Decatur, GA – Super District 7 Commissioner Gregory Adams is partnering with Pinch of Excellence’s CEO, Michelle Stanton, on “Bags of Love”. Bags of Love is a clothing drive that will provide homeless citizens in DeKalb with sleeping bags, hats, gloves, heavy duty socks and other garments which will offer some relief as the weather begins to change.
Homelessness is a global concern and is seen right here in DeKalb. In January of 2018, volunteers, including 80 from DeKalb, found 3,572 homeless people in metro Atlanta, a 12 percent decrease from January 2016. In 2011, Atlanta’s homeless population was 5,987. While there is a decrease, there is still a great need of services to assist those who find themselves homeless.
Allen Mitchell, DeKalb County’s Director of Community Development, said the number has been trending downwards because of collaboration and communication among the groups that work with the county’s homeless population.
Commissioner Adams states, “we must continue to work in collaboration and assisting in every way possible to eradicate the problem. Homelessness is a universally-spread issue and only together can we change the problems that causes homelessness.”
The goal is to provide sleeping bags and garments for 250 homeless DeKalb citizens.
Donations of waterproof sleeping bags (fleece-lined and can withstand 20 degree weather or less), skull caps, gloves and thick socks can be dropped off in the lobby area of the Manuel J. Maloof building (1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030) from November 7 to November 28, 2018.
For more information, please contact Commissioner Gregory Adams office at 404-371-2899 or via email at gregoryadams@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
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