Impact Area: Education

Serving Public Schools
Between Dekalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties, there are approximately 475 public schools.  There are also at least 3,000 churches in those same counties. 

Can you imagine how Atlanta might be impacted for the Kingdom of God if every school was served, prayed for, and cared for by local churches?  That is exactly the vision of Unite! churches!  We hope you'll join us as we serve, love, and care for the children, teachers, administrators, and families in our public schools.   

Regional Contacts

Statistics
-  Georgia has the second highest high school dropout rate in the country. 
-  Over 40% of Georgia students left school without graduating.
-  Only 32% of Georgia 9th graders will graduate from high school and go to college.

Factors Leading to Poverty
Only 8% of high school students will end up in poverty IF the following three characteristics are true of them: 1) They graduate from high school  2) They get married after the age of 20 years old, and 3) They have children AFTER they're married.   If they falter in any one of the above areas, their chances of being in poverty rises from 8% to 80%. 
- information provided by the Georgia Family Council

Half Hour Hero
Unite! churches have initiated a call to action to all of metro Atlanta called "Half Hour Heroes."  Most public schools are in great need of volunteers to come for 30 minutes a week to invest in a boy or girl in need of a mentor or tutor.  Most times, volunteers can come in during a lunch break and have lunch with a student. 

Video (NOTE: for a faster download, click on HD to turn off High Definition)
Flyer

 
Resources
Serving Public Schools Flyer (a brief introduction) (in pdf format)
Serving the Public Schools Starter Packet (in pdf format)
Directory of Public Schools and Church Liaisons  (Gwinnett and parts of Fulton, Dekalb, and Forsyth counties)
AJC Newspaper Article ("Unite! Churches Lending a Hand in Public Schools") (in pdf format)
 

Opportunities to Serve: praying regularly, work projects, office help, mentoring (30 minutes per week), tutoring, after school program, lunch room volunteer, teacher's assistant, Moms In Touch, and more.