http://www.hside.org/history.asp
1301 Monroe Drive
Atlanta, GA
690 Courtenay Drive
Atlanta, GA
About Us
More than 100 years ago, three women - Mrs. Levi B. Nelson, Mrs. Edgar Poe McBurney, and Mrs. J.P. Averill - took the initial steps to form Atlanta's first social service agency, later to become Hillside.
- In 1888 following a severe winter storm, these pioneering women called a meeting to discuss the tragic situation of homeless women and needy children. A sponsoring group of 28 women petitioned Fulton County, Georgia and the Home for the Friendless was formed.
- The Atlanta Community Chest, now United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, was organized in 1924. The Home was a founding member.
- In 1926, eight acres of rolling woodland on Courtenay Dr. in Atlanta were purchased, and plans created for cottage-type residential buildings. Kiwanians had a log rolling at the new site, Kiwanis wives brought a picnic lunch, and the first building was constructed - a log hut for the children.
- With the move to Courtenay Dr. in 1930, the agency's name was changed to Hillside Cottages - A Friendly Home for Children. The cottages provided short-term care for school-aged children during periods of family emergency.
- In response to growing community needs, residential treatment for emotionally disturbed adolescents was introduced in 1970. Facilities were remodeled and staff restructured to conform to standards needed for this type of program.
- In 1987, Hillside was licensed as a specialty psychiatric hospital. As we entered the second century of service to the community, the cottages remained filled to capacity and the waiting list grew.
- Hillside expanded services again in 1995. Recognizing that some children who have been in residential treatment are not ready or able to return to their home communities, the Therapeutic Foster Care program was launched. The program:
- Enables children to live with specially trained foster families
- Participate in community activities
- Utilize community resources
- Bridging the transition back to the home community is also a key factor in treatment success. The Hillside Community Intervention Program (HCIP) was created in 1998 to provide family-based treatment services and intervention for:
- Children who have been in institutional treatment for behavior disorders and/or substance abuse, or
- When a child is at high risk for being placed out of the home
Showing posts with label Mental Illness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mental Illness. Show all posts
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Carter Center
http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html
http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
The Carter Center: Creating a world in which every man, woman, and child has the opportunity to enjoy good health and live in peace
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 70 countries.
Led by the Carters and an independent board of trustees, the Center's staff wage peace, fight disease, and build hope by both engaging with those at the highest levels of government and working side by side with poor and often forgotten people.
In this way, the Center has strengthened democracies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa; helped farmers double or triple grain production in 15 African countries; mediated or worked to prevent civil and international conflicts; intervened to prevent unnecessary diseases in Latin America and Africa, including the near eradication of Guinea worm disease; and strived to diminish the stigma against mental illness. A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, the Center's work is supported by donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and countries.
Our Mission
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. While the program agenda may change, The Carter Center is guided by five principles:
The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues.
The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others.
The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.
The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities.
The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.
The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public or private, in carrying out its mission.
http://www.cartercenter.org/homepage.html
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
The Carter Center: Creating a world in which every man, woman, and child has the opportunity to enjoy good health and live in peace
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 70 countries.
Led by the Carters and an independent board of trustees, the Center's staff wage peace, fight disease, and build hope by both engaging with those at the highest levels of government and working side by side with poor and often forgotten people.
In this way, the Center has strengthened democracies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa; helped farmers double or triple grain production in 15 African countries; mediated or worked to prevent civil and international conflicts; intervened to prevent unnecessary diseases in Latin America and Africa, including the near eradication of Guinea worm disease; and strived to diminish the stigma against mental illness. A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, the Center's work is supported by donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and countries.
Our Mission
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. While the program agenda may change, The Carter Center is guided by five principles:
The Center emphasizes action and results. Based on careful research and analysis, it is prepared to take timely action on important and pressing issues.
The Center does not duplicate the effective efforts of others.
The Center addresses difficult problems and recognizes the possibility of failure as an acceptable risk.
The Center is nonpartisan and acts as a neutral in dispute resolution activities.
The Center believes that people can improve their lives when provided with the necessary skills, knowledge, and access to resources.
The Carter Center collaborates with other organizations, public or private, in carrying out its mission.
Gateway Center
http://www.gatewayctr.org
275 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3638
Vision
The 24/7 Gateway Center is committed to bringing together the entire community to end homelessness. We strive to provide a supportive and compassionate setting where individuals can end their homelessness and maximize their self-sufficiency.
Mission
To end homelessness through a collaborative effort, providing basic therapeutic services that stabilize individual conditions and promote self-sufficiency.
Core Values
We value:
• The worth and dignity of every person in our community
• Providers, partners, volunteers, donors, and staff
• Hospitality
• Self-determination
• Respect
• Integrity
* Spirituality
• Accountability and transparency
• Efficient use of resources
• Approaching solutions with an objective and open point of view
• Achieving measurable, lasting impact
Essential Elements of Effective Collaboration
• Respect
• Partnership
• Cohesiveness
• Communication
• Planning
• Flexibility
• Compromise
• Shared Leadership
• Selflessness
• Inclusion
• Diversity
Drop-in services are available on the first floor of the Gateway Center and are encouraged for all individuals in need. The first floor is seen as a low-impact, safe, and trusting place for engagement. In many ways this point of entry will be a “triage center”for homelessness. The first floor of the building will include toilets, showers, a laundry, food and water, a place to come in from the elements and rest, limited temporary storage for personal belongings, telephones, general information and referral resources.
