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HopeStore

At Hope Store you donate unneeded items and know that the profits from their sale will support God's work in the community! The Hope Store has selected Street GRACE along with the North Fulton ministries of FCA, Flood Student Ministries, Student Venture and Murphy-Harpst (Cedartown) to be the financial recipients of their new store. They offer upscale quality items at thrift prices including designer clothing, furniture, antiques, kid and baby items, electronics and more. The Hope Store is in… Continue

Added by RCCAtl on June 23, 2011 at 10:27pm — 1 Comment

Cross-Cultural Ministries, Inc

Cross Cultural Ministries, Inc. serves immigrant families through cultural adaptation assistance and mercy ministries to people in need. Afterschool homework help is just one of the things they offer. There still need some volunteers and have a sport for an ESL tutor. They are in the Norcross area. If you can help call or email 678-469-6088crossculturalmin@gmail.com

Added by RCCAtl on June 23, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

GA DBHDD Department of Justice Settlement TImeline

Download the document here DOJ Timeline.doc (37.89 Kb)

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State of Georgia DBHDD & Department of Justice (DOJ)

Settlement Agreement for MI

Target Population: 9,000…

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World Refuge Day Sat Jan 15, 2011

Real People, Real Needs

June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to remember the millions in our world who have been forcibly uprooted ...

Bulletin inserts for…

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Added by RCCAtl on June 23, 2011 at 6:03pm — No Comments

How to Help

The stories of disaster and loss from the devastating storms last week in the southeast continue to pour in. If you are looking for ways to help select Read More for websites and organizations known to us- also an update…

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Volunteer: Mentoring

The Hillside/First Presbyterian Partnership Ministry is actively seeking assistance with our tutoring/mentoring program. We need persons willing to donate one hour per week to read and listen to an elementary aged child in 1st through 3rd grades on a one-on-one basis. We also have children in 4th and 5th grades needing assistance with reading in our math lab. For further information, please contact Alice Moore or Rev. Connie Lee at 404-289-3092 or…

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Added by RCCAtl on June 23, 2011 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Volunteer: Communities in Schools Cobb County

Do you have one hour a week to help a young person in need of a trusted friend? Communities in Schools, our nation's leading dropout prevention organization, is recruiting mentors to help our youth to achieve success in Cobb County. Mentors serve as adult role models helping with post-secondary planning and developing the skills needed to be successful beyond graduation. Mentors listen, laugh, and share positive time with a young person seeking support and…

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Added by RCCAtl on June 23, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Looking for Work?

Below is a list of career ministries in the area and Fulton county's Workforce Development services.

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Added by RCCAtl on June 18, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Church Action eNewsletter -- June 6, 2011

Visit Happy birthday KJV for a selection of essays and articles occasioned by the 400th birthday of the King James Bible.

Do not miss this important conference on religion and peacebuilding. “Local Peacebuilding and Religion: Context, Practices, and Models” June 17-19,

Emory University For details, visit Emory.edu or… Continue

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Church Action eNewsletter -- June 13, 2011

Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta

Church Action eNewsletter

Week of June 13

New items of interest on KJV at RCCAtl

World Refugee Day Resources

Read the new essay on mentoring…

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Volunteer: Veterans

The State of Georgia's Paving the Way Home Veteran's Initiative has developed 6 action areas to benefit the many military families that reside in Georgia. Volunteers are required as soon as possible. Want to be part of the solution? Consider volunteering. See Care for the Troops website where the enrollment process for the entire State will occur. To learn more or to enroll see …

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Added by RCCAtl on June 1, 2011 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Church Action eNewsletter -- May 30, 2011

Remember World Refugee Day coming up on June 20. Bulletin inserts for June 19, suggestions, and more resources are on our website at

RCCAtl.org

1. In honor of World Environment Day, please join EARTH University Foundation on Thursday, June 2 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at Southface Eco Resource… Continue

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Church Action eNewsletter -- May 16, 2011

Our article on some ways to help out our neighbors affected by the storms now has information for the Housing Portal RCCAtl.org

1. Theologian Molly Haslam will offer a presentation entitled "A Constructive Theology of Intellectual Disability: Human Being as Mutuality and Response" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, at Holy Comforter Church. Speaker Molly Haslam is a physical therapist with… Continue

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Church Action eNewsletter -- May 9, 2011

Reminder: Due to the April tornado recovery efforts the Georgia NLE tabletop exercise scheduled for May 19 has been cancelled. Please help us get this word out.

1. Men’s Night Out: Men Leading and Learning. Male parents, grandparents, guardians, relatives, mentors, and community members are invited to learn how to support male

students in Atlanta Public Schools. May 12, 6:00 p.m., The B.E.S.T. Academy, 1890 Donald L. Hollowell Pkwy., NW,… Continue

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