Atlanta Children's Day Shelter

👋 Meet Charaina! She’s working hard in her stable and supportive job at a local healthcare provider. Recently, she earned a significant pay increase and secured a new apartment. Charaina's hard work is all about her kids, Riley and Kamryn, who smile from ear to ear in every moment with their mom! Their little smiles light up the Day Shelter and light up our hearts. We’re so happy for you and your family, Charaina! Congratulations!

Our friends from McGuireWoods LLP were in the Day Shelter today! They stepped in to lead the class, giving our teachers extra time to plan and create materials for their upcoming lessons!

McGuireWoods has volunteered and sponsored in the past, matching short-term actions with long-term impact! Would your company be interested in well-rounded support? Contact us: https://bit.ly/3LvBHqX

Our friends from Manhattan Associates volunteered and donated this week! Their donation can provide one student with 120 days of quality early childhood education. For their volunteer activity, our friends lead our kiddos in a sensory board activity, helping them distinguish between different textures!

🎉 Time to celebrate! 🎉 Two of our parents have gotten new jobs as essential employees in the environmental service industry! Will you congratulate Tenisha and La'Clarence with us?

We're celebrating ! One of our parents, Fayanna, just moved into permanent housing with her kiddo, O'ceann! We're so happy for Fayanna!

Additionally, the City of Atlanta has announced several affordable housing initiatives in the last year with special emphasis on The Melody, a community of 40 converted shipping containers. We hope that initiatives like The Melody continue with the 3,512 families experiencing homelessness in Georgia in mind. For families like Fayanna's, housing is the vital first step to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Big news! Our amazing friends at 48in48 are building us a new website this weekend, all for free, as part of their . We're so honored to be one of the 48 websites they'll build in 48 hours. With our recent rebrand, this new website will give us a user-friendly and cohesive way to communicate our work, our mission, and our vision! See you soon at the new acsatl.org!

Happy Juneteenth! While all our kiddos and staff have today off, yesterday, our preschool teacher, Ms. Jackie, did her annual reading of The Juneteenth Story by Alliah L. Agostini. We highly recommend following the example of our kiddos and reading up on Juneteenth today!

Our amazing friends from Focus Design Interiors, Inc. kicked off the Mayor's Summer Reading Club with us! They read the brand new book commissioned by the Summer Reading Club, Bina's Harvest, written by Lloyd Suh and illustrated by Nicole Kang Ahn. The book follows a young girl named Bina as she learns patience and timing while harvesting apples on her family's orchard! A wonderful read for our kiddos!

Thank you to ShiftAtlanta and all their friends who participated in, attended, or donated to the Third Annual Drivers' Festival and Charity Car Show! With all their friends, Shift Atlanta raised $12,018! Wow!

Every year, with the help of our supporters, we treat our moms to a Mother's Day Luncheon! This year, the moms were entertained by a spoken word artist and received custom jewelry, thanks to the amazing Weston Cox! We love celebrating our parents, but we couldn't do it without people like Weston! Thank you, Weston!

Want to support our parents too? Make a donation here: acsatl.org/donate-here/

Our wonderful friend, Jason Patrick, is giving three HireUp workshops this month! Workshop 2 of 3 was today. The workshops will span the topics of occupational goals, job searching, job fairs, appropriate presentation, interview skills, and the importance of resumes. Thank you, Jason, for donating your time!

The photos from our incredible Legacy Builders Celebration are out! Visit our website to see more: https://bit.ly/3ytSGGF

Thank you to our Presenting sponsor, KBP Brands, our Visionary sponsors, The Home Depot and PullSpark, and our Champion sponsor, King & Spalding.

ONLY 13 HOURS LEFT TO SECURE YOUR SPOT! Register here: https://bit.ly/44kF50t

Our friends at ShiftAtlanta are back at it again with their Second Annual Drivers' Festival and Charity Car Show! You don't want to miss these super cool cars at Pontoon Brewingon May 4th!

Come enjoy car trivia games, live music, kid friendly activities, & incredible cars!

Don't mind us! We're just admiring the gorgeous venue for our Legacy Builders' Celebration! You can spend an evening at the amazing Uptown Atlanta when you register: https://bit.ly/3Q04INV

🌟 Shining a spotlight on our incredible community members for ! 🌟
From supporting families to nurturing young minds, every volunteer plays a vital role in our community! Their diverse perspectives and unwavering dedication bring extra care and joy to our daily routines.

