CAC Prepares 1,000 Local Kids for the Start of School!
Together we helped prepare 1,000 local children for the upcoming school year with backpacks and school supplies! Thanks to generous grants, individual and group donations CAC provided local children with the tools they need to learn. Children from about a dozen area schools received backpacks custom packed with essential supplies per school and grade.
Take the Food `n Fun Challenge!
Help Stomp out Hunger in our community and participate in the Community Assistance Center’s Food `n Fun Challenge, a community-wide food drive competition to help feed local families in the summer.
CAC 2021 Annual Meeting from 4 CAC Locations!
CAC is pleased to announce our 2021 Annual Meeting video reporting from four CAC locations in the community! Watch CAC’s CEO Francis Horton from the construction site of our newest branch in South Sandy Springs coming later this year! Plus reports from the Dunwoody branch, thrift shop and CAC’s Hightower Trail office!
CAC Returns to Full Operations
CAC operations have returned to pre-covid hours with the food pantry and thrift shop hours open five days a week and in-person assistance interviews.
AGC Golf Classic Raises $125,000 for New CAC Office
The Associated General Contractors of Georgia’s (AGCGA) annual golf tournament in May raised $125,000 for CAC’s newest location coming later in 2021. All proceeds will be used on the interior build-out of CAC’s new branch office and food pantry in south Sandy Springs on Northwood Drive!
Join the Volunteer Team and Make a Difference!
You can make a difference in the lives of others in our community! Join the hundreds of volunteers who help our neighbors in need in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody. Volunteer opportunities are available in all areas at CAC, find one that’s right for you!
COVID Relief Helps Residents Bridge the Gap
The COVID-19 economic crisis threatened people from all walks of life with homelessness as jobs and livelihoods were suddenly lost. At the height of the crisis CAC was receiving 4 times as many requests for assistance than before COVID. In 2020 and into 2021 CAC provided more than $2 million in rent assistance to help as many of our neighbors as possible stay in their homes!
CAC Welcomes New CEO Francis Horton
Please join us in welcoming our new CEO Francis Horton! CAC’s Board of Directors is pleased to share the appointment of Mr. Horton, following in the footsteps of Tamara Carrera upon her retirement.
State and Fulton County Honor Tamara Carrera
The Georgia State Legislature and Fulton County both honored Tamara Carrera, CAC’s recently retired CEO for her leadership, vision and inspiration in leading CAC for more than 20 years.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Food Pantry, thrift shop open 5 days a week. Assistance interviews in-person.
For information on COVID-19 visit these websites:
City of Sandy Springs COVID Vaccine & Testing Info
