Community Partners
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Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, Inc. (ADID) was incorporated on January 10, 1996 following an intensive campaign led by Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. (CAP) to gain the support of property owners. In accordance with the state law enabling the establishment of "community improvement districts," over 50% of the property owners in a 120-block area of Downtown signed affidavits supporting the creation of the District. Those owners represented over 80% of the property value in the District. The District was approved by the Atlanta City Council, the Mayor and the Fulton County Tax Commissioner. The District was initially committed to operate for at least six years. In January 2002, a reauthorization vote was met with overwhelming approval and included an expansion of the purposes of the District to include all the purposes allowed under state law. Reauthorization is required every six years.
The District has been expanded twice – in April, 2000, the District expanded to the north by adding 80 blocks; in June, 2007, another 20 blocks were added, this time to include the Railroad District to the south. The District currently contains 220 blocks within an area generally bounded by North Avenue on the north, Memorial Drive on the south, Piedmont Avenue and the Downtown Connector on the east, and the Norfolk-Southern rail line on the west.
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Hope thru Soap provides a Mobile Outreach Experience to the less fortunate facing homelessness and poverty. Hope thru Soap provides Mobile Showers, Haircuts, a Mobile Closet Bus stocked with clothing and necessities, Hot Food and Resources in various locations around the City of Atlanta, North Fulton County, Gwinnett County and Forsyth County. Hope thru Soap takes more than just the basic needs of hygiene, clothing and food, but along with it a fun “block party” atmosphere that gives guests a sense of family, friendship, hope and dignity.
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Lost-n-Found Youth seeks to end homelessness for all LGBTQ youth by providing them with the skills and support needed to live independently.
They envision a world where all youth feel safe and supported to live and love authentically.
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Partners for HOME brings together nonprofit, government, business and community leaders together to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring in the City of Atlanta. As the Collaborative Applicant for the Atlanta CoC, the mission of Partners for HOME is to coordinate a comprehensive response system to end homelessness in the City of Atlanta. Our team of project managers are trusted partners who facilitate community-based strategic planning efforts, provide transparency and accountability and adhere to national best-practices standards. Partners for HOME serves the City of Atlanta, comprised of 242 neighborhoods in Fulton and DeKalb Counties.
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The Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative works to reduce arrest and incarceration of people experiencing extreme poverty, problematic substance use, or mental health concerns, and increase the accessibility of supportive services in Atlanta and Fulton County.
PAD fosters a new approach to community safety and wellness by providing an alternative to punishing people for what they do to survive. Instead, we connect with people as people, address their basic needs, and work with them to reduce harm to themselves and their neighbors. We believe communities are safer and healthier when people have what they need to not only survive, but to thrive.
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SafeHouse Outreach’s mission is to help restore lives experiencing extreme poverty to independent living through faith, love, and compassionate service.
SafeHouse is a diverse community that provides transformational love and resources to anyone in metro Atlanta experiencing extreme poverty leading them towards a renewed life.
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StandUp for Kids is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of youth homelessness in local communities like yours. Since 1990, we have cared for homeless and at-risk youth by transitioning them from crisis to connection. We give our youth a sense of safety, hope, and belonging through housing support, mentoring, drop-in centers, and street outreach. We bear the highest independent ratings for fiscal stewardship of all donations.
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The Trans Housing Coalition (THC) is an Atlanta-based, trans-led and founded organization that behan as a photography and grassroots crowdfunding project (The Homeless Black Trans Women Fund) aimed at getting chronically homeless Black trans women off the streets.
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Youth Empowerment Success Services, Inc. (YESS) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that was established to provide a solution for youth homelessness of youth aging out of the foster care system. YESS was founded to assist older foster youth transition stably into adulthood. Youth Empowerment Success Services (YESS) mission is to provide youth ages 18-24 in the Metro Atlanta area with affordable and stable housing, practical life skills and an identifiable support system to propel them toward their future goals.
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Welcome House is a 209 unit development located in downtown Atlanta for very low income single adults. Welcome House offers an opportunity for residents to have a decent, safe place to live while receiving on site support to cope with their individual needs. Many residents are classified as dual diagnosis meaning they suffer from more than one ailment and have a great need for supportive services.
3Keys has established a relationship with Action Ministries Inc. to provide case management services and meet the needs of Welcome House residents.The safety net of services provided to these men and women can mean lifestyle of independence instead of a return to homelessness, incarceration, or constant institutional care. Welcome House is open to the city’s most vulnerable residents across a broad spectrum.