Families lined up around the center for some Hosea Helps holiday cheer. Hundreds of bags of toys were distributed, and smiles were upon children’s faces yesterday at the Loudermilk Center. The Hosea Helps staff and its army of volunteers soldiered on to deliver food, toys, entertainment, face painting and lots of smiles. Food was cooked on site by Hosea Helps and many of these children came from families that come to the Hosea Family stabilization center every week.
Also distributed along with toys were clothes, shoes, toiletries, and $50 gift cards for the teenagers. This event is just a precursor to Hosea CHRISTMAS DAY FESTIVAL OF SERVICES on Christmas Day at the Georgia World Congress Centers Thomas Murphy Ballroom. Volunteers and Donations are still needed for Christmas please go to 4HOSEA.org to register and make your charitable donation.
Daughter of the late civil rights leader Reverend Hosea Williams, here with his daughter Dr. Barbara Emerson and Chris Tucker Hosea Helps is not just a hot meal on the holidays. Hosea Helps assists with stabilizing families and offers programs like Women Life Skills workshops that help women with on the job training. But we can’t do this without help and there are ways to get holiday donations to Hosea Helps. So, I am asking all you to help me make many blessings this year by making your charitable donation to Hosea Helps today and I know this- with your help, support and encouragement THE BEST IS YET TO COME! said granddaughter of the late Reverend Hosea Williams, Lauren Williams.
The children were thrilled to see their stars there to say Merry Christmas to all and to sign autographs and give out holiday hugs.
Atlanta celebrity ambassadors joined the staff and volunteers. Chris Tucker signed autographs, posed for pictures with fans. Jasmine Burke star of Saints & Sinners, and Anthony Dalton star of Tyler Perrys Sistas, volunteered and distributed toys to the children.
This is about reuniting families for Christmas and stabilizing them for the rest of the year states Hosea Helps, CEO Elisabeth Omilami. Hosea Helps families from living in cars, now we need help funding and supporting them through the next year.
For over four decades, Hosea Helps has helped sustain Atlanta families in need with food supplies, on the job/life skills training, bill assistance, school supplies, seniors receiving hot meals, clothing, and of course providing thousands in the community with a hot meal and children with toys on Christmas Day.
Last updated on March 8, 2020
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