http://www.hside.org/history.asp
1301 Monroe Drive
Atlanta, GA
690 Courtenay Drive
Atlanta, GA
About Us
More than 100 years ago, three women - Mrs. Levi B. Nelson, Mrs. Edgar Poe McBurney, and Mrs. J.P. Averill - took the initial steps to form Atlanta's first social service agency, later to become Hillside.
- In 1888 following a severe winter storm, these pioneering women called a meeting to discuss the tragic situation of homeless women and needy children. A sponsoring group of 28 women petitioned Fulton County, Georgia and the Home for the Friendless was formed.
- The Atlanta Community Chest, now United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, was organized in 1924. The Home was a founding member.
- In 1926, eight acres of rolling woodland on Courtenay Dr. in Atlanta were purchased, and plans created for cottage-type residential buildings. Kiwanians had a log rolling at the new site, Kiwanis wives brought a picnic lunch, and the first building was constructed - a log hut for the children.
- With the move to Courtenay Dr. in 1930, the agency's name was changed to Hillside Cottages - A Friendly Home for Children. The cottages provided short-term care for school-aged children during periods of family emergency.
- In response to growing community needs, residential treatment for emotionally disturbed adolescents was introduced in 1970. Facilities were remodeled and staff restructured to conform to standards needed for this type of program.
- In 1987, Hillside was licensed as a specialty psychiatric hospital. As we entered the second century of service to the community, the cottages remained filled to capacity and the waiting list grew.
- Hillside expanded services again in 1995. Recognizing that some children who have been in residential treatment are not ready or able to return to their home communities, the Therapeutic Foster Care program was launched. The program:
- Enables children to live with specially trained foster families
- Participate in community activities
- Utilize community resources
- Bridging the transition back to the home community is also a key factor in treatment success. The Hillside Community Intervention Program (HCIP) was created in 1998 to provide family-based treatment services and intervention for:
- Children who have been in institutional treatment for behavior disorders and/or substance abuse, or
- When a child is at high risk for being placed out of the home
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
MUST Ministries
http://www.mustministries.org/index.aspx
55 Elizabeth Church Road
Marietta, GA 30061
MUST Ministries is a faith-based organization which for thirty-seven years has been dedicated to providing services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity. MUST is a place where one's faith can be put into action and where we can minister to the poor, the brokenhearted and those who are in crisis - in a place where "your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." (Frederick Buechner)
Founded in 1971 and rooted in the Christian tradition, MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families, and children in the Marietta, Smyrna and Canton/Cherokee county communities. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or of those being served.
Mission
- Serving our neighbors in need … transforming lives and communities in response to Christ's call.
Vision
- To become Georgia's most respected Servant Leader - Restoring lives one person and one community at a time
Values
At MUST Ministries, we value…
- Our clients
- Our volunteers
- Our staff
- Our community
Today MUST has -
Service Centers in Marietta, Smyrna and Cherokee providing food, clothing, financial aid, education and employment assistance; interview, assessment and referral services, to families and individuals in crisis.
Integrated Housing Programs in Cobb, Cherokee, and Douglas Counties dedicated to helping 200+ residents break their own cycle of homelessness. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing and a host of wrap around services provide a healthy environment to foster whole life change.
Seasonal Programs including:
Summer Lunch program, serving 2,000+ lunches to children each day totaling nearly 100,000 lunches per summer
Back to School Supplies for 3,000 children
Holiday Meals to 8,000+ individuals
Christmas Toyshop – for 3,343 children who would otherwise not have gifts to open
Centralized 20,000 sq. ft. Operations Warehouse and Distribution Center in Marietta
55 Elizabeth Church Road
Marietta, GA 30061
MUST Ministries is a faith-based organization which for thirty-seven years has been dedicated to providing services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity. MUST is a place where one's faith can be put into action and where we can minister to the poor, the brokenhearted and those who are in crisis - in a place where "your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." (Frederick Buechner)
Founded in 1971 and rooted in the Christian tradition, MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families, and children in the Marietta, Smyrna and Canton/Cherokee county communities. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or of those being served.
Mission
- Serving our neighbors in need … transforming lives and communities in response to Christ's call.
Vision
- To become Georgia's most respected Servant Leader - Restoring lives one person and one community at a time
Values
At MUST Ministries, we value…
- Our clients
- Our volunteers
- Our staff
- Our community
Today MUST has -
Service Centers in Marietta, Smyrna and Cherokee providing food, clothing, financial aid, education and employment assistance; interview, assessment and referral services, to families and individuals in crisis.
Integrated Housing Programs in Cobb, Cherokee, and Douglas Counties dedicated to helping 200+ residents break their own cycle of homelessness. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing and a host of wrap around services provide a healthy environment to foster whole life change.
Seasonal Programs including:
Summer Lunch program, serving 2,000+ lunches to children each day totaling nearly 100,000 lunches per summer
Back to School Supplies for 3,000 children
Holiday Meals to 8,000+ individuals
Christmas Toyshop – for 3,343 children who would otherwise not have gifts to open
Centralized 20,000 sq. ft. Operations Warehouse and Distribution Center in Marietta
Girls Inc. Atlanta
http://www.girlsincatlanta.org/
1100 Spring Street NW
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30309
Mission Statement
To inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.
Vision Statement
To be the premier organization that helps all girls realize their potential and
exercise their rights.
Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta helps provide safe places and
structured activities during non-school hours at their centers and in
collaboration with other youth-serving agencies. The organization provides
researched-based programs that help girls overcome the effects of gender
inequity and become self-sufficient, responsible adults. For information,
call us at (678) 686-1740.
Girls Incorporated is part of a national youth organization dedicated to
helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. For over 29 years, Girls
Incorporated has provided vital educational programs to millions of
American girls. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle
societal messages about their value and potential.
About Us
Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta annually serves more than 5,000
girls aged 6 to 18 through various outreach programs; through facilities
in Cobb County; and partnerships throughout metro Atlanta.
As one affiliate of the national Girls Incorporated organization, we are
dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold through year-
round programs in six core areas:
- career and life planning
- health and sexuality
- leadership and community actions
- sports and adventure
- self-reliance and life skills
- culture and heritage
Key Objectives and Goals:
Girls Incorporated develops research-based, informal education
programs that encourage girls to take educated risks and master
physical, intellectual and emotional challenges. Our programs
address math and science education, pregnancy prevention, media
literacy, adolescent health, child abuse prevention, substance abuse
prevention, and sports and cultural activities.
Number and Ages of Constituents:
Girls Incorporated serves girls ages 6 to 18. Over 50% of our girls
served come from single-parent homes, with an average yearly income
below $25,000. Our Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) outreach
programs are offered in districts where the local Health Department has
identified high pregnancy rates by zip code and where schools and
organizations have indicated interest and need. More than 2,000 girls
are reached through the public schools.
1100 Spring Street NW
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30309
Mission Statement
To inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.
Vision Statement
To be the premier organization that helps all girls realize their potential and
exercise their rights.
Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta helps provide safe places and
structured activities during non-school hours at their centers and in
collaboration with other youth-serving agencies. The organization provides
researched-based programs that help girls overcome the effects of gender
inequity and become self-sufficient, responsible adults. For information,
call us at (678) 686-1740.
Girls Incorporated is part of a national youth organization dedicated to
helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. For over 29 years, Girls
Incorporated has provided vital educational programs to millions of
American girls. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle
societal messages about their value and potential.
About Us
Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta annually serves more than 5,000
girls aged 6 to 18 through various outreach programs; through facilities
in Cobb County; and partnerships throughout metro Atlanta.
As one affiliate of the national Girls Incorporated organization, we are
dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold through year-
round programs in six core areas:
- career and life planning
- health and sexuality
- leadership and community actions
- sports and adventure
- self-reliance and life skills
- culture and heritage
Key Objectives and Goals:
Girls Incorporated develops research-based, informal education
programs that encourage girls to take educated risks and master
physical, intellectual and emotional challenges. Our programs
address math and science education, pregnancy prevention, media
literacy, adolescent health, child abuse prevention, substance abuse
prevention, and sports and cultural activities.
Number and Ages of Constituents:
Girls Incorporated serves girls ages 6 to 18. Over 50% of our girls
served come from single-parent homes, with an average yearly income
below $25,000. Our Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) outreach
programs are offered in districts where the local Health Department has
identified high pregnancy rates by zip code and where schools and
organizations have indicated interest and need. More than 2,000 girls
are reached through the public schools.
Oakhurst Community Garden Project
http://www.oakhurstgarden.org/
435 Oakview Road
Decatur, GA 30030
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project teaches environmental awareness to diverse local students through hands-on gardening and outdoor education programs. We are dedicated to empowering young people to become the next generation of environmental stewards by engaging in projects that address real needs. Respect for the earth and each other underlies all our efforts. By teaching about wellness, teamwork, and conservation, we hope to empower youth to take charge of their own health, as well as that of the environment. In addition to our work with young people, we also host adult classes on a wide range of topics, and have regular garden work days and host popular community events.
435 Oakview Road
Decatur, GA 30030
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project teaches environmental awareness to diverse local students through hands-on gardening and outdoor education programs. We are dedicated to empowering young people to become the next generation of environmental stewards by engaging in projects that address real needs. Respect for the earth and each other underlies all our efforts. By teaching about wellness, teamwork, and conservation, we hope to empower youth to take charge of their own health, as well as that of the environment. In addition to our work with young people, we also host adult classes on a wide range of topics, and have regular garden work days and host popular community events.
Jars of Clay Outreach
http://www.jocatlanta.org/
937 Simms St. SW.
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Mission & Vision....Dream With Us
Jars of Clay is a non-profit outreach dedicated to helping the inner city poor. Our ministry provided hope by meeting both spiritual and tangible needs. We provide food, clothing, shelter, life rehabilitation, education and job training, biblical training and much, much more. We reach thousands of hurting and needy children, families and adults across all races and cultures each month. Our outreach strives to help solve moral decay, crime, drug, gang, homelessness and poverty epidemics that exist in Atlanta’s inner-city. The vision to see thousands of hurting people come to know a new life through the efforts of our staff, volunteers, and recently rehabilitated individuals whose lives have been dramatically changed. Jars of Clay works to partner with people all around the state to help us reach the lost and help meet the most basic and greatest needs.
Made up of many races, nationalities, and cultures, the Clay has an open door policy, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Jars of Clay reaches young children, teenagers, and adults by providing for the physical needs. Jars of Clay presents the message of hope, provides clothing, food and on-campus shelter and restores broken families. It is imperative that our dynamic outreach continue to reach the hurting in Atlanta. Our plan is to eradicate poverty from our city by offering hope instead of despair, truth instead of lies, and provision instead of hunger, cold and nakedness. The vision can only be realized through the continued prayer and support and financial giving of caring individuals who by the spirit see the impeding need to help the hurting. Only with this support can Jars of Clay continue doing good works in our great city. Where there was once darkness, there will soon be light. Where there was once despair, there will soon be hope…watch us!
