Emmaus House

For a parishioner at St. Dunstan’s, concern about the impending eviction crisis was growing, and Rev. Tricia Templeton knew just where to turn. We are grateful to St. Dunstan’s and the anonymous donor’s generous gift of $50,000 to Emmaus House for rent and mortgage assistance to the Peoplestown community. Read more at https://buff.ly/3uuwk0O

Last summer, in partnership with RIP Medical Debt and The Cathedral of St. Philip, we forgave $11.5 million in medical debt for Peoplestown and other struggling communities. This debt reduction gave families a fresh start, allowing them to receive critical medical attention and support for their journey toward financial stability. Recently, we received a note from an individual who wanted to share the impact of your generosity!

Education Week’s article, The Coming Literacy Crisis: There’s No Going Back to School as We Knew It discusses how this past year has stressed the need for equitable access to quality education: Access to educational opportunity and literacy in the United States remains overwhelmingly defined by ZIP code, race, socioeconomics, and ethnicity. We support students in our ZIP code 30315 through the CDF Freedom School, a summer program designed to develop literate and empowered students. Read Education Week’s article here: https://buff.ly/2NOwd0j Learn more about CDF Freedom Schools here: https://buff.ly/2I9gGSl

Emmaus House was pleased to take part in a community vaccine clinic in South Atlanta this week. We registered 75 individuals to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine through our partnership with Focused Community Strategies. Piedmont Healthcare administered the vaccinations to community members on Tuesday at neighboring Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Residents were both grateful and relieved to have access to this life-saving resource in their community.

Our Support for Students program includes an online tutoring service that helps 27 students from the Barack and Michelle Obama Academy. No matter if we are in-person or virtual, we will continue to support our students’ educational development and success. Help us continue this work. Donate at https://buff.ly/2Nx4v1X

With winter officially at an end, today marks the beginning of spring and of growth. Support the growth and progress of our Peoplestown community by donating today. https://buff.ly/3iMEIlK