Help Local Kids, Give School Supplies 

You can prepare kids for the start of school with the tools they need to learn! Donate to CAC's Tools for School and your dollar goes further to help more children with the power of wholesale purchasing! Children of families that struggle financially often go to school without the necessary tools to learn. Studies show that when kids have school supplies of their own, classroom behavior and grades improve, self-esteem strengthens, and kids develop better attitudes toward school and learning.  Please help CAC give 900 local children school supplies this summer!

Just $35 Provides One New Backpack with Supplies!

(Retail cost $50 each) 

School Supplies Take Burden Off Working Family  

For families that live on a tight budget or suffer a financial set back such as a job loss, seasonal expenses such as school supplies for children can be a hardship.  Yanet and her family experienced a stressful financial situation a couple of years ago when she took time off for surgery. Following her recovery the restaurant where she worked closed. The family struggled on one income, a neighbor told them about CAC. CAC gave her family food, clothing for back to school and new backpacks with school supplies for all 4 children, a $200 value. "As the summer came to an end my girls got really worried about school supplies," said Yanet. "They were just delighted to get the new backpacks and school supplies from CAC and were very happy with any colors they got." Yanet found another job and the family no longer needed help from CAC. But now she is losing her job again, and will request school supply assistance from CAC this summer while she looks for new work. 

Food `n Fun Challenge Winners! 

Thirty-four groups took CAC's Food `n Fun Challenge and collected 40,000 pounds of food! The Challenge will stock the CAC Food Pantry to provide for families in need this summer. CAC distributes 30,000 pounds of food  a month which serves 500 families or about 1,200 visits a month to the pantry. Winners of the 2017 Challenge were announced at the Food `n Fun Celebration on Saturday, May 6. Congratulations Graphic Packaging, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School & Church, St. John United Methodist Church and Heards Ferry Elementary school!
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This year marks CAC's 30th year of service to

	Senior clergy from Mt. Vernon Presbyterian, Holy Innocents' and Sandy Springs Christian accepted recognition plaques for their congregations.

the community! Earlier this month at CAC's Annual Meeting the 5 congregations that started it all in 1986 were recognized, as well as all 33 congregations that have supported CAC over the years in many ways. Their support, combined with support from throughout the community, has assisted more than 19,000 families with homeless prevention, food, clothing, adult education and more! Also at the Annual Meeting, CAC announced its $2 Million Building Hope campaign to fund a new building for expansion of services and satellite sites so that CAC can better serve the community in the future.  -   Read More -

  CAC Volunteers Celebrated!  

CAC volunteers were celebrated at the annual volunteer appreciation lunch on April 21, 2017. Each year CAC takes a day to thank volunteers for giving their time to help our neighbors in need. Our dedicated volunteers help to serve 2,500 families a year! Among the volunteers who were recognized were:
Eileen Epstein for 20 years of volunteer service!
10 Years of Service: Mary Vaughan,  Liza Hlas (CAC staff)
Lynne Jackson and Doug Maio.
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Join the more than 1,000 volunteers a year who keep CAC operating to assist our neighbors in need! More than 300 volunteers come in on a regular basis, such as once a week, others come as part of groups performing community service. Current needs include ESOL/English teachers, pricers for the Boutique, front desk assistance and food pick-up drivers.  Contact Debbie at [email protected].

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