Belief Statement
At Jars of Clay Outreach we believe:
…Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He was crucified, died and was buried. On the third day, He rose from the dead and later ascended into heaven, where He remains at the right hand of God Almighty.
…after death, eternal life begins either in heaven or hell. Where you spend eternity is based on your decision to make Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.
…that when the Rapture occurs, the dead in Christ will rise first, and then those who are alive and remain (those have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior) will be caught up to meet Him in the air.
…the Bible was written and inspired by God.
…faith is acting on the Word of God.
…in water baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
…in the authority of Jesus' name.
…in the indwelling of, and baptism of, the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
…in divine healing—the restoration of health to those who believe and act on the truths written in God's Word. We further believe that Jesus is our Healer and that by His stripes we are already healed.
…tithes and offerings should be freely given to your local church. The local church is the place of membership where God has called you to receive His Word on a consistent basis and to grow spiritually.
…in giving alms to the poor, sick, homeless and others in despair.
As we proclaim Jesus, the Christ, as head of the church and the manifested Word of God, our goal is to teach the Word of God with simplicity and understanding so that it may be applied to our everyday lives in a practical and effective manner; thereby being transformed from a regular member of society to a beautiful Jar of Clay that is molded by the Word and gives honor to God, infecting all those with whom we come into contact, ultimately making a mark that cannot be erased.
937 Simms St. SW.
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Mission & Vision....Dream With Us
Jars of Clay is a non-profit outreach dedicated to helping the inner city poor. Our ministry provided hope by meeting both spiritual and tangible needs. We provide food, clothing, shelter, life rehabilitation, education and job training, biblical training and much, much more. We reach thousands of hurting and needy children, families and adults across all races and cultures each month. Our outreach strives to help solve moral decay, crime, drug, gang, homelessness and poverty epidemics that exist in Atlanta’s inner-city. The vision to see thousands of hurting people come to know a new life through the efforts of our staff, volunteers, and recently rehabilitated individuals whose lives have been dramatically changed. Jars of Clay works to partner with people all around the state to help us reach the lost and help meet the most basic and greatest needs.
Made up of many races, nationalities, and cultures, the Clay has an open door policy, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Jars of Clay reaches young children, teenagers, and adults by providing for the physical needs. Jars of Clay presents the message of hope, provides clothing, food and on-campus shelter and restores broken families. It is imperative that our dynamic outreach continue to reach the hurting in Atlanta. Our plan is to eradicate poverty from our city by offering hope instead of despair, truth instead of lies, and provision instead of hunger, cold and nakedness. The vision can only be realized through the continued prayer and support and financial giving of caring individuals who by the spirit see the impeding need to help the hurting. Only with this support can Jars of Clay continue doing good works in our great city. Where there was once darkness, there will soon be light. Where there was once despair, there will soon be hope…watch us!
Belief Statement
At Jars of Clay Outreach we believe:
…Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He was crucified, died and was buried. On the third day, He rose from the dead and later ascended into heaven, where He remains at the right hand of God Almighty.
…after death, eternal life begins either in heaven or hell. Where you spend eternity is based on your decision to make Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.
…that when the Rapture occurs, the dead in Christ will rise first, and then those who are alive and remain (those have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior) will be caught up to meet Him in the air.
…the Bible was written and inspired by God.
…faith is acting on the Word of God.
…in water baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
…in the authority of Jesus' name.
…in the indwelling of, and baptism of, the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
…in divine healing—the restoration of health to those who believe and act on the truths written in God's Word. We further believe that Jesus is our Healer and that by His stripes we are already healed.
…tithes and offerings should be freely given to your local church. The local church is the place of membership where God has called you to receive His Word on a consistent basis and to grow spiritually.
…in giving alms to the poor, sick, homeless and others in despair.
As we proclaim Jesus, the Christ, as head of the church and the manifested Word of God, our goal is to teach the Word of God with simplicity and understanding so that it may be applied to our everyday lives in a practical and effective manner; thereby being transformed from a regular member of society to a beautiful Jar of Clay that is molded by the Word and gives honor to God, infecting all those with whom we come into contact, ultimately making a mark that cannot be erased.
GoGirlGo! Women's Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/GoGirlGo/Atlanta.aspx
Regional Office
3525 Piedmont Road, NE
Building 7, Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30305
What We Do
The Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! works across the country to improve the health of sedentary girls and to keep girls involved in physical activity. We get girls moving not through direct service, but by supporting programs and organizations that work with girls. GoGirlGo! identifies and weaves together quality resources within each community and provides comprehensive support through education, funding, public awareness and networking.
Our Impact
Our free, award-winning curriculum providing tools to get girls active has reached more than 621,000 girls and provided more than $2.9 million in funding to girl-serving organizations.
GoGirlGo! Founding Story
In 2000 the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Board of Trustees were discussing statistics that showed that one in three girls was physically active. Founder Billie Jean King raised the question, “What about those other two girls?” Find out what happened next.
About Us
GoGirlGo! Atlanta was launched November 15, 2004. As the first of the demonstration communities, GoGirlGo! Atlanta has built a network of close to 400 community organizations dedicated to getting Atlanta girls, ages 8-18, moving and physically active.
Free Award-Winning GoGirlGo! Curriculum
This program, designed for third- to eighth-graders, educates girls about health-risk behaviors and other issues such as body image, bullying, drugs and stress by featured characters and true-life stories from champion athletes like Julie Foudy, Sanya Richards and Diana Taurasi. Order Curriculum today!
Meet the GoGirlGo! Atlanta Staff
GoGirlGo! Atlanta is dedicated providing you with the knowledge, resources and support you need to succeed with GoGirlGo! Please contact us with questions on how you can get Atlanta girls going! Click here for more information about our staff.
Regional Office
3525 Piedmont Road, NE
Building 7, Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30305
What We Do
The Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! works across the country to improve the health of sedentary girls and to keep girls involved in physical activity. We get girls moving not through direct service, but by supporting programs and organizations that work with girls. GoGirlGo! identifies and weaves together quality resources within each community and provides comprehensive support through education, funding, public awareness and networking.
Our Impact
Our free, award-winning curriculum providing tools to get girls active has reached more than 621,000 girls and provided more than $2.9 million in funding to girl-serving organizations.
GoGirlGo! Founding Story
In 2000 the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Board of Trustees were discussing statistics that showed that one in three girls was physically active. Founder Billie Jean King raised the question, “What about those other two girls?” Find out what happened next.
About Us
GoGirlGo! Atlanta was launched November 15, 2004. As the first of the demonstration communities, GoGirlGo! Atlanta has built a network of close to 400 community organizations dedicated to getting Atlanta girls, ages 8-18, moving and physically active.
Free Award-Winning GoGirlGo! Curriculum
This program, designed for third- to eighth-graders, educates girls about health-risk behaviors and other issues such as body image, bullying, drugs and stress by featured characters and true-life stories from champion athletes like Julie Foudy, Sanya Richards and Diana Taurasi. Order Curriculum today!
Meet the GoGirlGo! Atlanta Staff
GoGirlGo! Atlanta is dedicated providing you with the knowledge, resources and support you need to succeed with GoGirlGo! Please contact us with questions on how you can get Atlanta girls going! Click here for more information about our staff.
Seedco in Atlanta
http://www.seedco.org/atlanta/
477 Windsor Street, Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30312
Seedco: Innovations in Economic Opportunity
Seedco is a national nonprofit organization that works with local partners to create economic opportunities for disadvantaged job seekers, workers and neighborhood entrepreneurs.
We use practical, effective strategies to address the challenges confronting Americans who are struggling to leave poverty and achieve economic success. Working on these issues for more than two decades, we are leaders in implementing innovative, multi-partner initiatives that foster financial advancement and security.
Our work focuses on three critical goals for people seeking economic well-being:
Access: Our work connects people to what they need to make ends meet - an entry-level job, basic workplace skills and access to key benefits such as health or child care.
Security: We foster economic stability by helping people stay on the job, build new skills and take steps to become financially secure.
Mobility: Our programs provide long-term economic options for workers and entrepreneurs - through higher-level education and training, asset building and career advancement strategies.
While much of our work focuses on assisting individuals, we recognize that addressing poverty also requires a broader approach. To that end, we work with a broad spectrum of employers, government agencies and other institutions to improve the quality of jobs and promote the wider availability of critical workplace supports. And we invest in low-income communities in many areas of the country through our subsidiary Seedco Financial to create jobs, support neighborhood entrepreneurs and jumpstart economic opportunity.
How We Work
Seedco looks for promising ideas for creating economic opportunity for people who are struggling to move out of poverty. Our extensive experience allows us to move nimbly and efficiently to turn those ideas into programs, using careful research to shape our work. In doing so, we typically follow these steps:
We identify traditional and new local partners who share our goals, and we join them in workable, community-focused alliances. Our partnerships may include employers in need of qualified workers or community-based organizations that can respond effectively to local challenges. In many areas, we work with Seedco Financial, a national leader in community development financing.
We move aggressively to secure resources from many sources - foundations, local organizations, the private sector and government agencies - that we leverage to secure other community resources.
With partnerships established, we launch and operate model programs. In many cases, we work with government agencies to effectively implement public policy.
At every step, we use data to measure and improve our performance. Over time, our results become a critical tool for holding ourselves and our partners accountable.
Finally, we share our lessons and expertise with other nonprofits, policy makers and service providers - providing technical assistance to local groups around the country, taking part in policy discussions and issuing expert reports through the Seedco Policy Center. A key goal is to identify market-tested programs that can be replicated locally and nationally.
Seedco has firmly established itself as a unique, nonprofit intermediary that brings a fresh approach to challenging issues. In all of our work, Seedco is creating new and sustainable economic opportunities for low-income Americans.
Seedco in Atlanta
Seedco launched its EarnBenefits® program in Atlanta in January 2006.
Local Partners
EarnBenefits Atlanta is currently being funded by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In launching EarnBenefits Atlanta, Seedco has subcontracted with four local, community partners who implement the program at their sites. The Blank Family Foundation has a special interest in providing EarnBenefits to families with young children in the City of Atlanta. To fulfill this need Seedco has partnered with Quality Care for Children, Sheltering Arms, and Metro Atlanta YMCA. Each of these organizations will provide EarnBenefits services to families in their child care and Head Start programs at centers around the city, in both Fulton and Dekalb counties. As part of their efforts to strengthen the networks and infrastructure of distressed communities, The Annie E Casey Foundation is providing EarnBenefits to working families living in the six Atlanta neighborhoods that comprise Neighborhood Planning Unit V - Adair Park, Capitol Homes, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh and Summerhill. EarnBenefits will be implemented by the Center for Working Families which is the Foundation's primary strategy for building stronger financial futures for families.
