420 Courtland St. Atlanta, GA 404-873-7650

Q: What is Crossroads?

A: Crossroads Community Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to move homeless people toward self-sufficiency. The organization was formed in 1997 as a merger of Angels Over Atlanta and the St. Luke's Soup Kitchen, which was started in 1973 by St. Luke's Episcopal Church in downtown Atlanta.

Q: What does Crossroads Community Ministries mean?

A: ‘Crossroads’ implies a moment when one stands at a junction—a place where one might turn in one direction or another. We believe that we are all, fundamentally, a part of one community, and we believe strongly in the power of community, so we wanted to include that word as well. Our Ministries are to the poor, the hungry, and the homeless to help them get back to productive and meaningful lives. (We are non-sectarian and non-denominational.)

Q: Where are you located?

A: We are located in Midtown at 420 Courtland Street, where Courtland intersects with Currier. We are just behind St. Luke's Episcopal Church, which fronts on Peachtree Street.

Q: Exactly what do you do for the homeless?

A: We offer several initiatives to help the homeless. These include:

• The Renewal Project, a three-month self-sufficiency program.
• Angels Over Atlanta, help for the homeless who are physically disabled or mentally impaired
• Crossroads Kitchen, a daily hot meal for 275
• Atlanta Cooks, a 3-month food service training program.
• Guest Volunteer Corps, a work/responsibility program.
• The Courtland Street Mission, a Bible study and counseling program.
• A mailroom for those with no address
• The Help Office, for housing, employment, legal issues, clothing, etc.

Q: Who works at your office?

A: We have a staff of 11 part- and full-time professionals. We also use volunteers from all walks of life to add to our staff. Our staff includes counselors, food service workers, administrative people and security personnel.

Q: Aren't there a lot of organizations that help the homeless in Atlanta? Why would someone go to Crossroads?

A: There are a variety of services for the homeless in Atlanta (though not nearly enough to meet the need). Some provide emergency shelter or transitional housing, some offer meals or clothing; others, health services; some, job training or referrals to work. Crossroads’ basic mission is to stabilize homeless persons with a hot meal and supportive services in order to work with them longer-term toward self-sufficiency.

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Please note: We use a nonprofit service to process our credit card transactions. JUST GIVE is the name that will appear on your credit card statement . Using a 3rd party helps us keep our costs low and allows us to spend more time and money on our programs! JUST GIVE charges a 3% transaction fee (the lowest around!). So if you give $100, Crossroads will receive $97. If you’d like Crossroads to receive the full $100, donate $103.

Q: Who oversees the mission?

A: There is a 16-member Board of Directors made up of business people, members of the non-profit community, church professionals and citizens. They meet every month to discuss issues that affect the homeless of Atlanta and Crossroads, and are actively engaged in program development and fundraising.

Q: What kind of homeless people do you help?

A: We help folks from every walk of life, men and women and children, of all races and religions. Many of those who come to Crossroads have physical or mental disabilities or a substance abuse disorder. All are welcome.

Q: What’s your annual budget and where does your funding come from?

A: $517,000 a year. We exist because of donations made to us from the private sector (businesses, foundations, and churches), from individual donations and from public grants. An enormous amount of the work is done by volunteers.

420 Courtland St. Atlanta, GA 404-873-7650 Contact: Stan Dawson, Executive Director 404-873-7652 stan@crossroadsatlanta.org or Janet Kotler, Development Director 770-457-5198 jkotler@aol.com