15 more days in our gift card drive and we're half way there!

		Give the gift of empowerment  and support this holiday season!  Supporting our moms at AAHS to shop for their own families strengthens the bond between parent and child while reinforcing their goals of budgeting and prioritizing needs. This empowers, rather than dictates to our families, how they will experience the holidays while living in a shelter.  Donations of gift cards to Target and Walmart from $5, $10, up to $100 will be distributed to our families for our annual holiday shopping trip We accept cash, check, and Paypal donations which we will designate for gift cards Donations towards gift card purchases can be made through our Paypal account here! If writing a check please note "Christmas Gift Card Drive" on the memo line.  Please donate gift cards by December 16th  so that we have time to organize our shopping trip. If you are more interested in donating items, please see our wish list for items needed every day.   For questions and more information, please contact volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org, or call between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Friday at (706) 354-0423. Cash, check, and gift card donations can be mailed or dropped off at 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30606.  Staff is at the shelter 24 hours a day and donations can be dropped off any time.  AAHS provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence. Learn more: helpathenshomeless.org www.facebook.com/helpathenshomeless

Join us at the Holiday Benevolence Market!

Check out another way to help out this holiday season! 

The annual Athens Holiday Benevolence Market is December 8 at First Baptist Church!
Come check out information on 30 agencies in Athens including AAHS,
and purchase symbolic gifts for friends and family.

  

Find out more information about agencies, symbolic gifts, and the event here!

Give the gift of empowerment and support!

Supporting our moms at AAHS to shop for their own families strengthens the bond between parent and child while reinforcing their goals of budgeting and prioritizing needs. This empowers, rather than dictates to our families, how they will experience the holidays while living in a shelter. 

• We welcome gift cards to Target and Walmart from $5, $10, $100, or more! 
• We accept cash, check, and Paypal donations which we will designate for the gift cards fund.  
• Donations towards gift card purchases can be made through our Paypal account here!
• If writing a check please note "Christmas Gift Card Drive" on the memo line. 

Please donate gift cards by December 16th so that we have time to organize our shopping trip.

If you are more interested in donating items, please see our wish list for items needed every day.  

For questions and more information, please contact volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org, or call between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Friday at (706) 354-0423.

Cash, check, and gift card donations can be mailed or dropped off at 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30606. Staff is at the shelter 24 hours a day and donations can be dropped off any time. 

AAHS provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence.

Autumn Updates from AAHS!

Gearing up for the Holidays with AAHS

Thank you to our Harvest Sponsors! St. Mary's Health Care System, Harris & Liken, LLP, Peter and Marla Van Dyck, The National Bank of Georgia, Phil & Madeline Van Dyck Flagpole, WUGA TV Connected Technologies, E+E Architecture,Katherine and Bertis Downs, Marlo & Glen Wiggans, Ross Eric Vaughn, Rachel Allen Media Services, LLC, Todd Emily, Jackson Spalding Mark Cooney & Mary Kelly, First American Bank, Gordon and Jinx Patel, Kate Pavich, Paul Demerssman, Shea Post,  The World Famous, Thomas and Joanna Eaton, Boulevard Animal Hospital, Buddy & Lucy Allen, Margie Spalding, Nicholas Allen Sally and Dan Coenen, Carson Advisory, Inc, Paul Heald Dear Friends and Family of AAHS,  WOW!  Harvest was such a huge success this year, and we can't thank you enough.  Hundreds of people came out to celebrate with us - we danced, chatted, laughed, ate and drank the night away!  Most importantly, we were able to raise more money than ever before to support the men, women and children served by Athens Area Homeless Shelter. A huge and heartfelt thank you from all of us.   As we roll into the holiday season, please consider helping to make the season special for those in need.  Junk South is partnering with us in the month of November to raise money for our Gift Card Drive!  They will be collecting donations from clients and matching a portion - we are so grateful.  Details on our Gift Card Drive below. Happy Autumn, Shea Post, Executive Director Give the gift of empowerment  and support this holiday season!  Supporting our moms at AAHS to shop for their own families strengthens the bond between parent and child while reinforcing their goals of budgeting and prioritizing needs. This empowers, rather than dictates to our families, how they will experience the holidays while living in a shelter.  We welcome gift cards to Target and Walmart from $5, $10, $100, or more!  We accept cash, check, and Paypal donations which we will designate for the gift cards fund.   Donations towards gift card purchases can be made through our Paypal account here! If writing a check please note "Christmas Gift Card Drive" on the memo line.  Please donate gift cards by December 16th so that we have time to organize our shopping trip. If you are more interested in donating items, please see our wish list for items needed every day.   For questions and more information, please contact volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org, or call between 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Friday at (706) 354-0423. Cash, check, and gift card donations can be mailed or dropped off at 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30606. Staff is at the shelter 24 hours a day and donations can be dropped off any time.  AAHS provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence.

