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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
What's up in 2012
2011 Was a great year for Athens Area Homeless Shelter!
It was the 25th anniversary of programming for the shelter
Several programs were restructured and created and Shea Post became executive director of the shelter
Volunteer groups brought dinners, ran programs for residents and their children, and helped with shelter maintenance and upkeep.
Our Website, Twitter, Facebook, and Blog were re-vamped and updated to get news and events to you faster and more effectively!
Donations, grants, and fundraisers provided Christmas gift cards for all residents, collected over 600 winter coats for the Athens community, and funded a great deal of shelter programming and living expenses for residents including high efficiency washers and dryers.
So what all do we have to look forward to in 2012?
A new location for JobTREC
Continued participation with the Northeast Georgia Homeless Coallition, Athens Resource Center for the Homeless planning, Georgia Shares, HandsOn Northeast Georgia, UGA student organizations, and local religious and community organizations
Increased programming for residents including skills classes for moms and activities for kids
Lots of work on the shelter!
Join us for this exciting year! To volunteer, donate, or just learn about the shelter visit www.helpathenshomeless.org or email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org
Monday, December 26, 2011
Mia's trip to DC Spotlighted in the Athens Banner-Herald on December 25, 2011
Vote down!
Mia Wilhite — an honor roll student at Clarke Middle School — lives at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter with her older sister and mother.
Twelve-year-old Mia recently was invited to visit Washington, D.C., for a four-day leadership conference in March, because of her hard work, good attitude and excellent grades.
School administrators nominated Mia for a conference last year, too, but the family couldn’t afford to send her.
This year, Mia’s family and the Athens Area Homeless Shelter are reaching out to the community for help in paying the $1,000 in tuition and travel expenses.
Keeping good grades while staying at the shelter is hard, but her location helps remind her of why an education is so important, Mia said.
“It motivates me to work even harder at my schoolwork,” she said. “I don’t even want to consider (living at a homeless shelter) in my future.”
Mia’s mom, Katheryn Wilhite, and her 25-year-old sister, Tiffaney Witcher, have lived in the shelter since the summer, Katheryn Wilhite said.
The family went through a string of catastrophes — including Katheryn’s mother dying and the family car breaking down — which in the end left them homeless, she said.
Asking for help did not come easy.
“We had to get down to eating potted meat sandwiches every night before I would go get food stamps,” Katheryn Wilhite said.
While Mia takes on her seventh-grade curriculum, her mom also is training to receive certification in caring for small children. Katheryn Wilhite would like to work at a day care and save up money for Mia’s college education, she said.
“This child is headed for college, and I’ve got to put some money away for her education,” Katheryn Wilhite said.
Mia wants to become a pediatrician and has thought about learning in Washington, D.C., before, she said.
“I was even looking at going to college (in D.C.) in the future,” she said.
To donate money to help pay for Mia’s trip, visit www.helpathenshomeless.org and click on the people to people button.*
*this is a change from the Athens Banner-Herald articleThursday, October 20, 2011
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