Started in 1938 as a soup kitchen to feed men displaced by Great Depression, Atlanta Mission strives to transform the lives of those facing homelessness. To meet the increasing needs in the society, Atlanta mission continued expanding its services and in 1969, became the first entity in the United States to offer services to women facing homelessness. Today, the mission offers following services:
- Food and Shelter
- Critical Needs
- Addiction Recovery
- Job Attainment
- Counseling
- Spiritual Recovery
- Educational Services
Every year, about 1600 women and children reach out for help.
The Need: Being a residential facility, the shelter provides hot meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) to its clients. Atlanta Sai Center takes care of cooking breakfast once a month. We call this service “Women’s shelter breakfast service”.
The service: Every 3rd Saturday of the month, we assemble at Women’s shelter. We cook eggs, tater tots, biscuits; cut fresh fruit and offer these as breakfast. We also bring assorted munchkins for the little kids. We typically cook for about 140 people.
Interesting fact: The coffee that we brew is the hot favorite. Residents eagerly look forward to our coffee.
