Atlanta Children's Shelter 2007 Executive Summary

Thank you for your interest in the Atlanta Children's Shelter. 

The year 2007 was very successful and productive.

Please review the 2007 Executive Summary below.  We are grateful to share these accomplishments with you as the direct result of our contributors’ and our collaborators’ support and partnership:

• Total Preschoolers cared for (3 to 5 year olds)                         50
• Total Toddlers cared for (19 to 35 months)                             32
• Total Infants cared for (1 to 18 months)                                24

• Total Families Served                                                            78
• Total Families in AfterCare Services (Housed)                         26
• Percent of Families in AfterCare Services who remained
  permanently housed for the full recording period (1 year)       96%                

Who we served:

• Percent of Single Parent Families                                           82%
• Percent of Two Parent Families                                              18%
• Average Age of Parents                                                         30
• Average Size of Family                                                          3
• Race / Ethnicity
• African-American                                                        89%
• Hispanic                                                                       5%
• Caucasian                                                                    3%
• Asian                                                                           3%

Thank you again for your interest in stabilizing homeless families.  We look forward to your support and your partnership in 2008.

With heartfelt thanks,

Jacqueline E. Brown