Started in 1988, Our House offers reliable, free childcare to metro Atlanta families experiencing homelessness. Our House offers year-round, free childcare; comprehensive support services for families; and a credential-earning job-training program. Genesis Shelter was founded in 1994 in response to an alarming upward trend in the number of new mothers leaving hospitals with their newborn babies, only to live in their cars or on the streets. In 20 years of operations, Genesis provided life-transforming services to more than 3,000 people. In 2014, Our House and Genesis Shelter merged to become one organization, serving families experiencing homelessness at two sites under the name and executive leadership of Our House.
The Need: About 80 residents live in Our House facilities. These residents receive breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. Atlanta Sai Center, once a month, cook brunch for the residents. We fondly call this service ‘Our House Brunch Service’.
The service: Every 1st Saturday of the month, we assemble at the shelter and cook dinner. We typically cook for about 80 residents.
