Jerusalem House Inc

Founded in 1972 and located in Atlanta, the Covenant House of Georgia is the privately funded childcare agency that provides shelter and service to homeless and runaway youths. It operates community service centers that offer educational assessment and assistance, computer skills training, GED preparation, pre-employment, job development and job retention services. The agency s outreach program annually serves more than 2,000 youths and provides on-the-spot assistance, such as food and personal hygiene kits. It also maintains crisis center that provides care and supervision services for the homeless young adults between the ages of 18 and 21. Covenant House of Georgia s case management services include medical appointments, employment opportunities and education.

With a location in Atlanta, the Lutheran Services of Georgia is a social service agency of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. The agency provides specialized foster care services for children placed in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services for protection from abuse and neglect. It offers domestic adoption of waiting children and cooperative domestic infant and international adoption services. The Lutheran Services of Georgia provides care, education and shelter for individuals with developmental disabilities. The agency s career discovery youth program includes after-school academic tutoring, community services and field trips. It additionally offers an adult guardianship program and disaster response services.