Help The Homeless in Athens!

Thanks so much to the UGA SPCM 3600 class for promoting our Athens Area Homeless Shelter, and creating amazing fundraising events to increase awareness for our purpose and the entire idea of homelessness. Homelessness in Athens, GA is something that hundreds of people experience a year, and this group of students is doing their part to aid in alleviating this issue.

Everyone check out our twitter @helpATHhomeless and like our Facebook page, Athens Area Homeless Shelter! More to come on the awesome fundraisers throughout the next few weeks, so continue to check in with us!

P.S. we have a wish list of items that our shelter NEEDS on our website, so everyone please consider this when you are moving out/into your new dorms/houses/apartments for the Fall semester!

Cow Appreciation Day!

Thanks so much to this group of cows who brought free chick-fil-a to our residents on Chick-fil-a's Cow Appreciation Day!

What a unique way to donate to the shelter!

Save the Date for Harvest for the Homeless 2012!

for the 9th Annual Harvest for the Homeless

November 2, 2012

at the Classic Center

Join us for a cocktail party with hors d'oeuvre, live music, silent auction, and raffle

Mark your calendar today!

Donation Spotlight

We would like to say a huge thank you to the children's ministry at Whitehall Baptist Church! Through a VERY successful penny drive, the children of Whitehall Baptist were able to raise enough money to buy the shelter a new vacuum cleaner AND restock our laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, diapers, wipes, and pull ups! They also bought several new rugs for the shelter! 

We couldn't do what we do here without the support of the community, and it's amazing to see children at such a young age supporting our mission!  Thanks so much, Whitehall Children's Ministries!

Gardening fun!

As summer begins, we're so grateful to PLACE (promoting local agriculture and cultural experiences) for their willingness to work with our residents on planting, keeping up, and harvesting garden spaces on our properties! This week they came and weeded our beds and helped the kids plant herbs and beans! 

If you're interested in volunteering with this group, they'll be working at the shelter on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 and on Saturday mornings at 8:00. Feel free to email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org if you have other questions!

Summer Volunteering

We've got a great group this summer that is going to work with our children on improving our gardens and planting fresh vegetables for our residents. This group will be coming a couple of times a week throughout the summer to work in the garden. They haven't gotten their schedule worked out completely, but we would love to go ahead and find out who all is interested in volunteering with this program!

Saturday, May 12 will be the first work day. If  you're interested in participating, please email volunteer@helpathenshomeless.org for more information. We would love to have you!

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