So the conversation starts like this... "I've got 45 years in this industry" ~ Alvin. "Sweet, I've got 42 years in this life." ~ Mo.
I hope I'm never so "good" or "right" that I forget to listen.
Thank you Alvin.
11.16.2011
4.16.2011
jobs for life.
Rogue and PureFUN! are partnering with FCS to introduce a Jobs for Life program in South Atlanta.
Jobs for Life
Jobs for Life
11.04.2010
7.08.2010
Metro Merge
Location: United States
The mission of Metro Merge is to join God’s restorative work in the city by co-investing with local residents through sustainable entrepreneurship. Our passion is to connect local residents and vocational neighbors (partners) into authentic relationships, resulting in sustainable business start-ups by partnering with entrepreneurs in historic South Atlanta.
Metro Merge is a new division (“program”) of FCS Urban Ministries, inviting a ground swell of authentic partnerships, honoring neighbors with dignity to realize one’s dream through entrepreneurship.
FCS Urban Ministries is an urban collective made up of multiple organizations all partnering together in urban Atlanta, GA. Each group brings a niche to the table through a comprehensive effort at the invitation of local residents. In other words, our Metro Merge Team is joining into a long beautiful story in the context of community. To learn more about FCS, check out the following article in PRISM Magazine.
EGSS
Location: Cairo, Egypt, & Ethopia
The Evangelical Good Samaritan Society (EGSS) is a charity organization based and officially registered under the Ministry of Social Affairs in Cairo, Egypt in 1992. Our vision is to proclaim the love of Christ in practical ways and present his sacrificial life so that we can be a source of care and support for needy children.Our mission is to restore the lives of orphans by sharing the message of the transforming power of Christ's love by word and action.
Currently, 40 people are working full time at the EGSS building which contains:
•An Orphanage that accommodate 70 children.
•A Day Care Center with the capacity to host 200 children.
•A Conference Center that accommodate 100 adults.
•A Meeting and conference Hall for 500 people.
The Mission Society
Account #326 Bassaly
P.O. Box 922367
Norcross, GA 30010
Refugee Sewing Society
Location: United States
We are refugees who have escaped genocide. We fled from many countries -- Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Burma, Bhutan, and others. Our aim is to find healing through creative arts and crafts.Our dream is to build self-sustaining businesses that will allow us to work at home while caring for our children.Refugee women from war-torn nations gather each week at Clarkston Community Center in Atlanta, Georgia. While sewing, knitting, crocheting, beading and embroidering, we share joys and sorrows.Many of us have lost husbands, fathers, and children to war. We have endured great suffering. But we believe our lives have purpose and hope. Please help fulfill the aims of The Refugee Sewing Society by purchasing our handmade products.
The Refugee Sewing Society
Cathy Palmer
refugeesewingsociety@gmail.com
573-480-3077
FCS Urban Ministries
Location: United States
Our mission is to create healthy places in the city where families flourish and God’s shalom is present. FCS Urban Ministries celebrates 30 years of learning in the heart of Atlanta, reweaving the fabric of urban community by building upon neighborhood strength and by attracting “strategic neighbors” to move in. With an emphasis on neighborhood leadership and a commitment to mixed-income housing development, our strategy yields both social and spiritual vitality as well as economic viability.
Newest weapon...
iPad... ignore the name, embrace the design and functionality.
This beauty runs all of my key apps and has taken over 70% of the workload from my MacBook.
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