Harvest for the Homeless is Tonight!

Hello friends and supporters of Athens Area Homeless Shelter!

We are so excited for Harvest for the Homeless!

Join us for an evening of celebration and support at the 10th Annual Harvest for the Homeless benefiting the Athens Area Homeless Shelter.  The party takes place Friday, Nov. 8 in the beautiful Classic Center Atrium starting at 7:30 p.m. 

The Athens Swing Band will provide the dance music, Wild Heaven Craft Beers will host the beer tasting and the Whirling Cash Tank will challenge those who want to see how much cash they can catch.  A food spread and cash bar will featured while guests peruse an array of auction items including sports memorabilia, furniture, artwork, gift baskets and more. 

 Even if you can't attend the event, test your luck by purchasing a raffle ticket for your chance to win dinner out in the Athens-area every week for a year — 52 dining certificates raining from fast-food to Five and Ten. 

 All net proceeds go to the operation of the Athens Area Homeless Shelter and its programs helping families with extended-stay shelter, training and support for independent housing in the future.  

Read more about Harvest for the Homeless from Sunday's Athens Banner Herald here!

Tickets will be available at the event for $30. Student tickets will be available for $10 with a student ID

Summer Newsletter

Check out our newest way to donate to the shelter! Volunteer with AAHS! Our weekly and monthly volunteers are an integral part of our program. Without your contributions of time and service, we would not be able to serve families in need. We have opportunities available to provide meals, child care, tutoring, gardening, and mentoring for residents and their children. Check out our opportunities here! Become a Harvest for the Homeless Sponsor! Almost HALF of our income comes from support for our community and over 75% of funding is used for direct services to clients.  Our loyal volunteers and in-kind donors American Pest Control,Ashford Church, Athens Academy, Athens Area Association of Realtors, Athens Area Home Builders Association, Athens Technology Partners,  Charter Communications, Classic City Angelz, CC of Israel, Devotion Farms,  First AME Church, Hill Chapel Church, New Grove Baptist Church, Sentry Self Storage, Southern Distinction, Stanfield Air,  Susan LaCount, Timothy Baptist Church, University of Georgia Students, Winterville First Baptist,  Young Harris UMC Thank you to our Shelter Providers Lew and JoBeth Allen, Hortense Bates, Upshaw Bentley, Tamara Bowman, Elizabeth Bryant, Samanta Carvalho, Charlsie Churchwell, E. Scott Coulter, Larry B. Dendy, Andrea Dennis, Emily Carr and Dale Hoyt, Will and Tommie Farmer, Paul Heald, Hue and Carole Henry, John and Ruth Hocking, Thomas P. Holland, Patrick and Stephanie Jones, James and Nancy Kissane, Margaret Leary, Eric Loffland, Bryan and Alison McCullick, Julia A. Nathanson, Michael Odom, Stanley and Maxine Peaks, Kathy Prescott, Lucy W. Rainey, Jeffrey and Jane Rattray, Martha Schimmel, Paula J. Schwanenflugel and William B Whitman, Catherine and Allen Seymour, Joel Siebentritt and Carter Vest, Nancy Sims, Tim Smalley, Brad and Jane Smith, Patrick Snead, Charlton Stewart, Alice Vernon, Eleanor Walker, Trixie Ware, Jennifer and John Wares, Natalie Wellman, Juergen Wiegel Get your homeless help card each semester and support us by shopping around town! Dear Friends and Family of AAHS, Wow what a summer and what a year it’s been!  Our shelter is packed, our employment program is full, our new Going Home program already has a wait list and we’ve just launched a brand new program on Financial Literacy!  We’ve been quite busy over here, and it shows.  In the past year we have provided services to roughly 400 people, including 54 families with 116 children.  While the need remains great, we feel good about providing programming that supports these families in becoming independent.   