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“What is scary is how homelessness can happen to anyone. A simple illness can lead to loss of employment, loss of income, loss of property and in the end the loss of a meaningful relationship.”
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Central OAC Selected as the Recipient of the 2022 Fulton County Community Services Program
ATLANTA – Central Outreach and Advocacy Center is pleased to be a recipient of the 2022 Fulton County Community Services Program award in the Homelessness category. The Community Services Program is an annual competitive program that awards funding to nonprofit agencies serving Fulton County residents.
Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners approved Community Services Program funding to 157 nonprofit organizations during their March 2, 2022 Board meeting. In total, approximately $6.8 million was awarded to qualifying nonprofit organizations for the following service areas:
- Children and Youth Services
- Disabilities
- Economic Stability/Poverty
- Health and Wellness
- Homelessness
- Senior Services
Central OAC will use the funding specifically for those experiencing homelessness.
Executive Director Kimberly Parker, said “We’re grateful to be a recipient of the 2022 Fulton County Community Service Program, as we continue to assist our guest experiencing homelessness on a path forward.”
Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson emphasized the importance of connecting and supporting citizens served by CSP. “We are delighted with the increase in the number of citizens served with our Community Services Program,” said Anderson. “In 2021, the County served 70,951 Fulton County Citizens through CSP, during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“County staff created what we consider to be an unbiased process for choosing contractors that included internal and external subject matter experts to ensure that service providers submitted plans that would deliver programs with impact,” added Dr. Pamela Roshell, Fulton County Chief Operating Officer, Health, Human Services & Public Works.
Nonprofit recipients of Community Services funds are an important part of Fulton County’s framework for delivering essential services Countywide.
For more information about the Community Services Program, please contact the Fulton County Youth and Community Services Division at 404-613-6759.
COVID-19 Resources
If you or someone you know is in need of help such as food, housing, or clothing during this time, check out this list of resources. While many places that can usually supply these resources are currently closed, there are still some places that are open to help in a variety of ways.
Food Resources
Shelter Resources
Cold Weather Shelters
In addition to those shelters listed below, the City will activate overflow shelter beginning at 6:00pm at Old Adamsville Rec Center, 3404 Delmar Lane, 30331. Individuals may go there directly or if they need help with transport, they can go to Gateway at 6:00pm and transportation will be provided to Old Adamsville.
- Salvation Army: 469 Marietta Street, Atlanta 30313
- 30 men, 10 women and 2-3 families
- Beginning at 5pm for referral, entry at 9pm
- 404-486-2718
- Solomon’s Temple: 2836 Springdale Rd. SW Atlanta 30315
- 20 women and children
- Contact: Kecia Baker, 404-762-4872 or 404-762-4645
- 4pm daily
- Gateway: 275 Pryor St SW, Atlanta 30303
- 35 men and 10 women
- Beginning at 7:30pm
- 24/7: 404-215-6615—please call before referring/transporting
- Mission at the Shepherd’s Inn: 156 Mills Street, Atlanta 30313
- men, 25 cots. Client beds/cots may be requested in person beginning from 8am-10am
- Trinity: 265 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
- 9 women
- 404-374-7250
- Beginning at 8pm
- City of Refuge: 1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. 30314
- Single women
- [email protected] Monique Rolland
- Beginning at 4:30pm
- City Baptist Rescue Mission: 316 Peters St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313
- 10 men
- Beginning at 4:30pm
- 404-577-3409
- Donna Center: 865 Warner Street SW Atlanta 30310
- 20 single women
- 770-558-9490
- Beginning at 4pm
- My Sister’s House – 655 Ethel Street
- single women; 10 cots available
- intake is done starting at 8:15am at the Atlanta Day Shelter
- Covenant House
- 18-24 year olds, male and female youth
- overflow in the gym
- intake 24/7/365; 1559 Johnson Road, NW