NORTH METRO MINISTRY PARTNERS
Below is information about local ministries that North Metro Church partners and serves with to be difference makers in our world. Full descriptions, including volunteer opportunities and contact information is included:
ATLANTA DREAM CENTER
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: The Dream Center was founded in the summer of 2003 by Pastor Paul and Patty Palmer. The Dream Center is not only a church, but also a hub for many ministries. At the Dream Center, they have found that hands-on ministry is the best way for them to reach the lost for Christ. They are in Atlanta to serve God, whether it is giving hope to the hopeless, love to the hurting, or a hand to those in need. They, by the grace of God, are able to meet the needs of people in Atlanta with dozens of different ministries. Some are as large as Adopt-A-Block, where volunteers go to over 600 homes every Saturday and share God with over 1,000 people in just a matter of hours. Other ministries are never even seen by the public.
Volunteering at Atlanta Dream Center can be done in many different ways. Some people volunteer one hour, some one day, and others even one year. Click here to volunteer.
Projects for Volunteers: (Young children can be involved in some projects.)
Ministry Volunteer Coordinator:
Receptionist (404) 817-3502
If the receptionist cannot give you information about volunteers, ask for Patrick Palmer.
Address/Phone Number:
PO Box 54537
669 Boulevard NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-817-3502
Email: cpnmtact@atlantaic.org
Website: www.atlantaic.org
ATLANTA UNION MISSION
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: Atlanta Union Mission is a Christian ministry that brings Christ's healing power to any person in crisis through programs of rescue and recovery. The Mission serves as many as 1,070 men, women, and children every day of the year with emergency shelter, residential recovery, and transitional housing.
Atlanta Union Mission was established in 1938 as a refuge for homeless and hungry individuals displaced by the Great Depression. Over the years, the Mission has grown from a single shelter in downtown Atlanta to six facilities, which provide emergency food and shelter, residential recovery programs, and transitional housing. Atlanta Union Mission provides emergency shelter to as many as 354 men, women, and children at two separate campuses.
Guests of the shelters are provided hot showers, clean clothes, nutritious food, and a safe place to sleep. Atlanta Union Mission provides residential recovery and transitional housing programs to as many as 716 men, women, and women with children. The residential recovery program offers a six-to-12-month Christian curriculum with individual and group counseling, life skills training, work therapy, and spiritual guidance. The 18-month transitional housing program continues the healing process. Clients live in a supportive, drug-free environment while working or pursuing further education as they transition to independent living.
Powerful testimonies of what God is doing through the Atlanta Union Mission . Website: http://www.atlantaunionmission.org/index.html
Projects for Volunteers:
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Lead Bible Studies for Men and Women
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Volunteer at the Thrift Store
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Assist with General Maintenance - painting and cleaning
Currently we have four locations in Atlanta serving the homeless. They are The Shepherd's Inn/Community Center, Fuqua Hall, My Sister’s House, and Village Atlanta. The Shepherd's Inn, Fuqua Hall, and the Community Center are located in downtown Atlanta. On this site, we offer crisis shelter and long-term residential recovery programs for men. My Sister’s House is a crisis shelter and a long-term residential recovery program for women & children, along with a therapeutic child development center. Village Atlanta is a transitional program for women and children.
Atlanta Union Mission is a Christian Ministry that brings Christ’s healing power to any person in crisis through programs of rescue and recovery. Before you or your group can actively volunteer, an orientation must be attended.
Ministry Volunteer Coordinators:
Ivan Rouse, Coordinator for the Mission
Ivan.Rouse@myaum.org
(404) 367-2494
Megan Davis, Coordinator for Thrift Stores
Megan.Dorris@myaum.org
(678) 392-5035
For additional information please contact Bud Darr at North Metro
bdarr@northmetro.org
(678) 290-7830
COBB SENIOR SERVICES
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: Since its creation in 1972, Cobb Senior Services has enhanced the quality of life for thousands of Cobb County senior citizens through nutrition, education, and recreation activities and programs. A department of Cobb County Government, Cobb Senior Services is staffed by 56 full-time and 43 part-time employees, as well as 900 community volunteers. Funding comes through federal grants, as well as state and county government funds. With its progressive, conservatively-managed programs, Cobb Senior Services continues to keep pace with the steady growth of the senior population, part of the “graying of America.” As a result, many of their programs are copied throughout the state and nation. It is the mission of Cobb Senior Services to improve the quality of life for local senior citizens through innovative programs and state-of-the-art facilities that meet their levels of need. Their primary goal is to assist clients in their efforts to remain independent through affordable transportation, nutrition, recreation, education, socialization, and in-home services. Cobb Senior Services is committed to its role as the catalyst for senior advocacy, volunteering, and information resources for the elder population.
Projects for Volunteers:
Ministry Volunteer Coordinator:
Jill Hughes
Phone: 770-528-2516
Address/Phone Number:
Administrative Office
Senior Day Center
32 North Fairground St.
Marietta,Ga.
