July 2021 Helping Neighbors in Need in Sandy Springs & Dunwoody Since 1987 |
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Announcing Vintage Affair 2021: Under the Tuscan Sun! |
Join us for the 19th annual Vintage Affair, CAC’s highly anticipated annual benefit, set for Saturday, October 23, 2021!
Enjoy a Tuscan-Inspired evening of fun! Create your virtual “Home Villa” party for friends or make it a date night for two in the comfort of your home! Limited seating may be available on a lottery basis at our Vintage Affair live broadcast headquarters at Mercedes-Benz USA.
All virtual “Home Villa” guests will enjoy an Italian Family Style dinner with Wine and Music that will transport you to the piazzas, villas and Tuscan countryside of Italy! Auctions and raffle will feature Tuscan-inspired items such as coveted wine baskets, wine tasting events and amazing trips to Italy!
"Home Villa" guests will participate in the Vintage Affair live Zoom broadcast with Italian-inspired evening and dinner music, “Home Villa” party check-ins, mobile auction bidding, silent auction updates, live auction fun and the raffle drawing! Tickets and more details at www.vintageaffair.org.
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We are Ready to Prepare 1,000 Local Kids for the Start of School! |
We are ready to distribute 1,000 new backpacks with school supplies to local children next week! CAC's Tools for School program prepares children of lower income families with the tools they need to learn, giving kids a good start to the school year!
CAC is grateful for community-wide support of our long-running, annual Tools for School program including significant grants from The Shumard Foundation, J.C. Kennedy Foundation, dozens of generous individual donors, and in-kind donations from businesses, congregations and individuals. Many thanks also to all of the volunteers who have packed 1,000 bags this week!
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Partner Spotlight: Second Helpings Atlanta |
CAC's Food Pantry program is here for residents in times of unexpected need and for those who need a little extra help on a regular basis such as people on fixed incomes. Our partner Second Helpings Atlanta (SHA) is integral to the success of CAC's food program. The food recovery non-profit rescues fresh food that otherwise would be thrown away and delivers it to pantries and shelters. CAC was the first organization to benefit from SHA which was founded in 2004. Today, two thirds of all incoming food at CAC comes from SHA. In 2020, SHA made 1,826 deliveries to CAC, for a total of 638,686 pounds of food valued by Feeding America at $1,111,314! In addition to contributing to the volume of available food, SHA food has allowed CAC to significantly improve the nutritional value of food offered to our neighbors seeking food assistance. Thank you Second Helpings Atlanta for your continued support!
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Delivering Food to the Most Vulnerable |
The goal of CAC's food program is to make sure that nobody in our community goes hungry. To reach those who cannot come to the food pantry we bring the food to them. What started a few years ago as a program for elderly has expanded to include residents who are homebound for various reasons such as disability or medical issues.
The food delivery service is critical to preventing hunger among the most vulnerable in our community and the recipients are grateful, including Linda who is in her 80s.
"I need to thank God and CAC for my 'saint,' Paul. His kind caring, patient, efficient character feeds my soul as well as the carefully chosen food he brings. He is always early, polite, positive, friendly and a true gentleman. My whole family appreciates him doing what they can to help me and folks like me," said Linda.
A volunteer manages the delivery program that has 9 routes delivering to 27 families once a week. Volunteers will come to the panty and get prepacked bags of food and add to it meats, produce and fresh foods based on the family size and then deliver to the clients' homes. Some volunteers do their routes weekly while the Young Men’s Service League group rotates drivers among their members.
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Help Neighbors by Joining Our Volunteer Team! |
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You can make a difference in the lives of others! Join the hundreds of volunteers who help our neighbors in need in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody. Volunteer opportunities are available in all areas at CAC, find one that’s right for you!
Greatest Volunteer Needs Right Now!
Reception desk
Retrieve messages from client helpline
Assistance interviewers Hightower & Dunwoody
Assistance application reviewers
Food pantry check in Tue/Wed
Thrift Shop art department leader
Weekly commitment preferred. A variety of shifts are available. Contact Nolan at volunteer@ourcac.org .
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CAC at Movies By Moonlight on August 20! |
Movies by Moonlight is back! The Friday night, free, outdoor movie series presented by Leadership Sandy Springs kicks off on August 6 with 3 great movies at City Green! CAC is grateful to be the featured community nonprofit at the August 20 showing of Raya and the Last Dragon! We'll be there collecting gently worn children’s clothes, shoes, and non-perishable food pantry items. Hope to see you there!
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Contact Us
Assistance
Food Pantry - Upscale Thrift
8607 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Adult Education
Branch Office
5 Dunwoody Park South, Bldg 5 Suite 113, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Mailing Address
PO Box 501298, Atlanta, GA 31150
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Funding for CAC is provided in part by the City of Sandy Springs, Fulton County Human Services
and the United Way of Greater Atlanta.
The Community Assistance Center (CAC) brings together the Sandy Springs and Dunwoody communities to provide compassionate assistance to neighbors in need by providing financial support, helping to meet basic needs and promoting self-reliance. CAC works to prevent homelessness and hunger locally with the support of 28 congregations of all faiths, public and private grants, civic organizations, schools, businesses and individuals. Supporters provide financial resources, in-kind donations and volunteer manpower.
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Shop - Donate - Volunteer with CAC today! |
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