Hope For The City Inc

THE MISSION OF HOPE FOR THE CITY IS TO WORK WITH THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN METRO ATLANTA IN MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND MOVING THEM TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON TWO GROUPS; THE WORKING POOR, WHO NEED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF ILLNESS, TEMPORARY JOB LOSS, OR REDUCED WORK TIME; AND HOMELESS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHO RECEIVE HELP IN MEETING BASIC MATERIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS CLOTHING, FOOT CARE, AND MEALS. SERVICES INCLUDE HELP WITH RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS, GROCERIES SUPPLIED BY THE FOOD PANTRY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARTA CARDS. DEPENDING ON THE SEASON, THE PROGRAM SERVES BETWEEN 45 AND 90 CLIENTS, 5 DAYS PER WEEK.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES AND PARTNERSHIP EXPENSES.

EDNA R. WARDLAW COKER WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL SHELTER: OFFERS HOUSING, MEALS, COUNSELING, AND ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSITIONAL MATTERS TO ASSIST WOMEN CONFRONTING HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF JOB LOSS OR OTHER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PROGRAM TYPICALLY PLACES RESIDENTS IN NEW, PERMANENT LIVING SITUATIONS WITHIN TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST: FOR OVER 30 YEARS THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED BREAKFAST FOR 300-350 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, PREDOMINATELY MALE, EVERY SUNDAY MORNING. THE PROGRAM RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TO PREPARE AND SERVE THE MEAL EACH WEEK. THERE ARE, ON AVERAGE, 40 TO 50 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME EACH WEEK. THE BREAKFAST WAS BEGUN TO ANSWER THE NEED FOR A PLACE FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE A GOOD MEAL ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WERE CLOSED. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PLAY THIS ROLE, BUT ALSO SERVES AS A PLACE WHERE ONE-ON-ONE MENTORS CAN FOLLOW UP WITH CLIENTS AND WHERE NEW CANDIDATES FOR MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE CAN BE DIRECTED TO OTHER PROGRAMS.