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Athens Area Homeless Shelter Coat Drive

Athens Area Homeless Shelter is pleased to present to you "Warm Up Athens", a winter clothing drive for the homeless population in our community. With the winter shelter not scheduled to open until December this year, it has become especially important that warmth is provided to those individuals who sincerely need it. We would love it if you would participate in this effort to "Warm Up Athens!"      

 

We are collecting warm clothing for men, women, and children. Some of these items include coats, gloves, hats, blankets, and anything else that can help keep someone warm.  You can drop off the donations at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter, which is located at 620 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601.

If you would like to collect the items at your location, we would be happy to come out and pick them up. Simply call the shelter at:  706-354-0423 and we will schedule a time to pick them up from you!  

If you have any questions, please feel free to email JobTRECinterns@helpathenshomeless.org.

Thank you so much, 

Faychon Beete & Samantha O'Day

AAHS Interns

Learn: How Many People In Athens Area Homeless?

The 2011 Athens-Clarke County point-in-time count of homeless individuals in revealed that there are407 people in Athens that reported experiencing homelessness at the time of the count.

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia has the highest rate of poverty in counties with a population of more than 100,000 across the United States, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness reports that from 2008-2009, the largest increase in homeless subpopulations nationwide was in the number of family households, which increased by over 3,200 households (4% increase).

Nationally, while most homeless persons are sheltered, 4 in 10 were living on the street, in a car, or in another place not intended for human habitation.

From 2008 to 2009, conditions worsened among all four economic indicators that contribute to homelessness: housing affordability for poor people, unemployment, poor workers’ income, and foreclosure status.

AAHS works with the homeless to reduce their barriers to stable housing and self-sufficiency. Learn more about how we help to end homelessness at helpathenshomeless.org/learn.  To partner with AAHS, consider making a gift today.