Phone: 770-528-5355
Website: www.seniors.cobbcountyga.gov
STREET GRACE
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: Street GRACE is a non-denominational alliance of churches, community partners, and volunteers dedicated to supporting, enlarging, and allying with those individuals and organizations working toward eliminating the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Street GRACE mobilizes the resources of within the community — financial, human, and material — toward those organizations and individuals who have demonstrated effectiveness in battling CSEC in the areas of advocacy, aftercare, and mentoring. Our ultimate goal is the elimination of this problem in the city of Atlanta and duplication of these efforts in other cities across the United States.
How you can get involved:
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Advocacy - Create an “Outcry” Campaign that will inform and educate broad audiences across Metro Atlanta on the injustice of child sex slavery. Get tips on communicating with your local elected officials. Email Julianna at advocacy@streetgrace.org to learn more about being an advocate for children. Email Julianna at advocacy@streetgrace.org to learn more about being an advocate for children.
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Aftercare - Sponsor strategic programs that will resource and equip facilities to care for victims. Email Debra or Pam at aftercare@streetgrace.org to learn more about volunteering or providing resources for victim care.
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Mentoring/At-Risk Communities - Our goal is to reduce the number of victims through education, prevention, and the reduction of environmental conditions that foster and harbor child sex slavery. Join the Adopt a Community 2010 Challenge. For questions regarding this strategic area, email Barb at
community@streetgrace.org to learn more about building up our most
at-risk communities.
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Prayer - Build/establish a mobilized network that will intercede for the victims and abolitionists who are responding to the issue. Email Anne at prayer@streetgrace.org to learn more praying for this issue. Email Anne at prayer@streetgrace.org to learn more praying for this issue.
Address/Phone Number:
607 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(678) 990-9513
Website: www.streetgrace.org
THE EXTENSION
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: The Extension was originally founded to provide a winter shelter for homeless men in Marietta. It was a direct and faith-based reaction to the death of a man who had sought shelter in a school stadium on a particularly cold night. As the shelter grew, its mission quickly broadened to include the treatment of the cause of homelessness, not merely the provision of a warm place to sleep. Most recently, they have added a new ministry for homeless women in Cobb County. The most common cause of homelessness is addiction.
Two Extensions exist today as year-round residences and recovery centers - one for men and another for women (separate housing) who wish to be freed of their addictions. They are faith-based and offer additional hope to these men and women and their families by providing shelter, counseling, job assistance, and life skills training. The Extension addiction-treatment program uses the 12 steps of recovery and seeks to put Christ at the center of each new life, though no one is ever turned away for religious preference or lack thereof.
Residents must remain drug and alcohol free to stay in the program and are expected to work as soon as they are able to do so. The counselors seek to reunite families whenever possible. The Extension is directed by a voluntary board and operates through the generosity of donors, volunteers, occasional grants, and a small, dedicated staff. Click here to volunteer.
Projects for Volunteers (Children can be included.):
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Prepare a breakfast or dinner for the approximately 15-20 men or women (depending on which Center) living in the shelter
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Work on a myriad of fix-up and renovation projects such as minor construction, painting, landscaping, or minor repairs Provide
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Clerical and administrative assistance
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There may be a list of needed donations that you/your group can collect over a period of time and bring with you on your day of service.
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Facilitate Bible study and / or worship services
Ministry Volunteer Coordinator:
Barbara Frost: 770-590-9075
Email: bfrost@theextension.org
Address/Phone Number:
The Extension (Men's Center)
1507 Church Street Extension
Marietta, GA 30061
Phone: 770-590-9075
Fax: 770-590-9075
Website: www.theextension.org
VISION ATLANTA
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: Vision Atlanta seeks to transform communities by identifying at-risk areas and helping at-risk youth to discover their purpose and their relational need for Jesus Christ. Our mission is to provide these youth with a culturally relevant Christian camp environment where they are free to discover self-worth and self-expression. After the camp experience, we continue to support these youth through mentoring relationships with local authorities, sports figures, and support groups. The key to our success in reaching these children is to provide a relevant environment where they can have fun and experience the unconditional love of God’s grace. Camp Grace consists of three separate and unique camp experiences staffed with caring leaders, sports personalities, and counselors who serve as healthy role models and who exemplify the biblical values and unconditional love of God. Our mission is preventive. We want to intercept the destructive cycle of poverty, crime, sexual misconduct, and substance abuse before it begins, so the cycle can be permanently broken.
Projects and Volunteer Opportunities Include:
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 867
Roswell, Ga 30077-0867
Ministry Volunteer Contacts:
Dave Pridemore - Executive Director
Email: davepridemore@visionatlanta.org
Phone: (404) 493-4075
Adam Stanley - Director of Mentoring
Email: vamentoring@gmail.com
Phone: (678) 612-4060
Website: www.visionatlanta.org