2020 Newsletter and 2019 Annual Report
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Meet Julia!
Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) has been fortunate to have a long history of partnership with Jesuit Volunteer Corps. This year, Julia shares a house with six other young adults in Atlanta while beginning her year of service at MAC totally remotely! Learn more about Julia...
A Message of Support
To the Black community in Atlanta and beyond, the Midtown Assistance Center stands with you. We stand with you over the tremendous and unjust loss of Black lives, and more importantly, the centuries of systemic racism in our country. We see you. We hear you....
A Day in the Life at Midtown Assistance Center
By: Tommy Rivers On a routine Thursday morning or staff begins arriving between 8:00 and 8:30. We come in through the church’s back door and step up into the basement hall that leads to the Atlanta First Day School and our administrative offices. Walking down the...
A Note from Our Executive Director about COVID-19
Dear Friends, If you are reading this message, you are an important part of our Midtown Assistance Center family. We are grateful for your continued support during this evolving pandemic. Many of you have already reached out to see how you can support MAC and our...
MAC Works with Community Partners to Promote Better Health Outcomes
Last month, Midtown Assistance Center co-signed a letter to the Georgia House Appropriations Committee to extend postpartum Medicaid through the first year. The letter was signed by twelve other non-profit organizations and reads, in part: Data show that Georgia has the worst maternal mortality ratio of...
Midtown Assistance Center Helps James Find His Way Home
By: Tommy Rivers The sun dips below Marietta Street on Atlanta’s western horizon. James Passers struggles to stand up from his bench outside the Federal Building and then limps away into the dark. Some nights he would wind up in a crummy shelter, hoping no one...
October Volunteer of the Month: John
If you come to Midtown Assistance Center looking for an outfit for a job interview, you might have the privilege of working with John, one of our faithful volunteers. John has been volunteering in MAC's working men's clothing closet since 2008. He was introduced to...
September Volunteer of the Month: Carol
"My time at MAC is one of my favorite times of the week," Carol reflects. Carol is a weekly volunteer who meets with clients to provide assistance. She began volunteer for Midtown Assistance Center in 2017 after a long career in real estate. Carol brings...
Meet Jae: Our Summer Service Learning Intern
My name is Jae Won Kim (Daniel), and I am currently working as an intern for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Midtown Assistance Center, and NETWorks. I am a rising sophomore in University of Notre Dame studying Neuroscience and Behavior for Pre Med, and I...