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 Community Economic Development - creating economic opportunities for urban families through employment, training and the sale of affordable clothes and household goods in two stores: The Family Store and Home Resource and Furniture Center.
Mission Statement
Equipping individuals and families to strengthen themselves economically. CED impacts the lives of low-income families by increasing their purchasing capacity and placing economic power back into the hands of the community. The program emphasizes the importance of honorable work and economic empowerment as essential to human dignity. It provides employment with health-care benefits and quality merchandise at affordable prices, thus avoiding the spirit-eroding effects of subsidies and handouts.
Programs
- The Family Store - a retail clothing store that sells new and quality used clothing at affordable prices while creating employment opportunities for neighborhood residents.
Events
- Pride for Parents - At Christmas the Family Store is transformed into a festive "toy shop" where parents come to buy new toys for their children at greatly reduced prices. Churches, businesses and individuals donate new toys that will appear under the Christmas trees in the homes of low-income families. Parents have the dignity and joy of purchasing for their own children.
- Back-to-school Promotion - The Family Store is stocked full of new and good used children's clothing donated by caring friends, enabling kids to return to school well dressed and parent's budgets intact.
- Valentine's Day - February 1-14 - Honoring our elderly neighbors with gift baskets.
- Easter Campaign - Providing families with affordable church clothes to wear on Easter Sunday.
- Mother's Day - Making it possible for others to affordably express their love to their mother's. This holiday also includes our annual Mother's Day Fashion Show where elderly mother's in the South Atlanta area participate in a fashion show.
- Father's Day - Making it possible for others to show dad how much he is loved and appreciated.
- Back-to-School Campaign - July 1-September 1 - Providing inner city moms and dads with the ability to sent their children back to school properly equipped, ready to learn and face the challenges of a new school year.
- Body Warmers - September 6-October 31
- Helping moms and dads provide their families with the needed apparel and bedding for the chilly days and frigid nights.
- Bicycle Rodeo Round Up - September 1-December 24 - Seeking donations of new and used bikes of all makes, shapes, and sizes.
- "Pride for Parents" Campaign - November 1-December 24 - Affirming the dignity and self worth of moms and dads by making it possible to provide for their families at Christmas time.
How to Get Involved
There are three options for volunteer opportunities with CED. They are:
- Donations of new or good used clothing
- Donations of new or good quality home furnishings or home improvement materials
- Become a Pride for Parents sponsor by collecting toys at your church or company's Christmas party
- Provide decorating or merchandising expertise to enhance store décor or operations
Contact Information
Marvin Cannon, Executive Director
Mailing Address:
750 Glenwood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: 404-627-4304
Fax: 404-624-5299
Email: MJCann@aol.com
You may also contact Community Economic Development by submitting an inquiry form.
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