EarnBenefits Services
In collaboration with Seedco, our community partners offer clients a three-tiered approach to benefit enrollment. This approach includes education around available benefits, eligibility screening and application assistance, and on-going benefits management. These activities are accomplished through a public website (www.EarnBenefits.org) and an innovative, password-protected screening tool that streamlines the application process.
Expected Outcomes
Over 500 families are expected to receive at least one benefit through EarnBenefits services during the first year of implementation. Clients are offered benefit assistance for multiple benefits, including Low-Income Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids, WIC, Food Stamps, LIHEAP, and federal tax credits. EarnBenefits also provides clients with free tax preparation services through the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
477 Windsor Street, Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30312
Seedco: Innovations in Economic Opportunity
Seedco is a national nonprofit organization that works with local partners to create economic opportunities for disadvantaged job seekers, workers and neighborhood entrepreneurs.
We use practical, effective strategies to address the challenges confronting Americans who are struggling to leave poverty and achieve economic success. Working on these issues for more than two decades, we are leaders in implementing innovative, multi-partner initiatives that foster financial advancement and security.
Our work focuses on three critical goals for people seeking economic well-being:
Access: Our work connects people to what they need to make ends meet - an entry-level job, basic workplace skills and access to key benefits such as health or child care.
Security: We foster economic stability by helping people stay on the job, build new skills and take steps to become financially secure.
Mobility: Our programs provide long-term economic options for workers and entrepreneurs - through higher-level education and training, asset building and career advancement strategies.
While much of our work focuses on assisting individuals, we recognize that addressing poverty also requires a broader approach. To that end, we work with a broad spectrum of employers, government agencies and other institutions to improve the quality of jobs and promote the wider availability of critical workplace supports. And we invest in low-income communities in many areas of the country through our subsidiary Seedco Financial to create jobs, support neighborhood entrepreneurs and jumpstart economic opportunity.
How We Work
Seedco looks for promising ideas for creating economic opportunity for people who are struggling to move out of poverty. Our extensive experience allows us to move nimbly and efficiently to turn those ideas into programs, using careful research to shape our work. In doing so, we typically follow these steps:
We identify traditional and new local partners who share our goals, and we join them in workable, community-focused alliances. Our partnerships may include employers in need of qualified workers or community-based organizations that can respond effectively to local challenges. In many areas, we work with Seedco Financial, a national leader in community development financing.
We move aggressively to secure resources from many sources - foundations, local organizations, the private sector and government agencies - that we leverage to secure other community resources.
With partnerships established, we launch and operate model programs. In many cases, we work with government agencies to effectively implement public policy.
At every step, we use data to measure and improve our performance. Over time, our results become a critical tool for holding ourselves and our partners accountable.
Finally, we share our lessons and expertise with other nonprofits, policy makers and service providers - providing technical assistance to local groups around the country, taking part in policy discussions and issuing expert reports through the Seedco Policy Center. A key goal is to identify market-tested programs that can be replicated locally and nationally.
Seedco has firmly established itself as a unique, nonprofit intermediary that brings a fresh approach to challenging issues. In all of our work, Seedco is creating new and sustainable economic opportunities for low-income Americans.
Seedco in Atlanta
Seedco launched its EarnBenefits® program in Atlanta in January 2006.
Local Partners
EarnBenefits Atlanta is currently being funded by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In launching EarnBenefits Atlanta, Seedco has subcontracted with four local, community partners who implement the program at their sites. The Blank Family Foundation has a special interest in providing EarnBenefits to families with young children in the City of Atlanta. To fulfill this need Seedco has partnered with Quality Care for Children, Sheltering Arms, and Metro Atlanta YMCA. Each of these organizations will provide EarnBenefits services to families in their child care and Head Start programs at centers around the city, in both Fulton and Dekalb counties. As part of their efforts to strengthen the networks and infrastructure of distressed communities, The Annie E Casey Foundation is providing EarnBenefits to working families living in the six Atlanta neighborhoods that comprise Neighborhood Planning Unit V - Adair Park, Capitol Homes, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh and Summerhill. EarnBenefits will be implemented by the Center for Working Families which is the Foundation's primary strategy for building stronger financial futures for families.
EarnBenefits Services
In collaboration with Seedco, our community partners offer clients a three-tiered approach to benefit enrollment. This approach includes education around available benefits, eligibility screening and application assistance, and on-going benefits management. These activities are accomplished through a public website (www.EarnBenefits.org) and an innovative, password-protected screening tool that streamlines the application process.
Expected Outcomes
Over 500 families are expected to receive at least one benefit through EarnBenefits services during the first year of implementation. Clients are offered benefit assistance for multiple benefits, including Low-Income Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids, WIC, Food Stamps, LIHEAP, and federal tax credits. EarnBenefits also provides clients with free tax preparation services through the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
City of Refuge
http://www.cityofrefugeinc.com
1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. (Formerly Simpson Road)
Atlanta, Ga 30314
Our Mission
City of Refuge offers both life saving resources and life building tools to individuals and families in Atlanta who are living on the margin. We understand the need for programs that span multiple areas of need – from food, clothing, and shelter, to job training, placement, housing, life skills, and transportation. Our goal is to provide the best possible opportunities for success to those who are willing to work hard to change their lives.
Our Vision
Using the City of Refuge warehouse as a base, we are committed to deploying men, women, and resources into environments where difficulty resides, bringing hope to those living there. The promise of a better life, along with the tools to build that life, is the passion of City of Refuge.
Programs
Our programs are broken into two main divisions; The "LifeLine" and Resource & Training.
The “Lifeline” is the initial entry point for exposure to the programs of City of Refuge. Our mission is to meet the initial needs of the last, the lost and the least of the city of Atlanta. This entry point gives the greatest opportunity for both volunteerism and charitable support. Our purpose is to take literally the words of Christ in Luke 14:23 to “go into the highways and byways and compel them to come in” to the Master’s banquet.
The Resource and Training Department of City of Refuge has been established to provide tools and provisions that will enable individuals and families to make positive, long term changes in their lives. While the outreach programs of the “Lifeline” provide immediate, short term assistance in times of crisis, and service delivery is based purely upon need; “Resource and Training” are provided over months, even years, and service delivery is based upon a demonstrated commitment, and capacity, to change.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Sunday
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 7:30am-9:30am
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 9:30am-10:15am/10:30am-12pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact
Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 9:30am-10:30am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Monday
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Tuesday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Safe Haven-
Location/Description: 180 Degree Kitchen/Food servers, clean up, cooking, laundry
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact
Wednesday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 6:45pm-8:15pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact
Thursday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00am-6:00am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Friday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
KidMix
Location/Description: Gym/Site Pastors, side walk workers
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact
Saturday
KidMix
Location/Description: In the Community/Mentoring and building relationships with children set up, cleanup, food preparation, serving, etc.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm; Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact
Adopt-A-Block
Location/Description: In the Community/Build relatioinships, pass out food, asks community members about needs
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact
1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. (Formerly Simpson Road)
Atlanta, Ga 30314
Our Mission
City of Refuge offers both life saving resources and life building tools to individuals and families in Atlanta who are living on the margin. We understand the need for programs that span multiple areas of need – from food, clothing, and shelter, to job training, placement, housing, life skills, and transportation. Our goal is to provide the best possible opportunities for success to those who are willing to work hard to change their lives.
Our Vision
Using the City of Refuge warehouse as a base, we are committed to deploying men, women, and resources into environments where difficulty resides, bringing hope to those living there. The promise of a better life, along with the tools to build that life, is the passion of City of Refuge.
Programs
Our programs are broken into two main divisions; The "LifeLine" and Resource & Training.
The “Lifeline” is the initial entry point for exposure to the programs of City of Refuge. Our mission is to meet the initial needs of the last, the lost and the least of the city of Atlanta. This entry point gives the greatest opportunity for both volunteerism and charitable support. Our purpose is to take literally the words of Christ in Luke 14:23 to “go into the highways and byways and compel them to come in” to the Master’s banquet.
The Resource and Training Department of City of Refuge has been established to provide tools and provisions that will enable individuals and families to make positive, long term changes in their lives. While the outreach programs of the “Lifeline” provide immediate, short term assistance in times of crisis, and service delivery is based purely upon need; “Resource and Training” are provided over months, even years, and service delivery is based upon a demonstrated commitment, and capacity, to change.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Sunday
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 7:30am-9:30am
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 9:30am-10:15am/10:30am-12pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact
Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 9:30am-10:30am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Monday
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Tuesday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Safe Haven-
Location/Description: 180 Degree Kitchen/Food servers, clean up, cooking, laundry
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact
Wednesday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 6:45pm-8:15pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact
Thursday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00am-6:00am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact
Friday
Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact
Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact
Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact
KidMix
Location/Description: Gym/Site Pastors, side walk workers
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact
Saturday
KidMix
Location/Description: In the Community/Mentoring and building relationships with children set up, cleanup, food preparation, serving, etc.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm; Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact
Adopt-A-Block
Location/Description: In the Community/Build relatioinships, pass out food, asks community members about needs
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact
Atlanta Urban Ministries
http://info@atlantaurbanministries.org/history.html
458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30308
History
Atlanta Urban Ministry is part of Action Ministries, Inc. (formerly Urban Action) a faith-based non-profit charitable organization related to the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Atlanta Urban Ministry's record of serving people in need goes back more than 20 years. The Emergency Aid Ministry has served the downtown/midtown neighborhoods of Atlanta since the 1970's, but it found a new focus in the 1990's providing a food pantry for people with HIV/AIDS while continuing to help other needy persons in the community.
Ministries to help homeless persons began in 1982 when the numbers of homeless individuals and families began to grow. As the numbers of homeless women and families with children increased, Atlanta Urban Ministry responded, beginning the Women's Community Kitchen in 1987, the Children's Ministry programs for homeless children in 1988, and transitional housing for homeless families in 1990.
Causes of Homelessness:
In the early 1980's the numbers of homeless persons began to increase. Homelessness is usually caused by a combination of systemic and personal causes.
Systemic causes of homelessness are those factors caused by government policy and sociological trends. These include de-institutionalization of mentally ill persons beginning in the 1970's, cutbacks of government aid programs, loss of low-income housing through gentrification and new development, and instability in the job market.
Personal causes include addiction, domestic abuse, lack of life skills, and poor individual choices.
The fastest growing group among homeless persons has been families with children. These children are the innocent victims of factors beyond their control, and Atlanta Urban Ministry has been devoted to giving homeless children the chance for a better life.
Atlanta Urban Ministry provides help and hope for people in need of all cultures and beliefs, and provides environments for positive and permanent life changes.
Atlanta Urban Ministry serves poor and homeless individuals through four main ministry programs:
Women's Community Kitchen
This program for homeless women and children provides lunch each weekday for about 75 persons. Groups of volunteers from the metro area prepare and serve the food.
