City of Refuge

http://www.cityofrefugeinc.com

1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. (Formerly Simpson Road)
Atlanta, Ga 30314

Our Mission

City of Refuge offers both life saving resources and life building tools to individuals and families in Atlanta who are living on the margin. We understand the need for programs that span multiple areas of need – from food, clothing, and shelter, to job training, placement, housing, life skills, and transportation. Our goal is to provide the best possible opportunities for success to those who are willing to work hard to change their lives.

Our Vision

Using the City of Refuge warehouse as a base, we are committed to deploying men, women, and resources into environments where difficulty resides, bringing hope to those living there. The promise of a better life, along with the tools to build that life, is the passion of City of Refuge.

Programs

Our programs are broken into two main divisions; The "LifeLine" and Resource & Training.

The “Lifeline” is the initial entry point for exposure to the programs of City of Refuge. Our mission is to meet the initial needs of the last, the lost and the least of the city of Atlanta. This entry point gives the greatest opportunity for both volunteerism and charitable support. Our purpose is to take literally the words of Christ in Luke 14:23 to “go into the highways and byways and compel them to come in” to the Master’s banquet.

The Resource and Training Department of City of Refuge has been established to provide tools and provisions that will enable individuals and families to make positive, long term changes in their lives. While the outreach programs of the “Lifeline” provide immediate, short term assistance in times of crisis, and service delivery is based purely upon need; “Resource and Training” are provided over months, even years, and service delivery is based upon a demonstrated commitment, and capacity, to change.


Volunteer Opportunities:

Sunday

Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 7:30am-9:30am
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact

Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 9:30am-10:15am/10:30am-12pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact

Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 9:30am-10:30am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact

Monday

Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact

Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact

Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact

Tuesday

Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact

Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact

Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact

Safe Haven-
Location/Description: 180 Degree Kitchen/Food servers, clean up, cooking, laundry
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact

Wednesday

Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact

Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact

Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact

Van Drivers
Location/Description: In the Community/Pick up friends and kids from the community
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact

Nursery
Location/Description: Nursery/Child Care (Infant-2 yrs)
Time: 6:45pm-8:15pm
Contact: Angie Johns 678-908-8110-Contact



Thursday

Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact

Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact

Ground Zero-Youth
Location/Description: Youth Room/Mentor, Chaperone, Visitation
Time: 4:00am-6:00am
Contact: Brad Hanks 404-564-7744-Contact



Friday

Resource Center
Location/Description: Resource Center/Copies, paperwork, random odd jobs
Time: 9:00am-3:00am
Contact: Brandy Clark 404-874-2241-Contact

Compassion Atlanta
Location/Description: Our Warehouse/Cleaning warehouse, sorting and distributing food
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact: Steve Grimes 404-564-7753-Contact

Community Meals
Location/Description: In the Community/Preparing and handing out food
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Contact: Jeff Gray - Contact

KidMix
Location/Description: Gym/Site Pastors, side walk workers
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact



Saturday

KidMix
Location/Description: In the Community/Mentoring and building relationships with children set up, cleanup, food preparation, serving, etc.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm; Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Contact: Austin King-404-564-7756-Contact

Adopt-A-Block
Location/Description: In the Community/Build relatioinships, pass out food, asks community members about needs
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Contact: Seth Lingenfelter 404-564-7743-Contact