Food Security
Westside food distribution serves 600 households in one morning
Neighbors, volunteers, and partner farms filled a parking lot on Hollowell Parkway with fresh produce, staples, and conversation.
By Danielle Carter
Blog
Stories from the neighborhoods we serve.
Program updates, volunteer spotlights, and community news from across metro Atlanta. Articles here are demonstration content.
Youth
A new mentoring cohort launches with 40 Fulton County students
Forty students were matched with mentors for a six-month cycle focused on academics, confidence, and long-range planning.
By Marcus Bell
Mental Health
What we heard at our community mental health seminar
Residents named stigma, cost, and wait times as the biggest barriers to care — and helped us reshape our referral process.
By Renee Alston
Public Health
Confidential testing outreach expands in South Fulton
A new partnership adds two testing days a month and same-week linkage to care for anyone who needs it.
By Dr. Alicia Freeman
Housing
One year of transitional housing: what stability actually requires
Keys are the beginning. Case management, documents, and income planning are what keep a household housed.
By Terrence Woods
Volunteers
Volunteer spotlight: Gloria has packed boxes every Saturday for two years
She knows the regulars by name, remembers which families need low-sodium options, and always arrives early.
By Danielle Carter
Partnerships
A corporate service day that actually moved the needle
Sixty employees spent a morning building move-in kits — and their employer funded the supplies inside them.
By Janelle Price
Community
Back-to-school drive puts supplies in 900 backpacks
Local businesses, congregations, and neighbors filled backpacks for students across five Atlanta-area schools.
By Marcus Bell
Food Security
Holiday food drive closes with 12,000 pounds of donations
Neighbors gave generously, and partner grocers covered the gap on perishables in the final week.
By Danielle Carter
Community
Recovery support groups expand to three evenings a week
Peer-led groups now meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with childcare available on Wednesdays.
By Renee Alston
Youth
Summer sports camp returns with expanded coaching staff
Two hundred young athletes will spend six weeks on skills, teamwork, and daily meals at no cost to families.
By Marcus Bell
Community
Community wellness day brings screenings and neighbors together
Blood pressure checks, benefits enrollment, and a shared meal turned a parking lot into a block party.
By Dr. Alicia Freeman