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Staff Changes at IHNA
We have been privileged to have  Regina  Roth-Goldman as our IHNA Service Director for close to four years.  Regina  has invested herself wholeheartedly in her work, being available at all times (including in the middle of the night!), problem solving every issue, tirelessly offering wrap around services for our families to achieve independence and using her excellent social work skills for decision making. She has made a significant difference in many lives.

Regina  will be leaving IHNA the end of March. As a former teacher, she is hoping to combine her social work passion, teaching, and heart for children. We offer much gratitude for all she has offered IHNA and wish her the best.  

Please know that we are working to have a smooth transition for our families and volunteers and therefore want to fill this position as quickly as possible. IHNA is looking for a fearless critical thinker who is a passionate believer in compassionately helping those in need.

If you are interested in the position of if you know of folks who would be a good fit, please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in this position to: [email protected]The job description is available on the IHNA website (www.ihnathens.org) or by clicking HERE.

Please let us know if you have any questions and please take the opportunity to thank Regina for all of her good work.
La Table 2018 is a tremendous success!
 
Thanks to table hosts, participants, our presenting sponsor, Callie Waller, and  our event chair, Wanda Culpepper for all of their hard work and support to make La Table 2018 the most successful yet! Claas Ehlers, Family Promise national CEO, and Collisa Langford, a former guest, reenergized volunteers, inspired donors, generated new ideas, and brought vision for our future.

We had over 315 folks join us at La Table and we raised over $30,000. This support will go toward caring for  children and
families who are experiencing homelessness and help them build a foundation so they will never be homeless again.
To view all of the photos from the event,
 click:   https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nhtwdrgfxecjr53/AADE_CHoykTxJqNQxcDidC4Aa?dl=0. Special thanks to Mark Sorrow for taking these photos and donating them to us.   
38 and counting....
We have added two new congregations to the network! 
We welcome Athens Church of Christ as a new host congregation and we welcome Chapelwood United Methodist Church as a new support congregation. If you know members in either of these congregation, please join us in saying thank you! Also if you know of other congregations that would like to join our effort, please contact Stacy Pardue at  [email protected].

 
So...how did we do in 2017?
2017 was a wonderful year of growth. Thanks to all who helps us strengthen our network! Highlights included: 
  • Staying open all year round and serving those in need even during the holidays.
  • Adding 8 new congregations to the network.
  • Improving our process to keep the network full with 3 families.
  • Meeting financial obligations and in fact putting a little away at the Athens Area Community Foundation for a rainy day.
Something to think about....
Krista Tippett
Brene Brown
Krista Tippett, who is the host of On Being, a show that airs on Sunday Mornings at 7 am on WUGA, recently interviewed Brene Brown.

They talked about true belonging...."at the very heart of belonging is spirituality - not religion, not dogma, but spirituality, and a very important, specific tenet of spirituality, which I believe cuts across faith and denomination and belief system. And by "spirituality" I mean the deeply held belief that we're inextricably connected to each other by something greater than us. And that thing that is greater than us is rooted in love and compassion - that there's something bigger than us and that we are connected to each other in a way that cannot be severed."

I believe that the work we are doing is building the connections between each other....between guest and volunteer, between people of different faiths, between people of different races...I also believe that the stronger our connections, the better we are.

Read or listen to the whole interview by clicking HERE.

Thank you again from the bottom of our heart for working alongside us to make a difference.
Questions? Contact us at:
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens, GA
393-1 West Hancock Ave

Davin Welter, Executive Director - [email protected]

Stacy Pardue, Assistant Director - [email protected]

Regina Roth-Goldman, Service Director -

Phone: 706-425-1881

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