COLOS’ Purpose

COLOS (Circle of Love Outreach Service) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Our m ission is to render services to the hurt; lost and abused providing food, safe shelter and clothing.  Our main focus is to mentor, empower, motivate and educate the community.

Vision

COLOS is a non-profit organization rending services to the inner-city community to address their underlying needs in an effort to assist individuals and families achieve economic independence and social stability.

This organization strive to help other women who are going through traumatic situations and let them know we care by sharing our resources and giving back so that they may know that they too can make it through tough times.

In addition, COLOS goes beyond the aforementioned and reach the needs of the whole body, which does not only include women, but men and children as well.

YOUR POTENTIAL

We’ve Only Just Begun

COLOS partnered with Stephens CDC working with youth from a grant awarded to Stephens CDC through the Fairfield Board of Education.  This program was name “Project ARMY” which was held the 2nd and 4th Saturday, ended May 26.

Also had the opportunity to present a short skit with Stephens CDC at Fairfield H.S. to the young ladies introducing “Let’s Talk About It.”

Each week COLOS is privileged to be part of reaching and touching the lives of many women at one of our local homeless shelters.  The Executive Director states that she is always blessed more than the ladies served.

February 21st COLOS was honored with a guest speaker Evang. Davis of Tennessee with Holding On Ministry.  She ministered to the ladies and other guest were Princess Armadi an African Princess and Songstress and her mother.  We were all in for a wonderful treat.

Saturday, February 23rd, Mary Murphy the Executive Director of COLOS was guest speaker at a Women’s Conference held in Moody, Alabama.

COLOS was a vendor at the Women’s Summit held by FORMER Mayor Larry Langford at Fair Park arena.
COLOS has taken part in several learning/training workshops throughout the year to become more knowledgeable.  To name a few:

Yes We Can!

As our FORMER honorable Mayor Larry Langford says, “Let’s Do Something.”  We often complain of all the social ills when we have within our grasp the power to help meet the varied needs in our communities.  It is often said “if we are not part of the solution-then we are part of the problem.”  There is much to be done and as quoted “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”

Either we can sit back and allow the ills to take control or we can take control of the ills.  We have been given the power to do whatever we want to do.  So people let’s reach out and touch someone.  What the world needs now is Love sweet Love.

Let’s get on that Love train and then we can truly say “we can do anything-yes we can!

Work for Success

On Wednesday, March 12th COLOS was a vendor at the Career Fair which was held at Miles College given by Dr. Javonda Williams and the Social Work Department.

COLOS participated as vendor at Stephens CDC Community Fair held on the lot of the old Dodge Auto Dealership, March 31st.  COLOS sponsored its first major event of the year on Saturday, May 3rd at Miles College Pearson Hall.  “What’s Next After High School” workshop conference.  Thanks to our Board and Volunteers-Annie Ridgeway, Mary Evans, Davaris Dennis, and Nancy O’Neal it was a success.  This event will be held annually.  We were also interviewed and televised on 33/40.  An article was featured in the Birmingham News.  Gifts and prizes were given with a laptop computer being the top prize Victoria a graduating student at Ramsey High School was the recipient.

COLOS Partnered with Jackson Olin High School Health Fair on Thursday, June 12th.  COLOS partnered with Childcare Development and Community Empowerment Services in June 2008 by renting space in a building for our various organizations.  The location is 8316 1st Avenue North in the Eastlake community.