Children's Ministry
The summer program provides camping opportunities for homeless children. The after-school program provides tutoring and enrichment activities for children whose families are living at the Atlanta City Mission on Milton Avenue. The Saturday Program offers children from the Atlanta City Mission shelter special activities and field trips. The S.T.A.R.S. program works with homeless teens.
Atlanta Emergency Aid Ministry
This ministry provides emergency assistance to people who need help with rent, utilities, food, transportation to jobs, counseling and referrals.
458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30308
History
Atlanta Urban Ministry is part of Action Ministries, Inc. (formerly Urban Action) a faith-based non-profit charitable organization related to the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Atlanta Urban Ministry's record of serving people in need goes back more than 20 years. The Emergency Aid Ministry has served the downtown/midtown neighborhoods of Atlanta since the 1970's, but it found a new focus in the 1990's providing a food pantry for people with HIV/AIDS while continuing to help other needy persons in the community.
Ministries to help homeless persons began in 1982 when the numbers of homeless individuals and families began to grow. As the numbers of homeless women and families with children increased, Atlanta Urban Ministry responded, beginning the Women's Community Kitchen in 1987, the Children's Ministry programs for homeless children in 1988, and transitional housing for homeless families in 1990.
Causes of Homelessness:
In the early 1980's the numbers of homeless persons began to increase. Homelessness is usually caused by a combination of systemic and personal causes.
Systemic causes of homelessness are those factors caused by government policy and sociological trends. These include de-institutionalization of mentally ill persons beginning in the 1970's, cutbacks of government aid programs, loss of low-income housing through gentrification and new development, and instability in the job market.
Personal causes include addiction, domestic abuse, lack of life skills, and poor individual choices.
The fastest growing group among homeless persons has been families with children. These children are the innocent victims of factors beyond their control, and Atlanta Urban Ministry has been devoted to giving homeless children the chance for a better life.
Atlanta Urban Ministry provides help and hope for people in need of all cultures and beliefs, and provides environments for positive and permanent life changes.
Atlanta Urban Ministry serves poor and homeless individuals through four main ministry programs:
Women's Community Kitchen
This program for homeless women and children provides lunch each weekday for about 75 persons. Groups of volunteers from the metro area prepare and serve the food.
Children's Ministry
The summer program provides camping opportunities for homeless children. The after-school program provides tutoring and enrichment activities for children whose families are living at the Atlanta City Mission on Milton Avenue. The Saturday Program offers children from the Atlanta City Mission shelter special activities and field trips. The S.T.A.R.S. program works with homeless teens.
Atlanta Emergency Aid Ministry
This ministry provides emergency assistance to people who need help with rent, utilities, food, transportation to jobs, counseling and referrals.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Atlanta Children's Shelter
http://www.atlantachildrensshelter.com/
607 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0322
Imagine That You are a Homeless Child
Your day begins early — the night shelter where you and your mother are staying wakes you up, feeds you breakfast — then you are out the door, carrying all that your family owns. Perhaps your mother has found a part-time job, but can't afford childcare. You are scared to death when she goes off to work, for there's no place to go. There's little money for food, no place to wash your hands, no clean clothes. You spend your day wandering the streets until one of the night shelters opens again. If there is room, you and your mom will have a place to sleep one more night.
It is no wonder that homeless children are seriously at risk for an array of physical and emotional problems. The Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless estimates that there are 13,000 homeless people in metro Atlanta, 25% of which are homeless families — and they especially need the services of shelters.
Making a Difference in a Child's Life
Our loving, professional child care workers, social workers and volunteers believe in the vulnerability of the child and the hope for their future. We provide comfort, safety, love, reassurance . . . and a hug when needed. We also provide the more tangible life threads:
Daily nutritional meals and snacks, served piping hot with a smile,
Clean clothing and large doses of individual attention to make each child feel special,
Biweekly, on-site well-child checks, plus immunizations and referrals for primary health care,
Cultural and enrichment activities, including weekly field trips to Fernback, the Atlanta Zoo and other fun places children love and thrive on, and
Educational opportunities that are customized to the particular needs of homeless children.
Ours is a safe haven, completely free of charge, for as long as a child needs us!
Comprehensive Social Services for the Family
The Atlanta Children's Shelter recognizes that breaking the cycle of homelessness requires an intensive, whole family approach. Our professional social workers are skilled at working with homeless families and their unique situations and needs. Families who come to our Shelter are assisted in finding jobs, locating affordable housing, interacting with other social service agencies, and dealing with personal, legal or domestic difficulties. We provide a full range of social services for our families, including:
Housing Aid
Job Search Help
Parenting Classes
Legal Aid
Self Esteem Classes
Medical Attention
Personal Counseling
Financial Management Counseling
Our goal is to help families achieve long term self sufficiency - to break the cycle of homelessness permanently, so they never again need to turn to Atlanta homeless shelters.
Service to Atlanta Homeless Children Since 1986
Since 1986, the Atlanta Children's Shelter, Inc. has provided loving day shelter for Atlanta homeless children and support for their family's efforts to be self-sufficient. As the first year-round childcare program for homeless families in the state, the Shelter is a model program whose programs are oriented around: 1) the care of children, 2) support of families, and 3) advocacy and networking. The Shelter's child care staff, social workers, and volunteers provide hope, love and reassurance along with daily meals, nutritional snacks, clothing, medical attention, enrichment activities, field trips and educational activities for up to 40 children a day. The goal is to help families achieve long term self-sufficiency - to break the cycle of homelessness permanently. The comprehensive range of services offered by the Atlanta Children's Shelter includes the following:
Early Child Care
Our Early Childcare Program is for the children of homeless families aged one month to five years old. This program was accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children in March of 2000. Less than 7% of all early child care programs in the United States have received this accreditation. Our developmentally-appropriate program focuses on the four developmental domains, good nutrition and preparing the children for school. For many of our children, it is the first stable and loving place they can go each day.
Counseling
The Shelter provides counseling to homeless parents on issues that include but is not limited to loss of employment, housing, relationships with a child or a significant other, setting goals, substance abuse, and self-esteem. Counseling sessions also center on health maintenance, legal issues and budget implementation.
Parent Support Group
The Parent Support Group helps parents deal with the overwhelming anxiety and frustration caused by homelessness, and focuses on developing coping skills related to good parenting techniques, such as effective parent-child communication, or what to expect from the ages and stages of child development. The support group strengthens the entire family and increases positive functioning.
Children's Nurturing Group
All children, especially the homeless, need to express feelings that result from an often confusing and stressful environment. The Nurturing Group allows Atlanta homeless children to explore and discuss their feelings. Puppets, paper dolls, songs, stories, role play, and other fun activities generate group interaction and appropriate responses. Nurturing Group activities help:
Increase awareness of feelings in self and others
Increase children's awareness of self and self within family
Reinforce appropriate child/adult interactions
Increase children's knowledge of the concepts of praise and criticism
Identify feelings associated with praise and criticism
Increase children's ability to give and receive praise
Increase the awareness of children to exercise personal power to manage their own lives.
Medical Services
Medical staff from CAPN visit the Shelter weekly to provide well-child checks, immunizations, and referrals.
Information and Referral Services
At times, ACS social service staff find that a client's needs are best addressed by another agency. In this case, staff members provide information and referral to the most appropriate organization. The staff has developed extensive resource files and established networks and agency contacts that are helpful to ACS families.
Job Track
Job skills development is an essential component of the Shelter's overall plan to help homeless families become and remain self-sufficient. Job Track provides a centralized location where parents can achieve job readiness by gaining the essential pre-training components of skill assessment, job counseling and education. The program gives homeless parents access to employment counselors, job search materials, resume help, and a voice mail box to follow up on job leads. Job Track also provides clothing for interviews, transportation to and from interviews, and meals while the parents are seeking jobs.
Furniture Bank
The Metro Atlanta Furniture Bank, a separate organization, distributes furniture to families who have previously been homeless. The Atlanta Children's Shelter relies on funds donated specifically to help families to pay the modest Furniture Bank fees for its clients.
Home Starter Kit
Each family that secures housing receives a "Home Starter Kit" containing linens, lamps, iron, dishes, eating utensils, toaster, and cleaning supplies. The Shelter also accepts donations of household goods from individuals and groups in the community.
Education and Training
After a family establishes stable living arrangements, the social service staff helps parents clarify and focus their educational plans. Community support programs, especially those offering free or low-cost child care, are essential for these parents. ACS provides information and resource lists, and parents are referred to community organizations for services.
The Sunshine Fund
The Sunshine Fund, a discretionary cash account for necessary client-related expenses, provides help for homeless families facing critical financial needs. Funded by private donations, the fund covers rent and utility deposits, MARTA cards/tokens, shoes and emergency clothing needs for children, work-related clothing for parents (such as uniforms), medicines, and emergency food.
Transitional Child Care
To ensure post-homeless stability for families who have found work and housing, the Shelter offers a Transitional Child Care Program. Designed to provide free child care and social support during a family's transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, the service is available to families for up to five months following eligibility determination.
Interagency Collaboration Activities
Homeless families with children have a number of needs that our program alone cannot meet. To ensure that these diverse needs are met, the Shelter embraces a strategy that promotes family strength and integrity. Through collaboration and partnerships with other service providers, we are able to respond to the depth of the problems our clients have. It is common practice for the executive director, social worker, and other professional staff to communicate frequently with other groups serving homeless families and to coordinate services with other "mainstream" programs not specifically targeted to homeless families. The intent is to avoid the pitfall of further segregating and stigmatizing families through separate systems for the homeless or formerly homeless.
Our collaboration activities and partnerships have helped improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to our families in the following areas:
Integrated client support (such as transportation, employment, or health care)
Case consultation or conferencing
Information exchange
Joint proposal development
Staff training
Student internship/practicum
Alliances for advocacy and legislation
Shared resources
Volunteers
List of current volunteer opportunities
607 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0322
Imagine That You are a Homeless Child
Your day begins early — the night shelter where you and your mother are staying wakes you up, feeds you breakfast — then you are out the door, carrying all that your family owns. Perhaps your mother has found a part-time job, but can't afford childcare. You are scared to death when she goes off to work, for there's no place to go. There's little money for food, no place to wash your hands, no clean clothes. You spend your day wandering the streets until one of the night shelters opens again. If there is room, you and your mom will have a place to sleep one more night.
It is no wonder that homeless children are seriously at risk for an array of physical and emotional problems. The Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless estimates that there are 13,000 homeless people in metro Atlanta, 25% of which are homeless families — and they especially need the services of shelters.
Making a Difference in a Child's Life
Our loving, professional child care workers, social workers and volunteers believe in the vulnerability of the child and the hope for their future. We provide comfort, safety, love, reassurance . . . and a hug when needed. We also provide the more tangible life threads:
Daily nutritional meals and snacks, served piping hot with a smile,
Clean clothing and large doses of individual attention to make each child feel special,
Biweekly, on-site well-child checks, plus immunizations and referrals for primary health care,
Cultural and enrichment activities, including weekly field trips to Fernback, the Atlanta Zoo and other fun places children love and thrive on, and
Educational opportunities that are customized to the particular needs of homeless children.
