Welcome to STANDUP FOR KIDS Atlanta.
We are all volunteers and could use your help.

To the Local Atlanta Program

IN THE NEWS

April 27-29, 2007

Each April, STANDUP FOR KIDS rings in spring with its annual 48 Hours program.  A public awareness campaign to educate the community on the plight of Atlanta’s homeless youth. The facts are staggering and most people have no idea that:

• 13 kids die every day on the streets in the U.S.
• Atlanta has up to 2,500 kids living on the streets at any given time
• 1 out of 7 kids run away before age 18
• Studies suggest as many as 90% of kids who leave home do so because they have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused
• Runaway kids have 48 Hours before turning to an illegal act for survival.

This is the reason why our program is called 48 Hours. Predators know a child on the streets is scared and more willing to give in to the selling of drugs or even worse, their bodies, just for something to eat.

This is why STANDUP FOR KIDS exists today to help these kids get off the streets and get their life back on track. Our goal is to raise awareness in the community of this issue and raise some money so we can expand our street outreach. The two main components of the program are:

• 48 Hours of outreach on the streets of Atlanta
• Partner with 10 companies in the Atlanta area to raise $4800 per company in 48 hours through employee contributions

$4800 contribution goes directly to the kids.

• Help feed and clothe these kids
• Help expand our street outreach
• Help the kids to receive counseling and referral services
• Help continue our outreach program
• Help support our Outreach Center
• Help give kids hope!!

STANDUP FOR KIDS - Atlanta
PO Box 89018
Atlanta, GA 30312

If you want to volunteer please contact shaunettej@standupforkids.org and if your company would like to participate please contact Executive Director Sam Michini at SamM@standupforkids.org or
call 678-522-0197.

The full schedule of 48 Hours will be:

48 Hours Program Schedule

April 27-29, 2007

Friday – Sunday Outreach

48 Hours of street outreach from
10am Friday to 10am Sunday.

Outreach

Friday

10:00 am – 5:00 pm 
Outreach at Alternative Schools

Friday – Sunday

5:00 pm – 10:00 am
Street Outreach throughout Atlanta

Atlanta Outreach Center is Open

Friday

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Outreach Center Open – Dinner
and the usual support services

Saturday

12:00 – 5:00 pm
Outreach Center Open –Shopping
spree for kids featuring
American Eagle clothes

6:00 – 9:00 pm
Outreach Center Open – Movie night
with popcorn, hot dogs,
nacho’s and candy

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Outreach Center Opens Atlanta

 

After years of labor from hundreds of volunteers, many still around to see the results of their hard work, the Atlanta program opened the doors to its drop-in center on October 5th. Offering separate male & female showers, a full commercial kitchen serving hot meals, a clothes closet, 8 station computer lab, laundry, and phone services for homeless and at-risk kids, the center saw 7 kids the first night of it's opening. More....

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STANDUP FOR KIDS — Atlanta made a commitment to their community, volunteers and at-risk youth. So far in 2006, they have reached 4,254 hours of community service, averaging nearly 88 hours a month on the streets. If you're in Atlanta, or 32 of the other cities that we're in (click here to find your community), get involved. Be the one that gets it done. With your help we can double these hours in 2007.

Type	Total Hours
Admin	732
Training	376.5
Leadership	913.5
Community and Program Support	890
Outreach	1055
Other	287
Total	4254

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A StandUp-A-Thon is an advocacy event allowing our community an opportunity to come together to raise proceeds and awareness for StandUp For Kids. The event will be held at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta and is great for individuals of all ages. Read more....

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Atlanta Braves
For the Atlanta Braves Home Game against the Colorado Rockies, StandUp For Kids was chosen as the charity to benefit from the foundation’s 50/50 Raffle. more...

 

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Mary Anira Pereira, A Dreamer
and Dynamic StandUp For Kids’ Volunteer!
Anira’s vision of helping others first appeared while she was in the third grade. As a young girl, her desire and interest to help others were evident in her perpetual daydreams of building a children’s orphanage in India. more...

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Outreach Experiences
I have not been out in a long time. I was so impressed with the growth in leadership that Christy has shown. She is so knowledgeable. At the end of the evening, we all gathered together to talk about the kids and what we were feeling. more...

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STANDUP FOR KIDS - Georgia working hard on the Streets.
Thank You for visiting. Learn more about our work. more . . .

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The Search is on. Volunteers NEEDED!
STANDUP FOR KIDS is an all volunteer program, so for us to be there for our homeless kids, we need your help! If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved e-mail us:

atlanta@standupforkids.org