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Services Provided

Welcome to the Atlanta Chapter of StandUp For Kids!

Our program was established in the Summer of 2003. The Outreach Center opened in June 2009 and is open 4 nights a week. On Monday and Wednesday's our goal is to provide kids a safe place to get off the streets to have a hot meal and address certain necessities like laundry, a shower, obtaining id (birth certificates, social security cards, etc.), telephone messages, mail service, hygiene products, we have nursing services, tutoring, and job search support. Tuesday night we have a GED program geared towards kids that do not do well in a classic classroom setting. On Thursday we work with kids that have kids to address the void left by abusive, multiple foster parents or absentee parents.

We provide resources to help our kids prepare and set goals. We also have a street outreach program that meets three times a week, as well as our North Fulton Initiative where we mentor local High School teenagers in 5 different High Schools that are in fact homeless and attempting to stay in school.

Local News

StandUp For Kids Honored

For over nineteen years, the Rollins School of Public has honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards Program. The genesis of this celebration grew out of dialogue in 1993 between Dr. Joyce Essien and then Dean of the School of Public Health, Ray Greenburg where they agreed that it was time to align the mission and values of Public Health with the precepts of social justice. This Year StandUp for Kids will be honored for its community service.

A Special Thanks!

Day of Service for Many at Home Depot

The motto of Home Depot: "You can do it. We can help." has never been more clearly demonstrated. Orange aprons were everywhere at once and when they finished, we were the winners. Our new clothes closet is wonderful. We have more room and can be more organized thanks to the efforts of 25 Home Depot volunteers. The spirit and drive the team brought into our building was infectious and heartwarming - and the product they left us with was indescribable.

Thanks Home Depot!

Camden Properties and Tenets

Camden Properties doesn't just provide luxury accommodations for those that can afford it, they support those that can't afford any accommodations through the StandUp for Kids program. The staff and management team of Camden Properties and many of their Tenets joined us in August for the first time and raised over $8,000 for the Atlanta program. At the time of their donation we had $600 in the bank! They sponsored a coat and blanket in December and are scheduled to serve food in the Center 3 times in February.

Camden has been listed for the fifth year in a row by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2012 and we understand why. Executive Director, Kelly Fields attended a quarterly employee meeting at the end of last year and had this experience to share. "The company had provided gift cards as door prizes for the event. Each time a number was called it seemed as if a person would find their way back to me and hand me their card for the kids. One maintenance worker came up and gave me $23.00 cash...not a twenty...not a neat twenty five, but every dollar he had in his pocket. For every outrageous devastating moment I see in the Center it seems to be met with an extraordinary gift of kindness from someone trying to help". Thank you Camden Properties!

Atlanta would like to recognize our biggest contributors

BB&T, Atlantic Station

Camden Properties

Compuware

CAPN Nurses

Indie Peace

Karen's Kids

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