If you come to Midtown Assistance Center on a Wednesday night, you'll probably be greeted with one of Amalia's friendly smiles. She has been serving clients on Wednesday evenings for the past several years, and she is an essential part of MAC's mission. Amalia first heard...
When Lyn joined the MAC team a few years ago, she hit the ground running. After just a few weeks of direct service with clients, she was already training newer volunteers. Lyn has been a faithful Wednesday volunteer, meeting with clients to hear their stories...
Ken has been a volunteer at Midtown Assistance Center for nearly twenty years. When asked why he has been at MAC so long, Ken says, "We are providing a service that I hope would be there if I were ever in need." He started out working in the...
Anne moved to Atlanta in January of 1968 right out of college to work as a computer programmer at the Georgia Power Co. Her first Sunday here she visited First Presbyterian Church. That day she met Mary Archer, the wife of the organist. Mary invited her to...
In addition to our services to prevent hunger and homelessness, every holiday season, Midtown Assistance Center provides Christmas gifts to our clients. In 2018, thanks to our generous sponsors, we provided gifts to nearly 200 children. We received dozens of thank you cards from our...
At MAC, we have a new generation of leaders who are working to support our mission to prevent Hunger and Homelessness. The Young Professional Council (YPC) is made up of civic-minded young professionals with a passion for service. Through volunteer projects, fundraisers and community outreach,...
Edward has been a volunteer in MAC's food pantry for five years. He comes in every week to weigh and sort donations from food drives, shopping trips and the Atlanta Community Food Bank. He always looks forward to volunteering at MAC, and on the rare...
By: Tommy Rivers, Program Support Specialist The busy summer season brings its very own set of challenges, but also provides us with more frequent volunteer visits from one of our favorite volunteer families. Anthony, a High Schoolmath teacher, and the twins are out of school for...
There are a few new faces around the MAC office this summer! Meet our hardworking, passionate interns: I am Nicole Santolalla, an international student at Goizueta Business School studying finance and consulting. I was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and have been living in Atlanta...
Richard Mauney represents the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, which is one of MAC's founding congregations located on Peachtree Street near The Fox. He works at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank) which is active with MAC. Richard has an identical twin who works for the Federal Reserve...