Hope Atlanta’s Post

Hope Atlanta is closed today as we celebrate Labor Day. Wishing our community a safe and restful holiday! 🧡

We want to give a huge shoutout to our #HeroesforHope2024 Presenting and Champion sponsors! 🌟 The generous support of these changemakers is already at work, empowering our clients and creating a more Hopeful future in our communities. Presenting Sponsor: The RMR Group Champion Sponsors: Berckmans American Vodka , Colonial Pipeline Company, Chick-fil-A Restaurants, Delta Air Lines, Georgia Power Company We’re deeply grateful to all of this year’s sponsors for being a powerful force in our mission and a shining example of corporate citizenship. ✨ Interested in joining the growing list of corporate leaders supporting our efforts to #endhomelessness? Click to learn more about sponsorship opportunities, or reach out to Vivien Dumford, our Director of Corporate Relations. 📩 https://bit.ly/3Rs1l3d cc: Julio Carrillo

☀️ As summer winds down, we want to thank all who contributed to our Pack the Pantry donation drive! Your generosity made a tangible difference to the kids and families we serve, helping to stave off summer hunger and strengthen our support system heading into the fall. Your impact, by the numbers (drumroll, please...) 🥁 🎒 6,402 total snack bags and super packs donated 🥫 1,698 total servings of food donated 🙌 $31,573 total estimated value of snack bag and super pack donations 💰 Over $34,000 raised to help fund our hunger and housing efforts We want to give a special shout out to the fantastic corporate and faith-based groups who rallied to pack and donate food, including: Oak Grove UMC (3,003 donations), Expeditors (1,273 donations), Optum (1,000 donations), Dunwoody United Methodist Church (705 donations), Frazier & Deeter (650 donations), and Accenture (200 donations). We couldn’t have done it without every one of you! 🧡 cc: Julio Carrillo Sarina Marsh, LMSW Kellie Glenn

Meet Shardae Pressley Orr ✨, a passionate content creator, wife, and dog mom on a mission to empower women and serve her community. She describes her recent experience volunteering at the Women’s Community Kitchen as “life-changing.” 🧡 “This experience felt very personal. It felt like we were seeing them as they were, as women who were coming to sit down and have a meal, not as people who were coming to get help.” Thanks, Shardae, for spreading Hope! 🙌 Want to join Shardae in making a difference? Whether you come solo or with a group, we welcome you to join us and help support our neighbors in need. Sign up to #volunteer today and be part of a meaningful movement. 👉 HopeAtlanta.org/Volunteer

Matt Keith, Senior Vice President at Bank of America, and Tiffany Callaway Ferrell, Vice President of Operations at Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas Company, are hard at work preparing for an epic Heroes for Hope event on October 9th! A huge thank you to our Co-Chairs for your passion and dedication to our mission. 🧡 There’s still time to get involved and make a meaningful impact. Click to learn more about sponsorship opportunities or reach out to Vivien Dumford, our Director of Corporate Relations, for more information. heroes.hopeatlanta.org cc: Julio Carrillo

Are you looking to learn more about Hope Atlanta's work and ways to engage with our organization? Our rockstar Heroes for Hope Co-Chairs, Matt Keith and Tiffany Callaway Ferrell, are hosting a virtual "Get to Know Hope Atlanta" call this Thursday, August 22nd, from 4 PM to 5 PM. You'll hear directly from our CEO, Julio Carrillo, and Chief Development Officer, Kellie Glenn. This event is free and open to everyone. 🗓 Please mark your calendars. We can't wait to see you there! https://lnkd.in/eRTjYEW2 Meeting ID: 228 419 315 913 Passcode: CnMDtH

MARTA Hope, a collaboration between Hope Atlanta and the MARTA Police, is dedicated to addressing #MARTA #homelessness with compassionate solutions. The program was among the finalists for this year’s Dr. Curtis McClung Award of Excellence, recognizing innovation and excellence in law enforcement. 🏆 We couldn’t be prouder of this hardworking team, a testament to the power of a great partnership! Congratulations to MARTA Hope, Chief Michael Kreher, and the other nominees. Thanks for all you do to foster safety and harmony in our communities! 💙 cc: Julio Carrillo

CHECK this out. 🎉 Atlanta Gas Light presented us with a $100,000 donation yesterday! These funds are already at work, helping to ensure that our outreach teams, case managers, and Women’s Community Kitchen can reach more of our neighbors in need. 🏡 Accepting the check are Julio Carrillo, Vivien Dumford, Sarina Marsh, LMSW, and Kellie Glenn. We were thrilled to be joined by Atlanta Gas Light’s CEO Pedro Cherry, Hope Atlanta Advisory Council Member Cinnamon Davis, Heroes for Hope Co-Chair Tiffany Callaway Ferrell, Nichole Miles-Sullivan, and Serena Levy—all of whom stayed to serve at the Women’s Community Kitchen. 🍽️ We truly appreciate your generosity and partnership as we work together to spread Hope. 🧡

We are thrilled, though not surprised, that Perennial Properties CEO Tim Schrager and President (and Hope Atlanta Advisory Board member) Aaron Goldman have been recognized among the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired CEOs! 👏 👏 👏 The #Atlanta community and our organization are fortunate to benefit from your leadership and partnership. 🌟 cc: Julio Carrillo

The latest Point in Time Count found 115 families experiencing #homelessness in #Atlanta — and countless more are barely scraping by. 💔 Please help us Pack the Pantry 📦 to provide for their immediate needs during our outreach or when they walk through our doors. 🏠 How to donate food: https://lnkd.in/ePKFFgnT How to donate funds: https://lnkd.in/ezgb3Cqq Every act of kindness spreads Hope. 🌟 Thank you.