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Atlanta Mission receives $50,000 grant to help homeless
By Shelia Poole
April 2, 2013The Atlanta Mission recently received a $50,000 grant from the UPS Foundation to help the homeless in Atlanta and Northeast Georgia.
The foundation is the charitable arm of UPS.
The Atlanta Mission provides emergency housing, recovery programs, job attainment, and transitional housing for the homeless.
About the Author
Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.
