Great Causes

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Guatemalan Home Tour!

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Through our partnership with PA, we were able to fund the construction of 10 widow's homes! When the homes are finished it looks just like the photo below. In fact, this photo was taken from a trip that our team went on a year ago to help build these homes! Each home includes a bathroom, water filtration system, and energy efficient stoves. For the home restoration projects, this includes : painting of home, repairing boards, build bathroom, stove, and water filter.

We are so excited to learn more about the families who move into these homes once the projects are finished! Stay tuned for more information to come!

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Meet : Lauren!

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MEET : L A U R E N

Founder of throw. & beds4kids

Meet our new friend Lauren. She is the founder and dreamer behind beds4kids, a organization passionate about solving the problem of inadequate bedding for children in need in Atlanta!

Lauren is originally from TN and moved to ATL a few years ago to pursue a consulting job. Upon moving here, she realized that if she could create a business to fund her non-profit, more people could be impacted. This is when the idea of Throw came along. 

Through Lauren's for-profit company and other partners, beds4kids has provided beds for 10 children here in Atlanta...BRILLIANT! The children chosen for these beds was through an organization called Wilderness Works, who work with at risk and homeless children in Atlanta.

We are so excited to see the growth and momentum behind this amazing cause. In 2017 the goal for beds4kids is to provide 200 beds to kids without in Atlanta.

Make sure to check out how you can get involved with Beds4Kids by visiting their website here. Check out beds4kids & also her amazing company throw. which gives 100% of its profit to beds4kids.

We are inspired and excited about what Lauren and her team are doing here in our city.

 

 

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Happy 10th Birthday to charity:water!

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Happy 10th to charity:water! In 10 years they have brought clean water to 6.4 million people in need..... absolutely amazing! We can not wait to see how many people receive access to clean water in the the next 10!

http://cwtr.org/2btdilD Ten years ago, former nightclub promoter Scott Harrison set out to solve the water crisis in his lifetime. Today, more than one million people have made it their mission too. This is all of our story.
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"East Lake Is Now Where Possibility Takes Place.."

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An overview of the work of the East Lake Foundation's success to date, built upon mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness. Through partnerships with the community, the public and the private sectors, East Lake is now where possibility takes place. Be a donor. Be a doer. eastlakefoundation.org
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Meet Cheryl

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Meet Cheryl: one of the Assistant Branch Directors at Bethany Services specializing in Foster Care.

"Cheryl’s team works with at-risk youth and children in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services.

Recently, one of our at-risk youth was hospitalized in East Georgia for his own protection.  When the child was ready to be released, he declared to his Bethany case worker, “I want to go home”.

HOME was the child’s foster family that had only hosted him for 45 days prior to his hospitalization.  This was the only stable home he had ever known."

Cheryl says that she supports Bethany because "they pour life into children".

We are honored and excited to be able to work with such an amazing organization that is providing safe and loving homes for children.

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Four Beds to More Beds

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Atlanta is the number one city in the U.S. with the highest sex economy income of $290 Million each year. BeLoved Atlanta is the only long-term residential home in the city of Atlanta for adult survivors of prostitution, trafficking and addiction.

Currently, BeLoved is renting one home with 4 beds that are consistently filled by women, ages 18 and older, and an ever expanding waiting list of survivors who want out, but have no place to go.

BeLoved Atlanta recently launched a House Campaign to double the number of beds they provide to survivors. Their goal is $200,000 which will allow BeLoved to purchase a home in the city of Atlanta, provide 8 women with beds, 2 years of programming, counseling, job assistance, education and so much more completely free-of-charge to Her.

They have already reached 180k of their goal amount of $200k - Check out more details about this "house campaign" below!