ADVISORY, Dec. 15, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
What: Atlanta Urban Ministry's will ring in the holiday season
with a limited run of the children-inspired play
Lest I Forget at Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
in midtown. Written, performed and produced by children
living and transitioned from the Ministry's homeless
shelter, the play explores the difficulties confronted
by homeless children and their resilience in surviving an
uncertain situation.
Voluntary donations will be collected on site, and all
proceeds will support the nonprofit's Children's Ministry,
which offers summer and after-school programs to homeless
and low-income children. For more information, contact
the nonprofit via email at
info@atlantaurbanministries.org.
When: Friday, Dec. 23, 2005
11:00a.m. - noon - Program
Noon - light reception
Where: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta,
1475 Peachtree Street, 4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309
For directions call 1-800-536-9650 or visit
www.fhlbatl.com
About Atlanta Urban Ministries
Atlanta Urban Ministry's record of serving people in need goes back more than 20 years. The Emergency Aid Ministry has served the downtown/midtown neighborhoods of Atlanta since the 1970s, but it found a new focus in the 1990s providing a food pantry for people with HIV/AIDS while continuing to help other needy persons in the community. Ministries to help homeless persons began in 1982 when the numbers of homeless individuals and families began to grow. As the numbers of homeless women and families with children increased, Atlanta Urban Ministry responded, beginning the Women's Community Kitchen in 1987, the Children's Ministry programs for homeless children in 1988, and transitional housing for homeless families in 1990.