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Atlanta Children’s Atlanta Children’s ShelterShelter

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Agency DescriptionAtlanta Children’s Shelter:

• High quality loving childcare

• Comprehensive social services

for homeless families striving for for homeless families striving for self-sufficiency.

Proposed Project Description• The early childcare program is designed to remove the emotional and behavioral disorders among homeless children who have seen too much. It changes the direction of their lives.changes the direction of their lives.

Proposed Project Description• This program “catches the children up” through the four developmental domains of early childhood and prepares them to succeed in school.

• It provides them with a safe, loving, • It provides them with a safe, loving, nurturing environment while parents work towards self-sufficiency.

Project Costs and CG Request$40,000 for the following:

• $30,000 Teacher salaries/benefits

• $4,000 Property/liability insurance

• $1,000 Publications

• $1,000 Classroom supplies• $1,000 Classroom supplies

• $1,000 Classroom maintenance

• $1,000 Recreational supplies

• $2,000 Teacher training

Strengths• 22 years of consistent growth in ending homelessness for families with young children

• No layoffs or service interruption for financial reasons in 22 year for financial reasons in 22 year history

Challenges

Identifying funding to further

develop and share best practices programming

Atlanta Children’s Atlanta Children’s ShelterShelter

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