What services are available on the other floors of the Center?
Specialized services include:
•chapel
•outreach, intake, and assessment
•assistance in accessing mainstream benefits
•a separate, safe, and secure area for women and children
•referrals for internal and external homeless services, including housing and jobs
•counseling to promote reunification with family/friends and support community
•a full-service production kitchen with galleys on each residential floor with capacity to serve all residents in the building and produce meals for outside agencies
The second and third floors have:
•45 transition beds for men, designed to reach out to the chronic homeless, especially those with dual diagnosis, special needs, and frequent incarceration
•23 beds reserved for respite care
•a medical clinic for primary care
•22 assigned emergency beds (7 to 14 days) with a stated goal of the Housing First model
•22 beds of housing for men in job training programs, including a food service training program run in connection with the kitchen; participants in other employment or training programs may also be housed here
23 beds reserved for Re-Entry referrals for short-term stays for homeless men discharged for misdemeanors
45 beds for men with full-time employment in transition to permanent housing
The fourth floor have:
•46 beds of transitional housing for homeless veterans (in collaboration with Atlanta VA)
•45 pretreatment beds for men awaiting entry into substance abuse treatment programs, with access to support services such as AA meetings and drug/alcohol education classes
•a gymnasium which can be utilized for additional beds during a weather emergency
Why are 270 beds provided for men and only 30 beds provided for women and children?
Prior to obtaining the Gateway Center facility, the earliest design concepts provided for only a drop-in center for both men and women. Housing for men, women, and families was expected to be in separate and secure facilities away from the drop-in center. However, the Gateway Center site design was altered by the need to adapt renovations to the current building layout. The renovation costs of separate men’s and women’s facilities on the upper floors of the building were prohibitive in the development process.
The 30 beds reserved for women and children in the separate and secure Women and Children’s Center are neither transitional beds nor residential program beds. These beds are accessible to women and children for the duration of the time necessary to refer them to the appropriate partner agencies. This period will be brief but can possibly last more than 24 hours in certain situations. The Gateway Center works to ensure that women and children are secure in its facilities throughout that time period.
275 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3638
Vision
The 24/7 Gateway Center is committed to bringing together the entire community to end homelessness. We strive to provide a supportive and compassionate setting where individuals can end their homelessness and maximize their self-sufficiency.
Mission
To end homelessness through a collaborative effort, providing basic therapeutic services that stabilize individual conditions and promote self-sufficiency.
Core Values
We value:
• The worth and dignity of every person in our community
• Providers, partners, volunteers, donors, and staff
• Hospitality
• Self-determination
• Respect
• Integrity
* Spirituality
• Accountability and transparency
• Efficient use of resources
• Approaching solutions with an objective and open point of view
• Achieving measurable, lasting impact
Essential Elements of Effective Collaboration
• Respect
• Partnership
• Cohesiveness
• Communication
• Planning
• Flexibility
• Compromise
• Shared Leadership
• Selflessness
• Inclusion
• Diversity
Drop-in services are available on the first floor of the Gateway Center and are encouraged for all individuals in need. The first floor is seen as a low-impact, safe, and trusting place for engagement. In many ways this point of entry will be a “triage center”for homelessness. The first floor of the building will include toilets, showers, a laundry, food and water, a place to come in from the elements and rest, limited temporary storage for personal belongings, telephones, general information and referral resources.
What services are available on the other floors of the Center?
Specialized services include:
•chapel
•outreach, intake, and assessment
•assistance in accessing mainstream benefits
•a separate, safe, and secure area for women and children
•referrals for internal and external homeless services, including housing and jobs
•counseling to promote reunification with family/friends and support community
•a full-service production kitchen with galleys on each residential floor with capacity to serve all residents in the building and produce meals for outside agencies
The second and third floors have:
•45 transition beds for men, designed to reach out to the chronic homeless, especially those with dual diagnosis, special needs, and frequent incarceration
•23 beds reserved for respite care
•a medical clinic for primary care
•22 assigned emergency beds (7 to 14 days) with a stated goal of the Housing First model
•22 beds of housing for men in job training programs, including a food service training program run in connection with the kitchen; participants in other employment or training programs may also be housed here
23 beds reserved for Re-Entry referrals for short-term stays for homeless men discharged for misdemeanors
45 beds for men with full-time employment in transition to permanent housing
The fourth floor have:
•46 beds of transitional housing for homeless veterans (in collaboration with Atlanta VA)
•45 pretreatment beds for men awaiting entry into substance abuse treatment programs, with access to support services such as AA meetings and drug/alcohol education classes
•a gymnasium which can be utilized for additional beds during a weather emergency
Why are 270 beds provided for men and only 30 beds provided for women and children?
Prior to obtaining the Gateway Center facility, the earliest design concepts provided for only a drop-in center for both men and women. Housing for men, women, and families was expected to be in separate and secure facilities away from the drop-in center. However, the Gateway Center site design was altered by the need to adapt renovations to the current building layout. The renovation costs of separate men’s and women’s facilities on the upper floors of the building were prohibitive in the development process.
The 30 beds reserved for women and children in the separate and secure Women and Children’s Center are neither transitional beds nor residential program beds. These beds are accessible to women and children for the duration of the time necessary to refer them to the appropriate partner agencies. This period will be brief but can possibly last more than 24 hours in certain situations. The Gateway Center works to ensure that women and children are secure in its facilities throughout that time period.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)