They help us:
- Celebrate the little things with engaging classroom activities
- Keep our space pristine by organizing and sanitizing equipment
- Make our signature events are unforgettable
- Ensure our kiddos stay safe and engaged during instructional time
- Provide top-notch employment and life-skills workshops to our parents

And that's just scratching the surface! They truly bring our mission to life.

Not a volunteer yet? Visit acsatl.org/volunteer to and become part of our amazing community! Your help can make a huge difference!

Don't our Signature Cocktails look delectable? You can try one at our Legacy Builders Celebration or grab whatever else you'd like at our open bar! Click here to register: https://bit.ly/3TLySqM

Thank you to our amazing sponsors, KBP Brands, The Home Depot, and King & Spalding! You can be part of our Legacy Builders Celebration too! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4b3mYOI

We asked Legacy Honoree Shaquira about her first day at Atlanta Children's Shelter. Her advice to herself? "Your life is about to change significantly... So embrace it." Curious about Shaquira's journey? Join us at our Legacy Builders Celebration: https://bit.ly/3Q04INV

We're thrilled to announce our new referral partnership with Midtown Assistance Center (MAC)! In March, our Family Services team connected with Mitchell Parsons, their Director of Operations, and together we're working towards preventing homelessness and hunger in Atlanta.

MAC offers a range of vital services from food and financial assistance to Marta passes and children's clothing referrals. Plus, when families they support need childcare, MAC will be referring them to us!

For our parents, this means:
✅ Access to more resources
✅ Additional emergency assistance opportunities
✅ Additional adult and children's clothing opportunities

We're excited to increase our impact together!

It's our 38th birthday, and we're thinking about the past while looking toward the future! Do you want to hear how we envision our future? Come to our Legacy Builders Celebration: https://bit.ly/3TLySqM

🌟Highlight Moment!🌟
Our Steps2Success Program empowers families in permanent housing to thrive with the support of our Family Services team. Together, they craft tailored plans for transitioning from ACS to self-sufficiency. Our goals? Reduce homelessness recurrence and boost family well-being through financial literacy and community engagement. From home visits to budgeting classes and ACS workshops, we're with our parents every step of the way!

Current Impact:
- 86% of S2S parents are employed
- 100% of S2S families are permanently housed.

Want to support our Steps2Success program? Come to our Legacy Builders Celebration: https://bit.ly/3Q6WdRg

Week of the Young Child update!
Our friends from Accenture US stopped by on Thursday! First, they helped organize our donation closet and then they led the kiddos in a Paint 'n' Sip (Juice!). Then today, we had Fun Friday complete with a bouncy house, snow cones, cookie decorating, and much more!

Are you registered for our Legacy Builders Celebration?! Click here: https://bit.ly/3TLySqM

Join us to hear Shaquira's inspiring Legacy story, Ann Cramer's keynote speech, and the unveiling of our new Strategic Plan. Also, you'll enjoy drinks from our open bar and savor delicious bites from Sterling Spoon!

Click here: https://bit.ly/3TLySqM

Celebrating the wonder-filled with a delicious twist! Thanks to our pals at Herbalife Family Foundation, we celebrated with nutritious breakfast shakes to fuel our little ones' adventures! Here's to tasty beginnings and wholesome moments!

Our Legacy Honoree, Shaquira, stopped by for some family photos! Register for our Legacy Builders Celebration to hear Shaquira's experiences! Follow Shaquira's story from homelessness to her early days at ACS with a 4-year-old and infant, and to now, a proud homeowner with her wife, Isis, and her kiddos by her side! Register here: https://bit.ly/3TLySqM

We're saying goodbye to 2023, but before we go, help us close out the year strong! We need your help to raise $100,000 before the end of the year so we can continue to support our families! Every dollar makes a difference! Donate today! Donate here: https://bit.ly/3vbHv43

Happy Holidays! We hope that you and your family are experiencing immense joy in this time! At ACS, we are urgently trying to meet our year-end goal of $100,000. Will you share the joy with the families we serve? During this season of giving, we're asking for financial support that will help us achieve our mission! Every dollar brings us closer to a world where family homelessness doesn't exist. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3vbHv43