Telephone (404) 291-2234
Fax (404) 591-0213
A community in
downtown Atlanta
Mailing Address:
© 2013 Cause for Hope
P.O. Box 9012
Atlanta, GA 31106
Cause for Hope is a
registered 501(c)(3)
organization
Our Mission
Providing relationship and hope for people living on the margins, particularly
those who are struggling with active addiction and unrecognized or untreated
mental illness − both major contributing factors to homelessness.
What We Do
We are a nonprofit organization in downtown Atlanta that offers 12-step
recovery meetings Monday through Friday, a 12-step bible study, a clothing
closet, justice and prisoner advocacy, overnight retreats, and collaboration with
many of the organizations working with the homeless population.
Our Vision
To build relationships through fellowship and community, respecting the value
and dignity of every person and accepting them where they are while offering
them the possibility of healing and change.
Our Story
The seeds for Cause for Hope were planted in 2008 when several discrete
ministries for unhoused people were operating out of a storefront church in
downtown Atlanta. When the church lost its space in 2011 due to inadequate
funding, these programs branched out on their own: a vibrant addiction recovery
program that also addresses mental health issues; an extensive clothing closet;
prison and legal aid outreach. It was clear by the number of people who continued
to participate in and benefit from these services that important needs in the
neighborhood were being met. So in September 2013 the various programs
came together under the umbrella of the non-profit, Cause for Hope.
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being
unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love
and charity, the terrible indifference toward one's neighbor who lives at the roadside,
assaulted by exploitation, corruption, poverty and disease.
−Mother Teresa
