NORTH METRO SERVE PARTNERS
The following organizations are North Metro's Serve Partners.
Full descriptions of these ministries follow.
- Atlanta Dream Center
- Atlanta Union Mission
- Cobb Senior Services
- Cobb Street Ministries
- MUST Ministries
- The Extension
Click here to see a list of all ministries in which NMC volunteers or serves in some capacity.
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.)
- Adopt-A-Block, weekly evangelism program
- Metro Kidz
- Vacation Bible School
- Clean Sweep
- Adopt-A-Kid
- Many more – call for more information
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
Volunteer Classes Information:
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Location: Village Atlanta, 3965 Roosevelt Highway, College Park, Georgia 30349
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.
For additional information please contact Bud Darr
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:
- Meals on Wheels Delivery
- Home visits
- Grocery shopping
- Simple home repairs
- Instructing classes
- Leading activities at the different Centers
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
Cobb Street Ministries
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: Located in the Powder Springs area, Cobb Street Ministries is a safe haven for battered women and their children. The ministry helps reduce domestic violence by not only moving women from risky environments, but also by providing education and training to women and to their husbands and children. There are many volunteer opportunities at Cobb Street Ministries for people with open hearts and helping hands!
Projects for Volunteers: both individuals and small groups of 8-10:
- General “handy-man” work, including painting, raking and other outdoor work, cleaning, and making small repairs.
- Refurbish a bedroom (group project).
- Organize and arrange clothes for their Thrift Store and clothes closet.
- Teach GED, Bible studies, parenting, life-skills classes, etc.
- Collect needed supplies, such as juice boxes, cereal, cleaning supplies, and laundry supplies.
Ministry Volunteer Coordinator:
Carol Paschal
Founder and Director: 770-833-9564
Address/Phone Number:
Austell – volunteers will be given address
MUST Ministries
ABOUT THIS MINISTRY: MUST is a faith-based organization that for 31 years has been dedicated to providing services to persons in crisis while maintaining the person’s dignity. MUST is a place where one's faith can be put into action and where one can minister to the poor, the brokenhearted, and those who are in crisis - a place where "your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." Fredrick Buechner
No other organization offers the same range of services to help people in need: emergency shelter, transitional housing, meals, groceries, clothing, job readiness and placement, substance abuse counseling, financial assistance, children's programs, community support groups, access to free health care, and access to affordable housing. MUST services are open to everyone – men, women, children, families, disabled persons, mentally ill persons – regardless of income, race, or religious beliefs.
Throughout its history, MUST has created programs that are models for dealing with core problems in our community: recovery from homelessness and substance abuse; job preparedness and placement; housing for mentally ill people; and summer lunches and health programs for latch-key children. With many new programs and services geared to motivating clients to assume more responsibility and independence, MUST is striving to break the cycle of poverty in our community. MUST exists to fill the needs that others can’t. Our programs are created in response to cries for help.
Projects for Volunteers:
- Prepare lunch for 150 homeless people
- Wash MUST vans
- Organize the clothes closets
- Inventory the food pantry
- Participate in special projects throughout the year
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator for information, or to be added to the email newsletter distribution list so that you will know about current needs and projects.
Ministry Volunteer Coordinator:
Meagan Dorris: 770-427-9862, ext. 1133
Address/Phone Number:
55 Elizabeth Church Rd.
Marietta GA 30060
Phone: 770-427-9862
Fax: 770-423-0446
Website: www.mustministries.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 wing for homeless women in Cobb County. The most common cause of homelessness is addiction.
The Extension exists today as a year-round residence and recovery center for men and women (separate housing) who wish to be freed of their addictions. It is faith-based and offers 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):
- Prepare a breakfast or dinner for the approximately 15-20 men or women (depending on which Center) living in the shelter
- Work on a myriad of fix-up and renovation projects such as minor construction, painting, landscaping, or minor repairs
- Provide Clerical and administrative assistance
- 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.
- Facilitate Bible study and / or worship services
Volunteer Coordinator
Barbara Frost: 770-590-9075
Email: bfrost@theextension.org
Regular volunteers from North Metro Church:
Stacy Blake: 770-355-9008 (cell)
Email: sjblake742@gmail.com
Diane Pulley: 770-425-9777 (home)
Email: pulley2@aol.com
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