AAHS is growing.  As we grow, so does our positive impact on the community.  Please take a moment to check out our income and expense percentages below. Almost 40% of our budget is dependent on community donations.  And importantly – over 75% of our output goes directly into client services.  When you contribute, you are a direct part of our community impact. Speaking of which, we are gearing up for our 10th annual Harvest for the Homeless fundraiser this November!  It promises to be the most fun yet – we will be celebrating at the beautiful new Atrium in the Classic Center, with the Athens Swing Band.  As always we’ll have a wonderfully eclectic silent auction and the best raffle in Athens – win 52 gift certificates to local restaurants and dine out weekly for an entire year!  What could be better in a town with our dining scene? Please come out and dance, laugh and celebrate with us at Harvest.  I look forward to seeing you there, and thanking you in person for being a part of the AAHS family. Sincerely, Shea Post Executive Director Check in with our Programs JobTREC: Over the last year our JobTREC program provided supportive employment services and case management to over 223 individuals. 49% of clients obtained employment while in JobTREC (beating the HUD benchmark). Almost Home: Over the last year AAHS has provided housing and assistance to 19 mothers and 38 children through our Almost Hometransitional housing program.  87% of these families have maintained their housing six months out. Going Home: Since beginning in August of 2012 Going Home rapid re-housing has provided assistance to 40 families: 40 mothers, 2 fathers, and 78 children.  64% of families increased their income while in the program, and 79% have maintained stable housing after exiting.  Financial Literacy: AAHS is excited to announce a new financial education program! Clients who are referred from AAHS programs and community partners receive intensive financial literacy training and one on one case management for ten weeks. These sessions provide clients with budgeting, bank accounts, credit checks, and smart spending skills.  Become a Shelter Provider! ·  Visit helpathenshomeless.org to participate through PayPal  OR ·  Contact your bank to have a direct deposit sent each month OR ·  Fill out and return the form below.  YES! I want to be a Shelter Provider!  I authorize my bank to transfer each month the amount selected: $5         $10       $15       $20       $25       Other_____ Please write a check for your first shelter provider gift. Beginning the 2nd month, your bank will receive notice to charge your account Name:               ________________________________________ Address:            ________________________________________ City, State, Zip:  ________________________________________ My authorization to charge my account at my bank shall be the same as if I had personally signed a check to AAHS. This authorization shall remain in effect until I notify my bank or AAHS in writing that I wish to end this agreement and my bank or AAHS has had reasonable time to act on it, or until my bank or AAHS has sent me ten days written notice that they will end this agreement. A record of each charge will be included in my regular bank statement and will serve as my receipt. cut out and return with check to 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601 Glimpses from the summer at AAHS   We've had a blast with some amazing volunteers this summer!   Our first ever trivia fundraiser was a great success!  20 teams and 200 people raised close to $6,000 for our childcare costs, plus we had a ton of fun with great prizes!  Thank you, Athens! The Athens Area Homeless Shelter, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving homeless individuals and families in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. Our mission is to provide collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence.