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Now working with
Safehouse
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A special note about combating homelessness ...
Over 318,000 people live at or below the poverty
line in the Atlanta Region. In such a limited financial situation
the loss of a job, an accident, a medical crisis, can all quickly
lead to the complete depletion of resources and ultimately
homelessness. At Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta, we are
dedicated to the prevention of homelessness in our community and
combating it whenever it arises. Our caseworkers create an
individualized action plan with each client that responds to
their specific situation and needs. Once the immediate crisis has
passed, a long-term plan is developed that can include employment
training, credit counseling, budget management seminars,
child-rearing classes, and a multitude of other opportunities
designed to lead the family out of their poverty-stricken
circumstances and break the cycle that leads to homelessness.
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Emergency Shelter Hotel/Motel Program
Provides emergency housing for new resident families when there is no
available
space at emergency shelters, or in counties where there is no emergency
shelter facility.
This program is especially active when storms
and other disasters hit the region.
Transitional Housing Program
Provides longer-term housing for new resident families, to give them the
opportunity
to become financially stable and self-sufficient members of the metro Atlanta
community.
Region-wide Travel Program
Assists new residents who need transportation assistance to return to
their home
communities and/or support systems because remaining in the Atlanta area
would not be in their best interest.
Region-wide Outreach Program
Assists low-income new residents to the multi-county metro region with
essential
aid in resettlement. (e.g., transportation, food, clothing, children's
back-to-school
expenses, medical assistance).
First Month's Rent Program
Helps new residents with the acquisition of permanent housing
in the metro area, including assistance with security deposits and
utilities.
Homeless Prevention Program
Offers a continuum of on-site services aimed at empowering clients to
become self-sufficient.
Battered Women's Program
Provides transportation and resettlement services to women who have
fled situations
of domestic violence in other locations and are resettling in the Atlanta
area.
HIV/AIDS Program
AIDS family reunification program provides resettlement assistance to
persons
with HIV/AIDS who have come to Atlanta for medical treatment or to be near
family
and/or support systems.
Breakfast with Santa Program
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This is an annual event at the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta to
provide Holiday cheer
to children of low-income families living in homeless shelters and
emergency transitional housing
during the holidays (i.e., not registered for other existing charitable
outreach programs). It also
serves as a "family reunion" for families that have benefited from TAMA
services in the past.
State Farm has been a regular supporter of this effort.
Photo 2
Photo 3
See also Airport Services (click)
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