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Street GRACE Participating in Annual CSEC Lobby Day at the CapitolWe remain committed to eradicating the sexual exploitation of children from our community—and one of the primary ways we work to accomplish this is through united, visible and compassionate advocacy and awareness efforts on behalf of sexually abused children. Lobby Day is central to our advocacy efforts at the Atlanta Capitol building as we bring crucial issues to the forefront of political and media discussion. What: CSEC Lobby Day at the Georgia State Capitol -Georgia Advocates Working to Eliminate the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) -Volunteers participating in CSEC Lobby Day will come together to "speak with one voice" to ask our Georgia Legislators to pass stronger laws to fight CSEC and to protect the CSEC System of Care funding for victims When: February 1, 2010 (9:00 am - 2:30 pm) Where: Georgia State Capitol - Kick Off on 2nd Floor, South Wing Steps Registration: Stay Tuned! Registration will be available on the Street GRACE website. www.streetGRACE.org Training: Lobby Day Advocate Training will be provided at the monthly Street GRACE meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, beginning at 2:00 pm -Student Training will be provided on January 21, 2010 at Georgia State University - details to follow Street GRACE will be joining other partner organizations in coordinating and participating in the February 1, 2010 CSEC Lobby Day, including A Future. Not A Past. and Wellspring Living. Watch for additional information and mark your calendars to participate in the training on December 3, 2009 and Lobby Day on February 1, 2010!!
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Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Marathon and Half-MarathonStreet GRACE will have a team running in the Atlanta Thanksgiving Day Race on November 26th. This is a great way to expose the issue of child sex slavery in Atlanta, to cultivate awareness about the work being done to start a grassroots movement in Atlanta to combat the issue, and to raise support for Street GRACE’s efforts to eradicate the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the city. To get involved or to make a donation, please click here | |
Community Partners Lunch and LearnDate: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Time: 11:30am-1:15pm Location: Peachtree Presbyterian Church If you are a non-profit who provides services to children under the ages of 17 in the areas of at-risk communities, runaways, homelessness, mentoring, tutoring, etc. we invite you to be our guest at our Community Partners Lunch and Learn. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Street GRACE along with our volunteer matching system. If you plan on attending, please click here to RSVP. | |
The 2010 “Adopt a Community” Street GRACE ChallengeIs your church mobilizing to help children who are in greatest need? Chances are your church has probably adopted Global communities in Africa, India, Asia, South America or Europe to help with concerns of poverty, safety, health and hope for children. But, have you adopted an Atlanta community that is plagued with these same epidemics? The Challenge: to mobilize churches to go on mission into Atlanta communities who have at-risk children * 5 Priority Areas in Atlanta: 1. Priority Area #1 (NPU’s G, H, I, J) – Northwest Atlanta, Donald Lee Hollowell/Bankhead Pkwy, Bolton Road, I-20 and I-285 area 2. Priority Area #2 (NPU M) – Old Fourth Ward, Sweet Auburn, Downtown 3. Priority Area #3 (NPU’s K & L) – English Avenue, Vine City, Bankhead, Washington Park 4. Priority Area #4 (NPU’s Y & North Z) – South Atlanta, Lakewood Heights, Thomasville 5. Priority Area #5 (NPU’s T, V, X) – West End, Pittsburg, Mechanicsville, Adair Park, Capital View For more information on NPU’s and to see a map, visit Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit Website * 10 Volunteers to assist task force leaders in identifying additional community partners in the greater metro Atlanta area * 25 Churches assisting to discover Community Partners working tirelessly to build the self-esteem and safety of children in our 5 priority areas in Atlanta. * 100 Churches mobilized to assist Street GRACE Community Partners Three Ways to Help: 1. Volunteer to join a discovery team for one of the 5 Priority Areas. Email community@streetgrace.org for more information. 2. Volunteer to join a task force to discover new Community Partners in the greater metro Atlanta area. Email community@streetgrace.org for more information. 3. Adopt a community by visiting Street GRACE Community Partners to identify ways your church can help. For a list of partners sorted by priority area, email community@streetgrace.org.
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Street GRACE Monthly Meeting-Room ChangePlease note that we are changing rooms for the Thursday, December 3rd monthly meeting! We will meet in the gym on the 4th floor of North Avenue Presbyterian Church; it will not meet in the Broyles Conference Room. We sincerely appreciate your partnership in eradicating the sexual exploitation of children in our community. To learn more, please visit our website, www.StreetGRACE.org. Sincerely, P.S. Thank you for your prayers and continued support to Street GRACE as together we are on the front lines of this terrible issue of child sex exploitation right here in Atlanta… | |
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