Homeless Family Survives with Help from Stable Foundation

“You almost have to be a superhero to navigate through poverty,” Michael said. “If you just go through one system your chances of succeeding are so small. You have to rely on yourself and help from friends.”

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- from The Grady Journal

Community Garden Volunteer Day

CCHS PeaceJam March & Rally

Clarke Central High School PeaceJam March & Rally to break the cycle of poverty on Saturday, May 2nd at 10:00am. The march will begin at the CCHS front steps and end at downtown College Square. CCHS PeaceJam students will speak, perform songs, and recite poetry to raise awareness about the cycle of poverty in Athens and how we can work together to stop it at 11:00am on the Human Rights Festival Mainstage.

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY – THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 25!

This food ministry helps hundreds of people get basic food supplies to help them and their families through the month. By this ministry, we also show them, through our service, Christian hospitality and love and welcome them to our church. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia delivers 10,000 pounds of food to our parking lot and volunteers help to distribute this food to the needy. We typically help 230 - 280 households per month, which represents approximately 625 people. Volunteers are needed to help with set up at 8:30 am. The distribution begins around 9:30 am and volunteers of all ages are welcome to help with the distribution (children should stay with their parent(s) at all times). Distribution is usually finished around 11 am. Mobile Food Pantry dates for 2009 are DATE CHANGE: MAY 30!, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 19, October 24, November 21, December 19. Please join us! If you have questions about this ministry, please contact Jon Mills

We will have an extra Mobile Food Pantry during Annual Conference, Wednesday, June 17, at 1:00 pm at the Classic Center. Contact Jon Mills for details.

Thanks Robin

TSF Families

Good stuff

Pathways to Housing DC

For Homeless, A Home May Be The Best Rehab

The traditional way to help chronically homeless people has been to get them into a temporary shelter where they can work on getting sober or dealing with a psychiatric illness. Only once that hard work is done are they considered ready for permanent housing.

Housing First turns all that upside down. It finds the permanent place to live first. It doesn't matter if the homeless person is still drinking or using drugs, because having a home is considered therapeutic by itself. Case workers are then around to help the person address the problems that caused him or her to be homeless.

entire article at NPR

Thanks Alice

Trish Karter, CEO of Dancing Deer Baking Co. to Ride Bicycle 1,500 Miles for Homeless Families

15-Day Journey From Atlanta to Boston Will Shine Spotlight on Nation's Homeless Mothers and Their Families

Karter: "In a sinking economy, a company's lifeline is not just its cash balance, but its mission."

BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/31/09 -- For two weeks in April and May, the CEO of Dancing Deer Baking Co. will shift focus away from managing in a down economy, as she undertakes an extreme personal journey on behalf of 600,000 homeless families throughout the U.S. 52-year-old Trish Karter will ride her road bicycle 1,500 miles over 15 days from Atlanta to Boston, stopping at homeless shelters along the way, and reaffirming Dancing Deer's philanthropic mission of ending family homelessness. Karter plans to arrive at her company's Boston headquarters just days before Mother's Day 2009 in a symbolic gesture to the mostly single mothers who struggle to keep their homeless families together.

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I wonder, are there any stops in or around Athens, GA?