Ours is a safe haven, completely free of charge, for as long as a child needs us!
Comprehensive Social Services for the Family
The Atlanta Children's Shelter recognizes that breaking the cycle of homelessness requires an intensive, whole family approach. Our professional social workers are skilled at working with homeless families and their unique situations and needs. Families who come to our Shelter are assisted in finding jobs, locating affordable housing, interacting with other social service agencies, and dealing with personal, legal or domestic difficulties. We provide a full range of social services for our families, including:
Housing Aid
Job Search Help
Parenting Classes
Legal Aid
Self Esteem Classes
Medical Attention
Personal Counseling
Financial Management Counseling
Our goal is to help families achieve long term self sufficiency - to break the cycle of homelessness permanently, so they never again need to turn to Atlanta homeless shelters.
Service to Atlanta Homeless Children Since 1986
Since 1986, the Atlanta Children's Shelter, Inc. has provided loving day shelter for Atlanta homeless children and support for their family's efforts to be self-sufficient. As the first year-round childcare program for homeless families in the state, the Shelter is a model program whose programs are oriented around: 1) the care of children, 2) support of families, and 3) advocacy and networking. The Shelter's child care staff, social workers, and volunteers provide hope, love and reassurance along with daily meals, nutritional snacks, clothing, medical attention, enrichment activities, field trips and educational activities for up to 40 children a day. The goal is to help families achieve long term self-sufficiency - to break the cycle of homelessness permanently. The comprehensive range of services offered by the Atlanta Children's Shelter includes the following:
Early Child Care
Our Early Childcare Program is for the children of homeless families aged one month to five years old. This program was accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children in March of 2000. Less than 7% of all early child care programs in the United States have received this accreditation. Our developmentally-appropriate program focuses on the four developmental domains, good nutrition and preparing the children for school. For many of our children, it is the first stable and loving place they can go each day.
Counseling
The Shelter provides counseling to homeless parents on issues that include but is not limited to loss of employment, housing, relationships with a child or a significant other, setting goals, substance abuse, and self-esteem. Counseling sessions also center on health maintenance, legal issues and budget implementation.
Parent Support Group
The Parent Support Group helps parents deal with the overwhelming anxiety and frustration caused by homelessness, and focuses on developing coping skills related to good parenting techniques, such as effective parent-child communication, or what to expect from the ages and stages of child development. The support group strengthens the entire family and increases positive functioning.
Children's Nurturing Group
All children, especially the homeless, need to express feelings that result from an often confusing and stressful environment. The Nurturing Group allows Atlanta homeless children to explore and discuss their feelings. Puppets, paper dolls, songs, stories, role play, and other fun activities generate group interaction and appropriate responses. Nurturing Group activities help:
Increase awareness of feelings in self and others
Increase children's awareness of self and self within family
Reinforce appropriate child/adult interactions
Increase children's knowledge of the concepts of praise and criticism
Identify feelings associated with praise and criticism
Increase children's ability to give and receive praise
Increase the awareness of children to exercise personal power to manage their own lives.
Medical Services
Medical staff from CAPN visit the Shelter weekly to provide well-child checks, immunizations, and referrals.
Information and Referral Services
At times, ACS social service staff find that a client's needs are best addressed by another agency. In this case, staff members provide information and referral to the most appropriate organization. The staff has developed extensive resource files and established networks and agency contacts that are helpful to ACS families.
Job Track
Job skills development is an essential component of the Shelter's overall plan to help homeless families become and remain self-sufficient. Job Track provides a centralized location where parents can achieve job readiness by gaining the essential pre-training components of skill assessment, job counseling and education. The program gives homeless parents access to employment counselors, job search materials, resume help, and a voice mail box to follow up on job leads. Job Track also provides clothing for interviews, transportation to and from interviews, and meals while the parents are seeking jobs.
Furniture Bank
The Metro Atlanta Furniture Bank, a separate organization, distributes furniture to families who have previously been homeless. The Atlanta Children's Shelter relies on funds donated specifically to help families to pay the modest Furniture Bank fees for its clients.
Home Starter Kit
Each family that secures housing receives a "Home Starter Kit" containing linens, lamps, iron, dishes, eating utensils, toaster, and cleaning supplies. The Shelter also accepts donations of household goods from individuals and groups in the community.
Education and Training
After a family establishes stable living arrangements, the social service staff helps parents clarify and focus their educational plans. Community support programs, especially those offering free or low-cost child care, are essential for these parents. ACS provides information and resource lists, and parents are referred to community organizations for services.
The Sunshine Fund
The Sunshine Fund, a discretionary cash account for necessary client-related expenses, provides help for homeless families facing critical financial needs. Funded by private donations, the fund covers rent and utility deposits, MARTA cards/tokens, shoes and emergency clothing needs for children, work-related clothing for parents (such as uniforms), medicines, and emergency food.
Transitional Child Care
To ensure post-homeless stability for families who have found work and housing, the Shelter offers a Transitional Child Care Program. Designed to provide free child care and social support during a family's transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, the service is available to families for up to five months following eligibility determination.
Interagency Collaboration Activities
Homeless families with children have a number of needs that our program alone cannot meet. To ensure that these diverse needs are met, the Shelter embraces a strategy that promotes family strength and integrity. Through collaboration and partnerships with other service providers, we are able to respond to the depth of the problems our clients have. It is common practice for the executive director, social worker, and other professional staff to communicate frequently with other groups serving homeless families and to coordinate services with other "mainstream" programs not specifically targeted to homeless families. The intent is to avoid the pitfall of further segregating and stigmatizing families through separate systems for the homeless or formerly homeless.
Our collaboration activities and partnerships have helped improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to our families in the following areas:
Integrated client support (such as transportation, employment, or health care)
Case consultation or conferencing
Information exchange
Joint proposal development
Staff training
Student internship/practicum
Alliances for advocacy and legislation
Shared resources
Volunteers
List of current volunteer opportunities
Gateway Center
http://www.gatewayctr.org
275 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3638
Vision
The 24/7 Gateway Center is committed to bringing together the entire community to end homelessness. We strive to provide a supportive and compassionate setting where individuals can end their homelessness and maximize their self-sufficiency.
Mission
To end homelessness through a collaborative effort, providing basic therapeutic services that stabilize individual conditions and promote self-sufficiency.
Core Values
We value:
• The worth and dignity of every person in our community
• Providers, partners, volunteers, donors, and staff
• Hospitality
• Self-determination
• Respect
• Integrity
* Spirituality
• Accountability and transparency
• Efficient use of resources
• Approaching solutions with an objective and open point of view
• Achieving measurable, lasting impact
Essential Elements of Effective Collaboration
• Respect
• Partnership
• Cohesiveness
• Communication
• Planning
• Flexibility
• Compromise
• Shared Leadership
• Selflessness
• Inclusion
• Diversity
Drop-in services are available on the first floor of the Gateway Center and are encouraged for all individuals in need. The first floor is seen as a low-impact, safe, and trusting place for engagement. In many ways this point of entry will be a “triage center”for homelessness. The first floor of the building will include toilets, showers, a laundry, food and water, a place to come in from the elements and rest, limited temporary storage for personal belongings, telephones, general information and referral resources.
What services are available on the other floors of the Center?
Specialized services include:
•chapel
•outreach, intake, and assessment
•assistance in accessing mainstream benefits
•a separate, safe, and secure area for women and children
•referrals for internal and external homeless services, including housing and jobs
•counseling to promote reunification with family/friends and support community
•a full-service production kitchen with galleys on each residential floor with capacity to serve all residents in the building and produce meals for outside agencies
The second and third floors have:
•45 transition beds for men, designed to reach out to the chronic homeless, especially those with dual diagnosis, special needs, and frequent incarceration
•23 beds reserved for respite care
•a medical clinic for primary care
•22 assigned emergency beds (7 to 14 days) with a stated goal of the Housing First model
•22 beds of housing for men in job training programs, including a food service training program run in connection with the kitchen; participants in other employment or training programs may also be housed here
23 beds reserved for Re-Entry referrals for short-term stays for homeless men discharged for misdemeanors
45 beds for men with full-time employment in transition to permanent housing
The fourth floor have:
•46 beds of transitional housing for homeless veterans (in collaboration with Atlanta VA)
•45 pretreatment beds for men awaiting entry into substance abuse treatment programs, with access to support services such as AA meetings and drug/alcohol education classes
•a gymnasium which can be utilized for additional beds during a weather emergency
Why are 270 beds provided for men and only 30 beds provided for women and children?
Prior to obtaining the Gateway Center facility, the earliest design concepts provided for only a drop-in center for both men and women. Housing for men, women, and families was expected to be in separate and secure facilities away from the drop-in center. However, the Gateway Center site design was altered by the need to adapt renovations to the current building layout. The renovation costs of separate men’s and women’s facilities on the upper floors of the building were prohibitive in the development process.
The 30 beds reserved for women and children in the separate and secure Women and Children’s Center are neither transitional beds nor residential program beds. These beds are accessible to women and children for the duration of the time necessary to refer them to the appropriate partner agencies. This period will be brief but can possibly last more than 24 hours in certain situations. The Gateway Center works to ensure that women and children are secure in its facilities throughout that time period.
275 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3638
Vision
The 24/7 Gateway Center is committed to bringing together the entire community to end homelessness. We strive to provide a supportive and compassionate setting where individuals can end their homelessness and maximize their self-sufficiency.
Mission
To end homelessness through a collaborative effort, providing basic therapeutic services that stabilize individual conditions and promote self-sufficiency.
Core Values
We value:
• The worth and dignity of every person in our community
• Providers, partners, volunteers, donors, and staff
• Hospitality
• Self-determination
• Respect
• Integrity
* Spirituality
• Accountability and transparency
• Efficient use of resources
• Approaching solutions with an objective and open point of view
• Achieving measurable, lasting impact
Essential Elements of Effective Collaboration
• Respect
• Partnership
• Cohesiveness
• Communication
• Planning
• Flexibility
• Compromise
• Shared Leadership
• Selflessness
• Inclusion
• Diversity
Drop-in services are available on the first floor of the Gateway Center and are encouraged for all individuals in need. The first floor is seen as a low-impact, safe, and trusting place for engagement. In many ways this point of entry will be a “triage center”for homelessness. The first floor of the building will include toilets, showers, a laundry, food and water, a place to come in from the elements and rest, limited temporary storage for personal belongings, telephones, general information and referral resources.
What services are available on the other floors of the Center?
