
Empty Bowls Coordinator Tanya Shearer presents Cullman Caring for Kids Director Javon Daniel a check, bringing the 2019 Empty Bowls of Cullman County Chili...
‘Kids Caring for Kids’: Citizens Bank, Cullman Caring for Kids, local...
CULLMAN, Ala. - After success last year in what was a spur-of-the-moment drive to meet an immediate need in the Cullman Caring for Kids...
Empty Bowls: ‘One of our best years ever, if not the...
For a ticket price of $10, guests received hot, homemade chili, a grilled cheese sandwich and a drink, along with a handmade pottery bowl...
Putting the bowls in ‘Empty Bowls’
Left to right: Karl Poirier, Nancy Bryant, Fred Hale, Jayne Roberts and Kyle Ganues pose for a photo while unpacking bowls ahead of Monday's...
Cullman Caring for Kids announces partnership with Cullman Tribune
Cullman Caring for Kids Assistant Director Nancy Bryant and Director Javon Daniel pose for a photo this week. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN...
Publix donates almost $9K to Cullman Caring for Kids
Publix District Manager Vince Mingione (right) and Cullman Publix Store Manager Brad Boshell (left) presented this year’s annual Food for All Campaign donation to...
Cullman Caring for Kids recovering from flooding
Cullman Caring for Kids Director Javon Daniel took media on a tour of the organization’s water-damaged basement Wednesday afternoon. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman...
(Updated) Volunteers gearing up for ‘Christmas Love’
Updated 11-12-18 12:16 p.m.
Editor's Note: This year’s Christmas Love program already has a full list of children and families and is taking no more...
Community walks to remember children lost to child abuse
Cut-outs representing some of the 28 children who lost their lives to child abuse in Alabama in 2017 were carried on Wednesday’s Prayer Walk...
Mayor Jacobs joins Cullman County in proclaiming April ‘Child Abuse Prevention...
Pictured, left to right: Haley Gains, Liana Hill, Kaylee Proctor, Gail Swafford, Blakely Hopper, Jill Herring, and Tyler Newman (all from Brooks’ Place); Mayor...
Cullman Caring for Kids director talks advocacy, seasonal food bank needs
Cullman Caring for Kids Director Javon Daniel in the CCK food pantry / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Two years ago, an average of 550 families...
Empty Bowls feeds the hungry
For $10, guests received hot, homemade chili, a grilled cheese sandwich and a drink. Guests also got to take home an original handmade bowl....
15th annual Empty Bowls event set for Monday
Guests get to take home an original, handmade bowl. / Tribune file photo
CULLMAN - It’s time again for one of the most popular annual...
Cullman Lions donate $25K to Cullman Caring for Kids
Cullman Caring for Kids Executive Director Javon Daniel receives a check for $25,615.07 for the food bank, surrounded by fellow Lions who have assisted...
More than 32 tons of trash collected by Cullman Co. inmates...
The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Litter Crew worked more than 314 miles of area roads in 2017. / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
CULLMAN - In...
Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Show raises funds for Christmas Love
CULLMAN - The 31st annual Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Show was held at Depot Park on Saturday and featured a huge selection of vehicles...
The spirit of giving: Merchants Bank presents checks to local nonprofits
Local nonprofit representatives, who were not told the amounts they were receiving beforehand, react when their checks are revealed. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On...
CCSO litter crew has picked up more than 45,000 pounds of...
CULLMAN COUNTY - Since Feb.1, 2017, the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Litter Crew has picked up litter on 289.3 miles of roadway. Most...
‘Tis the season: Aquatic Center draws crowd with Christmas in July...
Christmas in July is an annual event at the Cullman Wellness & Aquatic Center. / Heather Mann
CULLMAN - As temperatures keep rising, many people...
“Absolutely fantastic!”
Image credit: TSM at the Rock on Facebook
CULLMAN - Earlier this month, a mix-up with the delivery of a large supply of donated food...
Delivery mix-up leaves Cullman Caring for Kids scrambling for summer resources
Empty and nearly empty shelves in the Cullman Caring for Kids pantry could spell disaster for needy families in the Cullman area.
CULLMAN - Summer...
Remembering the victims: Cullman Caring for Kids marks Child Abuse Awareness...
The blue ribbons on signs, light posts and cars around town represent the bruises suffered by victims of child abuse.
CULLMAN - It was a...
Cullman mayor proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month
Pictured L-R: Kaylee Proctor (CAC intern), Javon Daniel (director, Cullman Caring for Kids), Nancy Bryant (assistant director, Cullman Caring for Kids), Jacqueline Schendel (CAC...
Community fills Empty Bowls event
CULLMAN - Beautiful spring-like weather brought people out in droves to First United Methodist Church Cullman (FUMC) on Monday afternoon. The church hosted the...
Cullman Lions present check for almost $19K to Cullman Caring for...
CULLMAN - The Cullman Lions Club presented Cullman Caring for Kids a very special gift Monday evening: a check for almost $19,000.
The club’s meeting,...
United Way calls on Cullman to fill Santa’s sleigh for area’s...
CULLMAN - During the holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas, most of us at some point find ourselves in a state of saturation: too...
Aiming high and shooting straight: Cullman Sons of Confederate Veterans raise...
Money round winner Shon Burton
JONES CHAPEL - On Saturday morning, groups of armed men converged on the west Cullman County community of Jones Chapel. ...
