On June 24, 2009 Covenant House Georgia will host its second Awards Luncheon, honoring distinguished individuals and organizations who are dedicated to the quality of life of the homeless youth in Atlanta at The Loudermilk Center in Downtown Atlanta from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. These honorees provide hope, promise and opportunities for today’s youth. They represent unconditional love, respect, service, advocacy, and family in the community. They are the Voice for the Homeless.

This year we are presenting The Youth Photography Project with “The Voice of Homelessness” award, Ms. Patrice Coleman with “The Volunteer of the Year” award and entertainment mogul Mr. Tyler Perry with “The Philanthropist of the Year”.

“Opening Doors to Homeless Youth” Awards Luncheon promises to be the most exciting event hosted by Covenant House Georgia! Headlining the event will be Deidre Dukes from Fox 5 News.

The Keynote speaker for the event will be Rev. Samuel Mosteller, President of the Georgia State chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Reverend Samuel Mosteller graduated from West Georgia College and served for 22 years in the U.S. Military from which he retired as Major. He spent 6 years abroad, living on 5 different continents in service to his country. Rev. Mosteller is the assistant pastor at Good Shepherd Community Church and Headmaster of a Christian school in Decatur, Georgia. He also works tirelessly as a teacher, cultural historian, motivational speaker, youth leader, counselor, researcher and strategist.

Ticket prices are $45 per person or $1,000 for a table, and sponsorship from $2,500 to $10,000. You or your corporation can be one of the top sponsors of this exciting event.

To register or inquire about sponsorship, contact Krystal Mangum at 404-589-0164 or kmangum@convenanthouse.org.

Last year Covenant House Georgia served over 1,600 kids providing access to immediate shelter, food, clothing, counseling, educational and vocational services. Since coming to Atlanta nine years ago, Covenant House Georgia has:

• Assisted 7,512 young people at our Community Service Center located in the downtown area.
• Provided shelter to more than 317 homeless youth in 2008 alone in our Crisis Shelter!

Covenant House Georgia is part of the largest privately funded youth care agency in the United States. Celebrating 36 years in existence, Covenant House has a presence in 18 cities with 21 locations, nationally and internationally.

For more information about Covenant House Georgia, visit http://covenanthousega.org/ or contact Tiffany Russell at 404-589-0163 or trussell@convenanthouse.org.