Specialized services include:
•chapel
•outreach, intake, and assessment
•assistance in accessing mainstream benefits
•a separate, safe, and secure area for women and children
•referrals for internal and external homeless services, including housing and jobs
•counseling to promote reunification with family/friends and support community
•a full-service production kitchen with galleys on each residential floor with capacity to serve all residents in the building and produce meals for outside agencies
The second and third floors have:
•45 transition beds for men, designed to reach out to the chronic homeless, especially those with dual diagnosis, special needs, and frequent incarceration
•23 beds reserved for respite care
•a medical clinic for primary care
•22 assigned emergency beds (7 to 14 days) with a stated goal of the Housing First model
•22 beds of housing for men in job training programs, including a food service training program run in connection with the kitchen; participants in other employment or training programs may also be housed here
23 beds reserved for Re-Entry referrals for short-term stays for homeless men discharged for misdemeanors
45 beds for men with full-time employment in transition to permanent housing
The fourth floor have:
•46 beds of transitional housing for homeless veterans (in collaboration with Atlanta VA)
•45 pretreatment beds for men awaiting entry into substance abuse treatment programs, with access to support services such as AA meetings and drug/alcohol education classes
•a gymnasium which can be utilized for additional beds during a weather emergency
Why are 270 beds provided for men and only 30 beds provided for women and children?
Prior to obtaining the Gateway Center facility, the earliest design concepts provided for only a drop-in center for both men and women. Housing for men, women, and families was expected to be in separate and secure facilities away from the drop-in center. However, the Gateway Center site design was altered by the need to adapt renovations to the current building layout. The renovation costs of separate men’s and women’s facilities on the upper floors of the building were prohibitive in the development process.
The 30 beds reserved for women and children in the separate and secure Women and Children’s Center are neither transitional beds nor residential program beds. These beds are accessible to women and children for the duration of the time necessary to refer them to the appropriate partner agencies. This period will be brief but can possibly last more than 24 hours in certain situations. The Gateway Center works to ensure that women and children are secure in its facilities throughout that time period.
Refugee Family Services
http://www.refugeefamilyservices.org/
5561 Memorial Dr., Stone Mountain GA, 30083-3237
Our Mission:
To support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.
The Communities We Serve
We serve refugees in the metro Atlanta area, focusing on the women and children who are often left behind by other programs.
Did you know?
• Thousands of refugees have resettled in the metro Atlanta area since the first wave of Vietnamese came in the 1980’s.
• Today’s refugees come from a myriad of cultures suffering the effects of protracted civil wars and massive human suffering: Bosnians, Somalis, Sudanese, Liberians, Burmese, Burundi, Vietnamese, Arabic and Kurdish-speaking Iraqis, and Meskhetian Turks.
• Women and children are often left out of services, primarily employment placement, provided for male refugees.
A Community Center, an Activity Center and Community Outreach
Refugee Family Services operates from a refugee community center and an activity center in close proximity to refugees who have resettled in Stone Mountain, and Clarkston, Georgia, two cities in the metro Atlanta area. The center is located at 5561-H Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain near where many refugees have been resettled.
Background and History
Refugee Family Services, which was formerly known as Newcomers’ Network, is an outgrowth of the Save the Children/Child Care Support Center (STC/CCSC), Atlanta. It was started in 1986 as a program that provided childcare training to refugee women in the metro Atlanta area. Later, it grew into the Refugee Program of STC/CCSC, at which time it added to a wide variety of programs. It was incorporated in 1996 under the name Newcomers’ Network to operate the refugee program as a stand-alone entity and became a fully independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on October 1, 1997. The organization was renamed Refugee Family Services in April 2002 to better reflect its mission.
RFS Programs
During the past year, RFS served approximately 2,500 refugee/immigrant women and children in the metro-Atlanta area. RFS provides critical human services, youth programs, health services, education programs and domestic violence prevention programs. This work furthers our mission to support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.
During the past ten years of service, programs designed to achieve self-sufficiency have worked. In the past year, successes with the women and youth clients we serve include:
• 109 refugee women received job readiness training and jobs placements. RFS caseworkers performed 90-day and one year follow-up reviews to ensure their clients’ continued success at work.
• 240 refugee and immigrant women and children took steps toward violence free lives. RFS provided crisis intervention services and shelter placements to ensure a safe and healthy future for themselves and their families.
• 107 refugee youth participated in the RFS After-school Program. These youngsters developed academic skills in a safe and welcoming environment.
• Parents were connected to nearly 75 schools and eight Head Start/Pre-K centers to improve their children’s education. Our caseworkers also performed 3,321 advocacy and interpretation services ensured that school-family communication lines remained open.
• 45 refugee families currently have a volunteer match for the three month Family Literacy tutoring program. Volunteers not only instruct their families on the English language, they impart valuable insight into American culture.
Please click on the tabs above to learn more about the RFS Women’s Program, Youth and School Services Program, and Strengthening Families.
5561 Memorial Dr., Stone Mountain GA, 30083-3237
Our Mission:
To support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.
The Communities We Serve
We serve refugees in the metro Atlanta area, focusing on the women and children who are often left behind by other programs.
Did you know?
• Thousands of refugees have resettled in the metro Atlanta area since the first wave of Vietnamese came in the 1980’s.
• Today’s refugees come from a myriad of cultures suffering the effects of protracted civil wars and massive human suffering: Bosnians, Somalis, Sudanese, Liberians, Burmese, Burundi, Vietnamese, Arabic and Kurdish-speaking Iraqis, and Meskhetian Turks.
• Women and children are often left out of services, primarily employment placement, provided for male refugees.
A Community Center, an Activity Center and Community Outreach
Refugee Family Services operates from a refugee community center and an activity center in close proximity to refugees who have resettled in Stone Mountain, and Clarkston, Georgia, two cities in the metro Atlanta area. The center is located at 5561-H Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain near where many refugees have been resettled.
Background and History
Refugee Family Services, which was formerly known as Newcomers’ Network, is an outgrowth of the Save the Children/Child Care Support Center (STC/CCSC), Atlanta. It was started in 1986 as a program that provided childcare training to refugee women in the metro Atlanta area. Later, it grew into the Refugee Program of STC/CCSC, at which time it added to a wide variety of programs. It was incorporated in 1996 under the name Newcomers’ Network to operate the refugee program as a stand-alone entity and became a fully independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on October 1, 1997. The organization was renamed Refugee Family Services in April 2002 to better reflect its mission.
RFS Programs
During the past year, RFS served approximately 2,500 refugee/immigrant women and children in the metro-Atlanta area. RFS provides critical human services, youth programs, health services, education programs and domestic violence prevention programs. This work furthers our mission to support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.
During the past ten years of service, programs designed to achieve self-sufficiency have worked. In the past year, successes with the women and youth clients we serve include:
• 109 refugee women received job readiness training and jobs placements. RFS caseworkers performed 90-day and one year follow-up reviews to ensure their clients’ continued success at work.
• 240 refugee and immigrant women and children took steps toward violence free lives. RFS provided crisis intervention services and shelter placements to ensure a safe and healthy future for themselves and their families.
• 107 refugee youth participated in the RFS After-school Program. These youngsters developed academic skills in a safe and welcoming environment.
• Parents were connected to nearly 75 schools and eight Head Start/Pre-K centers to improve their children’s education. Our caseworkers also performed 3,321 advocacy and interpretation services ensured that school-family communication lines remained open.
• 45 refugee families currently have a volunteer match for the three month Family Literacy tutoring program. Volunteers not only instruct their families on the English language, they impart valuable insight into American culture.
Please click on the tabs above to learn more about the RFS Women’s Program, Youth and School Services Program, and Strengthening Families.
International Women's House
Does not permit visitors.
http://www.internationalwomenshouse.org
Our Mission Is:
· To provide services to immigrant and refugee women and their children who have survived domestic violence.
· To support the breaking of the cycle of domestic violence through education and empowerment.
· To increase awareness of domestic violence in immigrant and refugee communities.
· To serve as a resource for mainstream shelters which provide services to culturally-diverse populations who are victims of domestic violence.
International Women's House serves primarily immigrant and refugee women and their children who have survived domestic violence. The shelter does not discriminate in its acceptance policies.
Crisis and Transitional Shelter; Multi-Lingual Staff
Women and children in need of both emergency shelter and continued support find safety at our shelter. IWH case managers speak many different languages including: Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Greek, German, French, Polish, Urdu, and Yiddish.
24-Hour Crisis Hotline
Our 24/7/365 Hotline is staffed by trained employees who respond to calls requesting emergency shelter and counseling.
http://www.internationalwomenshouse.org
Our Mission Is:
· To provide services to immigrant and refugee women and their children who have survived domestic violence.
· To support the breaking of the cycle of domestic violence through education and empowerment.
· To increase awareness of domestic violence in immigrant and refugee communities.
· To serve as a resource for mainstream shelters which provide services to culturally-diverse populations who are victims of domestic violence.
International Women's House serves primarily immigrant and refugee women and their children who have survived domestic violence. The shelter does not discriminate in its acceptance policies.
Crisis and Transitional Shelter; Multi-Lingual Staff
Women and children in need of both emergency shelter and continued support find safety at our shelter. IWH case managers speak many different languages including: Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Greek, German, French, Polish, Urdu, and Yiddish.
24-Hour Crisis Hotline
Our 24/7/365 Hotline is staffed by trained employees who respond to calls requesting emergency shelter and counseling.
Atlanta Union Mission
http://www.atlantaunionmission.org/
Atlanta Union Mission is a Christian ministry that provides a continuum of services to as many as 1,070 men, women and children every day of the year. Atlanta Union Mission was established in 1938 as a refuge for hungry and homeless individuals displaced by the Great Depression. Over the years, the Mission has grown from a single shelter in downtown Atlanta to six centers, which provide emergency food and shelter, residential recovery programs and transitional housing.
Emergency Food and Shelter
Atlanta Union Mission provides emergency shelter to as many as 354 men, women and children at two separate campuses. Guests of the shelters are provided hot showers, clean clothes, nutritious food and a safe place to sleep.
Emergency Shelter is provided at:
Downtown Atlanta Shelter (The Shepherd's Inn) 156 Mills St., NW Atlanta 30313
Howell Mill Road Campus (My Sister's House) 921 Howell Mill Rd., NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Residential Recovery Program
Atlanta Union Mission's residential recovery program helps men and women overcome life-controlling issues such as addiction and abuse. The program is composed of a six to 12-month Christian curriculum featuring individual and group counseling, life skills training, work therapy and spiritual guidance.
Residential Recovery is provided at:
Bolton Road Campus (The Carpenter's House)
Northeast Georgia Campus (The Potter's House)
Howell Mill Road Campus (My Sister's House)
Transitional Housing
Atlanta Union Mission's 18-month transitional housing program continues recovery and healing process for graduates of the residential recovery program. Men and women in the transitional housing program live in a supportive, drug-free environment while working or pursuing further education to begin the transition to independent living.
