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Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROJECT - THE SAFE & STABLE FAMILIES PROJECT IS DEVOTED TO HELPING SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE ACHIEVE SAFETY AND STABILITY. OUR COMMITTED TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS, ATTORNEYS, LEGAL SUPPORT, AND MORE WORK TO HOLISTICALLY ADDRESS SURVIVORS' NEEDS, FROM TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS TO EMERGENCY LODGING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPPLIES. THROUGH ZOOM FAMILY LAW AND PROTECTIVE ORDER HEARINGS, MOBILE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, VIRTUAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, AND MORE, THE SAFE & STABLE FAMILIES TEAM AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED UNINTERRUPTED SUPPORT TO ATLANTA SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 CRISIS. SAFE AND STABLE HOMES PROJECT - WHETHER IT'S CONTESTING AN ILLEGAL EVICTION OR DEMANDING REPAIRS, OUR SAFE & STABLE HOMES PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO HELPING LOW-INCOME RENTERS AND WORKERS ACCESS THE JUSTICE THEY DESERVE. OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PREVENT EVICTIONS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVICE, AND HELP TENANTS NAVIGATE THE OFTEN-INSCRUTABLE JUSTICE SYSTEM. WHEN COVID-19 HIT, IT BECAME THE YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY AND CONSTANT CHANGE. OUR SAFE & STABLE HOMES PROJECT PIVOTED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE TRANSITIONED ALL SATURDAY LAWYER CLINICS AND TRAININGS REMOTELY, EXPANDED OUR HOUSING COURT ASSISTANCE CENTER (HCAC), AND RECRUITED MORE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - WHILE THE NUMBER OF ATLANTANS WHO NEED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE ISSUE ISN'T NEW. ATLANTA'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, EVICTION EPIDEMIC, AND SKY-HIGH RATES OF HOMELESSNESS MEAN THAT FAMILIES NEED IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. THIS YEAR, OUR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TEAM PROVIDED OVER 1.8 MILLION IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ATLANTA FAMILIES IN CRISIS. IN 2020 ALONE, OUR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TEAM HAS SERVED NEARLY 800 FAMILIES WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 828,000 IN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.2MSafe and Stable Families Project
SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROJECT - THE SAFE & STABLE FAMILIES PROJECT IS DEVOTED TO HELPING SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE ACHIEVE SAFETY AND STABILITY. THROUGH ZOOM FAMILY LAW AND PROTECTIVE ORDER HEARINGS, MOBILE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, VIRTUAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, AND MORE, THE SAFE & STABLE FAMILIES TEAM AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED SUPPORT TO ATLANTA SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 CRISIS. SAFE AND STABLE HOMES PROJECT - OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PREVENT EVICTIONS, PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVICE, AND HELP TENANTS NAVIGATE THE OFTEN-INSCRUTABLE JUSTICE SYSTEM. OUR SAFE & STABLE HOMES PROJECT CONTINUED ITS PIVOT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, TRANSITIONING ALL SATURDAY LAWYER CLINICS AND TRAININGS TO REMOTE SERVICE, EXPANDING OUR HOUSING COURT ASSISTANCE CENTER (HCAC), AND VIRTUALLY RECRUITING MORE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - THE NUMBER OF ATLANTANS WHO NEED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GREW EXPONENTIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. ADDITIONALLY, ATLANTA'S HISTORIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND EVICTION EPIDEMIC MEANT THAT FAMILIES NEEDED IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. OUR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TEAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE COVID-RELATED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND WORKED TO ADMINISTER A VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS THE AVAILABILITY OF AND REQUIREMENTS AROUND VARIOUS SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE CHANGED IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.5M
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