24/7 Gateway Center

With an overarching goal of ending chronic homelessness in metropolitan Atlanta, the 24/7 Gateway Center is scheduled to open in summer 2005. The Center will serve an estimated 500 individuals per day and provide a continuum of services to the homeless including:
• beds, showers, food, and storage
• reunification with family
• drug treatment and prevention
• mental health and medical services
• job training
The Atlanta Union Mission will manage the facility under a joint agreement with The United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Vince Smith, the Mission’s Director of Community Relations and Senior Chaplain, will direct the Center.
The United Way came aboard early in the process that led to creation of the Center. At the request of Mayor Shirley Franklin, the United Way formed a Commission of Atlanta leaders to study the problem of homelessness. The result is the Blueprint to End Homelessness in Atlanta in Ten Years. 24/7 Gateway is the flagship project under the Blueprint.
At the heart of the effort is collaboration among a number of regional organizations that recognize the need to aggressively address homelessness. The service providers, in addition to the Atlanta Union Mission, are Covenant House Georgia, GlenCastle Constructors, North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Project Open Hand/Atlanta, SafeHouse Outreach, Samaritan House/Café 458, Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen/TACK, and Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta.
The Center will be housed in the former city pretrial detention facility at Garnett and Pryor Streets.
For additional information, contact Vince Smith, Executive Director at vince247@aol.com
Visit North Avenue Presbyterian's "The Cup & 24/7 center" web page
Visit United Way Atlanta's "Commission on Homelessness" web page
How to help: http://www.gatewayctr.org/donate.html

24/7 Gateway Center
275 Pryor Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404.215.6600
http://www.gatewayctr.org/




Atlanta's Here's Life Inner City
A non-profit organization that relies on gifts and donations to provide hope to the (under-privileged) inner city. Through generous donations HLIC is dedicated to transform neighborhoods by Job-Start training programs, S.A.Y. Yes! Centers for youth development, Homeless Care Kits, Easter Bags, and Boxes of Love. This Charity is motivated by compassion, dedication, experience, and solid Christian values to transform one person, one family, and one neighborhood at a time. There are endless opportunities to get involved and experience the success of this organization.
Please contact Joyce Bray for more information at (404) 588-4240.



Centennial Olympic Park
Now that spring is almost here, the visitor load at Centennial Olympic Park will increase. As always, the Park needs volunteers to help assist visitors at the Visitors Center and help with other park duties. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, call (404) 223-4412.

MORE INFORMATION

http://www.centennialpark.com



Crossroads Community Ministries
Volunteers are the backbone of Crossroads‚ service delivery. Every Monday through Friday we need volunteers in the kitchen to help with set-up and serving from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We also need help in Crossroads‚ mailroom (from 9:15-12:30 to distribute mail to the hundreds of folks for whom Crossroads is their legal address) and in our help office (flexible hours).
420 Courtland St.
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-873-7650
http://www.crossroadsatlanta.org/html/lend_a_hand.html
http://www.crossroadsatlanta.org/html/map.html




Hands On Atlanta

Hands On Atlanta is a non-profit organization that helps individuals, families and corporate and community groups find flexible volunteer opportunities at more than 400 service organizations and schools. Hands On Atlanta volunteers, now 25,000 strong, are at work every day of the year building community and meeting critical needs in schools, parks, senior homes, food banks, pet shelters, low-income neighborhoods and more. Hands On Atlanta is an affiliate of CityCares, a national umbrella association of 42 "Cares" and "Hands On" organizations across the U.S. and U.K.
http://www.handsonatlanta.org/


Project Open Hand
The mission of Project Open Hand is to provide freshly cooked meals and nutrition services to people with symptomatic HIV/AIDS, homebound seniors and individuals with other critical illnesses or disabilities.
(404) 872-6947
http://www.projectopenhand.org



The Resource Opportunity Center ("The ROCK")
The ROCK, is a multi-purpose facility designed for many as a "first stop" intake, assessment and referral program dedicated to providing dignity and choice to homeless persons. The ROCK is also a "one stop" for people who choose to participant in on-site programs. Currently they need volunteers to prepare and serve lunch to program participants.
302 Decatur Street, SE
(404) 572-9200