Transitional Housing is provided at:
Bolton Road Campus (The Carpenter's House)
Northeast Georgia Campus (The Potter's House)
Downtown Transitional Facility (Fuqua Hall)
College Park Campus (Village Atlanta)
WorkNet Services
Men and women who are nearing their graduation from the residential recovery program may participate in the WorkNet Services program as part of the residential recovery program. The two-week seminar seeks to match the clients in career oriented positions that mirror their interests and skills.
Children's Services
Children of the women participating in the Mission's programs who benefit from the Mission's children's services. The Mission provides age-appropriate facilities and staff in both after-school and preschool programs.
Thrift Ministry
Atlanta Union Mission's Thrift Ministry collects donated goods to sell in the Mission's six thrift stores at a low cost to the community. All of the sale proceeds go directly into the Mission's programs, and the thrift ministry provides job training to men in recovery at the Mission's Northeast Georgia Campus. Additionally, the Thrift Ministry gave $79,016 of merchandise directly to needy families during FY 2005.
Atlanta Union Mission is a Christian ministry that provides a continuum of services to as many as 1,070 men, women and children every day of the year. Atlanta Union Mission was established in 1938 as a refuge for hungry and homeless individuals displaced by the Great Depression. Over the years, the Mission has grown from a single shelter in downtown Atlanta to six centers, which provide emergency food and shelter, residential recovery programs and transitional housing.
Emergency Food and Shelter
Atlanta Union Mission provides emergency shelter to as many as 354 men, women and children at two separate campuses. Guests of the shelters are provided hot showers, clean clothes, nutritious food and a safe place to sleep.
Emergency Shelter is provided at:
Downtown Atlanta Shelter (The Shepherd's Inn) 156 Mills St., NW Atlanta 30313
Howell Mill Road Campus (My Sister's House) 921 Howell Mill Rd., NW Atlanta, GA 30318
Residential Recovery Program
Atlanta Union Mission's residential recovery program helps men and women overcome life-controlling issues such as addiction and abuse. The program is composed of a six to 12-month Christian curriculum featuring individual and group counseling, life skills training, work therapy and spiritual guidance.
Residential Recovery is provided at:
Bolton Road Campus (The Carpenter's House)
Northeast Georgia Campus (The Potter's House)
Howell Mill Road Campus (My Sister's House)
Transitional Housing
Atlanta Union Mission's 18-month transitional housing program continues recovery and healing process for graduates of the residential recovery program. Men and women in the transitional housing program live in a supportive, drug-free environment while working or pursuing further education to begin the transition to independent living.
Transitional Housing is provided at:
Bolton Road Campus (The Carpenter's House)
Northeast Georgia Campus (The Potter's House)
Downtown Transitional Facility (Fuqua Hall)
College Park Campus (Village Atlanta)
WorkNet Services
Men and women who are nearing their graduation from the residential recovery program may participate in the WorkNet Services program as part of the residential recovery program. The two-week seminar seeks to match the clients in career oriented positions that mirror their interests and skills.
Children's Services
Children of the women participating in the Mission's programs who benefit from the Mission's children's services. The Mission provides age-appropriate facilities and staff in both after-school and preschool programs.
Thrift Ministry
Atlanta Union Mission's Thrift Ministry collects donated goods to sell in the Mission's six thrift stores at a low cost to the community. All of the sale proceeds go directly into the Mission's programs, and the thrift ministry provides job training to men in recovery at the Mission's Northeast Georgia Campus. Additionally, the Thrift Ministry gave $79,016 of merchandise directly to needy families during FY 2005.
Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children, Inc
http://www.atlantadayshelter.org/
655 Ethel Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Mission Statement
The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children is an ecumenical ministry whose mission is to ease the burden of homelessness for women and children by providing basic and daily necessities while respecting their human dignity. The Shelter is committed to assisting individuals in their resettlement and independence.
History
The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children was opened in 1984 to serve as a home and resource center for homeless women and children. It is a Christian organization whose basis and foundation is the love of God. This is an ecumenical ministry supported by many different churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals.
Women and children seek refuge at this shelter for a variety of reasons: lost jobs, eviction, estangement from family, escape from abusive relationships, and many other tragic circumstances. The Atlanta Day Shelter offers a secure place where the anonymous are called by name and are loved and respected. Through the dedicated efforts of professional counselors, staff, and volunteers over 6,000 women and children annually have been assisted towards more independent and productive lifestyles.
As a result of the many services and resources that flow through this ministry, many women and their children now occupy their own homes instead of living in the shelters.
Job Counseling:
You must sign up at 8:00 at the front desk to ensure that you are seen
• Provide assistance with job searching and job interviews.
• Marta assistance to go to those with job interviews (verification needed).
• Marta assistance to get to work; MARTA cards for new full-time jobs (verification needed), if supplies are available
• Phone numbers of job lines; job leads and web sites provided.
• Information about education; referrals to training programs; limited educational funding provided to assist with books, tuition and supplies.
• Will send off for out-of-state birth certificates if needed for employment and/or housing purposes only, must have letter from housing department and/or employer. This is a one-time offer.
• Will assist with Social Security cards.
• Will provide funds to pay for GA ID’s. This is a one-time offer.
• Ga. Dept. Rehabilitative Services
• Ga. Dept Labor (jobs—leads)
• Resource Room for resume writing and to practice typing.
• Job Readiness tapes available through Job placement counselors and classes to be announced.
Social Services: (See social worker for additional assistance)
•Assistance with locating affordable housing
•Counseling
•Food pantry
•Limited rental assistance - Must have the following: a full-time job or receiving disability/SSI, drug free, a signed lease, and rent must be under $600.
•Furniture and other household items
•Referrals to Partner Agencies
•Resources information
•Marta transportation for appointments only
Children Services:
•Daily structured activities
•Parenting classes
•Children and baby supplies
•School supplies
•Tutoring
•Pre-teen and young adult computer labs
•Summer camp opportunities
•Marta transportation assistance
Educational Services:
•Computer classes
Basic: A basic look at the computer and Microsoft Word
Intermediate: Using several functions of Word templates to build a resume, report writing, etc.
Excel: An in-depth look of Microsoft Excel
•Marta assistance to Shelter
Other Programs:
• Free Health care: Mercy Mobile (non-insurance and Medicaid): Mon/Wed-- Sign up at 9:30 in the dining area.
• Community Advanced Nurses (children only)
• One-on-One Psychiatric Counseling
• Bible Studies – Throughout the week
• Legal Clinic
• Dual Diagnosed Counseling (alcohol/drugs and mental health)
• Substance abuse Counseling & Referral
• Social Security Benefits Counseling
• Circle of Friends meetings
Other Available Services
• Breakfast -- 8am – 9am
• Lunch –- 11:45am – 12:30pm
• Showers -- 9am - 2pm
• Laundry -- 9am - 2pm
• Clothing Closets -- 9:30am - 12:45pm: Adult and children — Open Monday – Friday.
655 Ethel Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Mission Statement
The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children is an ecumenical ministry whose mission is to ease the burden of homelessness for women and children by providing basic and daily necessities while respecting their human dignity. The Shelter is committed to assisting individuals in their resettlement and independence.
History
The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children was opened in 1984 to serve as a home and resource center for homeless women and children. It is a Christian organization whose basis and foundation is the love of God. This is an ecumenical ministry supported by many different churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals.
Women and children seek refuge at this shelter for a variety of reasons: lost jobs, eviction, estangement from family, escape from abusive relationships, and many other tragic circumstances. The Atlanta Day Shelter offers a secure place where the anonymous are called by name and are loved and respected. Through the dedicated efforts of professional counselors, staff, and volunteers over 6,000 women and children annually have been assisted towards more independent and productive lifestyles.
As a result of the many services and resources that flow through this ministry, many women and their children now occupy their own homes instead of living in the shelters.
Job Counseling:
You must sign up at 8:00 at the front desk to ensure that you are seen
• Provide assistance with job searching and job interviews.
• Marta assistance to go to those with job interviews (verification needed).
• Marta assistance to get to work; MARTA cards for new full-time jobs (verification needed), if supplies are available
• Phone numbers of job lines; job leads and web sites provided.
• Information about education; referrals to training programs; limited educational funding provided to assist with books, tuition and supplies.
• Will send off for out-of-state birth certificates if needed for employment and/or housing purposes only, must have letter from housing department and/or employer. This is a one-time offer.
• Will assist with Social Security cards.
• Will provide funds to pay for GA ID’s. This is a one-time offer.
• Ga. Dept. Rehabilitative Services
• Ga. Dept Labor (jobs—leads)
• Resource Room for resume writing and to practice typing.
• Job Readiness tapes available through Job placement counselors and classes to be announced.
Social Services: (See social worker for additional assistance)
•Assistance with locating affordable housing
•Counseling
•Food pantry
•Limited rental assistance - Must have the following: a full-time job or receiving disability/SSI, drug free, a signed lease, and rent must be under $600.
•Furniture and other household items
•Referrals to Partner Agencies
•Resources information
•Marta transportation for appointments only
Children Services:
•Daily structured activities
•Parenting classes
•Children and baby supplies
•School supplies
•Tutoring
•Pre-teen and young adult computer labs
•Summer camp opportunities
•Marta transportation assistance
Educational Services:
•Computer classes
Basic: A basic look at the computer and Microsoft Word
Intermediate: Using several functions of Word templates to build a resume, report writing, etc.
Excel: An in-depth look of Microsoft Excel
•Marta assistance to Shelter
Other Programs:
• Free Health care: Mercy Mobile (non-insurance and Medicaid): Mon/Wed-- Sign up at 9:30 in the dining area.
• Community Advanced Nurses (children only)
• One-on-One Psychiatric Counseling
• Bible Studies – Throughout the week
• Legal Clinic
• Dual Diagnosed Counseling (alcohol/drugs and mental health)
• Substance abuse Counseling & Referral
• Social Security Benefits Counseling
• Circle of Friends meetings
Other Available Services
• Breakfast -- 8am – 9am
• Lunch –- 11:45am – 12:30pm
• Showers -- 9am - 2pm
• Laundry -- 9am - 2pm
• Clothing Closets -- 9:30am - 12:45pm: Adult and children — Open Monday – Friday.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence
http://www.padv.org/
619 Edgewood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Mission
- Supporting women and their children in their efforts to live violence free.
History
- For more than 30 years, PADV, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta.
- PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today, the agency has more than 40 full- and part-time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties.
- PADV works to end domestic violence by:
- offering safety and shelter for battered women and their children;
- restoring power, self-sufficiency and control to domestic violence survivors; and
- educating the public on the dynamics of domestic violence.
Values
- Always do the right thing.
- Provide programs built on best practice.
- Embrace diversity as an essential component of all we do.
- Create a work environment built on trust and mutual respect.
Our Vision
- A community free of domestic violence.
Programs
24-Hour Crisis Line
The crisis line is often times the only link to safety available for battered women and their children. The crisis line provides safety planning, information, and support to callers in immediate danger, and to those with questions about people who may be battered. Additionally, the crisis line offers referrals to community resources available throughout Georgia.
Emergency Shelters
Two emergency shelters provide a safe haven for women and their children during crisis. During their stay, the shelters are home to battered women and their children, providing them with legal advocacy, support groups, clothing, food, and referrals for housing, childcare, and jobs opportunities.
Parenting Groups
A series of programs are offered to help women in the shelters improve communication and to exchange ideas on effective parenting and nonviolent disciplinary techniques.
Children and Youth Program
PADV provides a comprehensive program to help children deal with their feelings about domestic violence. It becomes a safe place where young people can share their feelings individually and with each other. Through an outstanding curriculum, the program emphasizes education and recreational activities.
Community-Based Services
PADV provides an array of community-based services as described. These services are available for survivors who may not need shelter-based services but do need one or all of the resources listed below, which help them in their quest to live violence free.
The Transitional Program is designed to assist battered women in their efforts to gain independence from their abusers. Specifically, the program offers rental, utility, childcare, employment, legal and educational financial assistance as well as transitional housing to battered women working to live independently.
Legal Advocacy
These services include preparing TPOs (temporary protection orders), assisting clients in completing necessary paperwork, and advocating for the domestic violence survivor in the intimidating and complex judicial system.
Support groups provide assistance to women who have left violent relationships or continue to live with their abuser. These groups provide a safe place for survivors to come together and share experiences, offer encouragement, support, and generate ideas on ways to live violence free.
Public Benefits Assistance
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) is Georgia’s welfare program. PADV interviews and assesses welfare applicants who show signs of being victims of domestic violence, and provides them with service coordination and referrals for community services, employment, and housing opportunities. Domestic violence survivors receive a temporary waiver from certain TANF requirements without losing financial assistance.
Teen Dating Violence Program
Partnering with local schools, PADV is implementing a teen dating violence curriculum that increases their knowledge of nonviolence conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving skills.
FACE TO FACE®
A life-altering program for domestic violence survivors, FACE TO FACE® surgically repairs facial and dental injuries that are a result of domestic abuse. In conjunction with counseling, domestic violence survivors who need facial plastic and reconstructive surgery will receive treatment at no cost helping to heal their psychological and physical scars. FACE TO FACE® can help women rebuild their lives by eliminating the constant reminders of their painful past.
Outreach to the Community at Large
Education is the key to ending domestic violence. Battering is a serious crime and should not be ignored. Towards this end, PADV offers programs to educate police officers, judges, hospitals, businesses, legislators, child protection agencies, clergy, schools, the business community, and media about the issue of domestic violence and the toll it exacts on society. Call today to schedule a presentation for your group.
619 Edgewood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Mission
- Supporting women and their children in their efforts to live violence free.
History
- For more than 30 years, PADV, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta.
- PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today, the agency has more than 40 full- and part-time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties.
- PADV works to end domestic violence by:
- offering safety and shelter for battered women and their children;
- restoring power, self-sufficiency and control to domestic violence survivors; and
- educating the public on the dynamics of domestic violence.
Values
- Always do the right thing.
- Provide programs built on best practice.
- Embrace diversity as an essential component of all we do.
- Create a work environment built on trust and mutual respect.
Our Vision
- A community free of domestic violence.
Programs
24-Hour Crisis Line
The crisis line is often times the only link to safety available for battered women and their children. The crisis line provides safety planning, information, and support to callers in immediate danger, and to those with questions about people who may be battered. Additionally, the crisis line offers referrals to community resources available throughout Georgia.
Emergency Shelters
Two emergency shelters provide a safe haven for women and their children during crisis. During their stay, the shelters are home to battered women and their children, providing them with legal advocacy, support groups, clothing, food, and referrals for housing, childcare, and jobs opportunities.
Parenting Groups
A series of programs are offered to help women in the shelters improve communication and to exchange ideas on effective parenting and nonviolent disciplinary techniques.
Children and Youth Program
PADV provides a comprehensive program to help children deal with their feelings about domestic violence. It becomes a safe place where young people can share their feelings individually and with each other. Through an outstanding curriculum, the program emphasizes education and recreational activities.
Community-Based Services
PADV provides an array of community-based services as described. These services are available for survivors who may not need shelter-based services but do need one or all of the resources listed below, which help them in their quest to live violence free.
The Transitional Program is designed to assist battered women in their efforts to gain independence from their abusers. Specifically, the program offers rental, utility, childcare, employment, legal and educational financial assistance as well as transitional housing to battered women working to live independently.
Legal Advocacy
These services include preparing TPOs (temporary protection orders), assisting clients in completing necessary paperwork, and advocating for the domestic violence survivor in the intimidating and complex judicial system.
Support groups provide assistance to women who have left violent relationships or continue to live with their abuser. These groups provide a safe place for survivors to come together and share experiences, offer encouragement, support, and generate ideas on ways to live violence free.
Public Benefits Assistance
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) is Georgia’s welfare program. PADV interviews and assesses welfare applicants who show signs of being victims of domestic violence, and provides them with service coordination and referrals for community services, employment, and housing opportunities. Domestic violence survivors receive a temporary waiver from certain TANF requirements without losing financial assistance.
Teen Dating Violence Program
Partnering with local schools, PADV is implementing a teen dating violence curriculum that increases their knowledge of nonviolence conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving skills.
FACE TO FACE®
A life-altering program for domestic violence survivors, FACE TO FACE® surgically repairs facial and dental injuries that are a result of domestic abuse. In conjunction with counseling, domestic violence survivors who need facial plastic and reconstructive surgery will receive treatment at no cost helping to heal their psychological and physical scars. FACE TO FACE® can help women rebuild their lives by eliminating the constant reminders of their painful past.
Outreach to the Community at Large
Education is the key to ending domestic violence. Battering is a serious crime and should not be ignored. Towards this end, PADV offers programs to educate police officers, judges, hospitals, businesses, legislators, child protection agencies, clergy, schools, the business community, and media about the issue of domestic violence and the toll it exacts on society. Call today to schedule a presentation for your group.
Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
http://www.wrcdv.org/
115 E Maple St
Decatur, GA 30030
Our mission is to create a society in which domestic violence no longer exists. We strive to meet the immediate needs of the diverse community of battered women and their children by providing emergency shelter and services, while working toward changing the systems that enable violence through education and advocacy.
The foundation of The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence is the empowerment of all women.
Programs
Free services offered by Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Safehouse Program
WRC provides temporary housing for women and children at a secure and confidential location. The program is designed to help those who reside at the safehouse reclaim their person strengths, work toward their goals for the future, and transition into a safe and stable living situation.
24-hour Hotline
Hotline advocates are available 24-hours each day to answer questions and provide peer-counseling support, safety planning information, and referrals.
Legal Advocacy
Legal advocates assist women in obtaining Temporary Protective Orders, criminal warrants, child support payments, and temporary custody of their children. Advocates help clients explore legal options on a case-by-case basis. Services are provided at our administrative office in Decatur. Call 404-370-7670 for directions.
Consultations with Volunteer Lawyers
WRC, in partnership with DeKalb Legal Aid, offers a free legal clinic one evening per week. Services are provided at our administrative office in Decatur. Childcare is provided.
Support Groups
Women who are currently of formerly in an abusive relationship come together to give and receive emotional support, resource information, and friendship. Groups are co-facilitated by trained volunteer and staff advocates. Services provided at our administrative offices in Decatur.
Child and Youth Advocacy
Children residing in our safehouse experience a safe and nurturing environment for living and learning. Services for children include homework help and field trips, as well as mentoring and conversation groups where children discuss their fears and feelings while learning alternatives to violent behavior. Children also learn that the violence they witness and/or experience is not their fault.
Dating Violence Prevention
This program takes our message of equality and respect in relationships to elementary, middle, and high school students in the metro-Atlanta area through sessions bed by staff and peer advocates. Call Kim Frndak at 404-370-7670 to schedule a classroom session.
Family Advocacy
Families receive respectful, individualized support to meet self-determined goals. Services highlight family strengths and encourage opportunities to re-imagine self and circumstances. Activities of the program include personal planning, home visits, journal exercises, parent support, and monthly sister circles.
Community Education
WRC provides community education programs to schools and universities, hospitals, law enforcement, religious leaders, faith-based groups, civic organizations, and others. A community who collectively stands against domestic violence is the key to ending abuse, and we work toward the day when domestic violence no longer exists. To obtain materials about our services or to schedule a presentation, please call Kin Frndak at 404-370-7670.
115 E Maple St
Decatur, GA 30030
Our mission is to create a society in which domestic violence no longer exists. We strive to meet the immediate needs of the diverse community of battered women and their children by providing emergency shelter and services, while working toward changing the systems that enable violence through education and advocacy.
The foundation of The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence is the empowerment of all women.
Programs
Free services offered by Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Safehouse Program
WRC provides temporary housing for women and children at a secure and confidential location. The program is designed to help those who reside at the safehouse reclaim their person strengths, work toward their goals for the future, and transition into a safe and stable living situation.
24-hour Hotline
Hotline advocates are available 24-hours each day to answer questions and provide peer-counseling support, safety planning information, and referrals.
Legal Advocacy
Legal advocates assist women in obtaining Temporary Protective Orders, criminal warrants, child support payments, and temporary custody of their children. Advocates help clients explore legal options on a case-by-case basis. Services are provided at our administrative office in Decatur. Call 404-370-7670 for directions.
Consultations with Volunteer Lawyers
WRC, in partnership with DeKalb Legal Aid, offers a free legal clinic one evening per week. Services are provided at our administrative office in Decatur. Childcare is provided.
Support Groups
Women who are currently of formerly in an abusive relationship come together to give and receive emotional support, resource information, and friendship. Groups are co-facilitated by trained volunteer and staff advocates. Services provided at our administrative offices in Decatur.
Child and Youth Advocacy
Children residing in our safehouse experience a safe and nurturing environment for living and learning. Services for children include homework help and field trips, as well as mentoring and conversation groups where children discuss their fears and feelings while learning alternatives to violent behavior. Children also learn that the violence they witness and/or experience is not their fault.
Dating Violence Prevention
This program takes our message of equality and respect in relationships to elementary, middle, and high school students in the metro-Atlanta area through sessions bed by staff and peer advocates. Call Kim Frndak at 404-370-7670 to schedule a classroom session.
Family Advocacy
Families receive respectful, individualized support to meet self-determined goals. Services highlight family strengths and encourage opportunities to re-imagine self and circumstances. Activities of the program include personal planning, home visits, journal exercises, parent support, and monthly sister circles.
Community Education
WRC provides community education programs to schools and universities, hospitals, law enforcement, religious leaders, faith-based groups, civic organizations, and others. A community who collectively stands against domestic violence is the key to ending abuse, and we work toward the day when domestic violence no longer exists. To obtain materials about our services or to schedule a presentation, please call Kin Frndak at 404-370-7670.
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