Legislation Details

File #: 26-0287    Version: 1 Name:
Type: CM Action Item - Health and Human Services Status: Passed
File created: 3/31/2026 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 5/20/2026 Final action: 5/20/2026
Title: Request approval of the 2026 Community Services Program (CSP) Evaluation Committee's recommendations in the amount of $5,363,958.00 to the non-profits identified in Attachment "A". General funding in the amount of $5,363,958.00 for Community Services Program was approved by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners at the January 21, 2026, Second Regular Meeting (Agenda Item# 26-0032). The contract period runs from January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026. (APPROVED)
Attachments: 1. Attachment A-2026 CSP Recommendations, 2. 2026-0287 Buckhead Christian Ministry, 3. 2026-0287 Essential2Life, 4. 2026-0287 Create Your Dreams, 5. 2026-0287 Children's Development Academy, 6. 2026-0287 Latin American Association, 7. 2026-0287 Catalyst Sports, Inc., 8. 2026-0287 Medici Road, 9. 2026-0287 Auditory Verbal Center Inc., 10. 2026-0287 Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too!, Inc., 11. 2026-0287 Agape Community Center, Inc., 12. 2026-0287 Community Assistance Center, 13. 2026-0287 Horizons Atlanta, Inc., 14. 2026-0287 Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta, Inc, 15. 2026-0287 Anyone Can Camps, 16. 2026-0287 Atlanta Music Project, Inc., 17. 2026-0287 Drawing In, Inc., 18. 2026-0287 Partnership Against Domestic Violence, 19. 2026-0287 Men of Excellence, Inc., 20. 2026-0287 Empowerment Resource Center, Inc., 21. 2026-0287 Kate's Club, 22. 2026-0287 Game Changing Men, 23. 2026-0287 Adult Disability Medical Healthcare, 24. 2026-0287 Atlanta Community Food Bank, 25. 2026-0287 HouseProud Atlanta, Inc., 26. 2026-0287 Camp Village, Inc., 27. 2026-0287 Foreverfamily, Inc., 28. 2026-0287 Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc., 29. 2026-0287 5678dancenow.inc, 30. 2026-0287 Learn To Grow, Inc., 31. 2026-0287 Odyssey Family Counseling Center, 32. 2026-0287 City of Refuge, Incorporated, 33. 2026-0287 Communities In Schools of Atlanta, Inc., 34. 2026-0287 Nicholas House, Inc., 35. 2026-0287 Easter Seals North Georgia, Inc., 36. 2026-0287 North Fulton Community Charities, Inc., 37. 2026-0287 Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency, Inc., 38. 2026-0287 Disability Action Center of Georgia Inc., D.B.A. disABILITY LINK, 39. 2026-0287 Camp Kudzu Inc., 40. 2026-0287 Focused Community Strategies, 41. 2026-0287 LifeGate Counseling Center at Peachtree, 42. 2026-0287 Connecting Communities and Families, Inc, 43. 2026-0287 Intown Collaborative Ministries DBA Intown Cares, 44. 2026-0287 I Will Survive, 45. 2026-0287 Brandywine Cares, 46. 2026-0287 3Keys, Inc., 47. 2026-0287 Hillside, Inc., 48. 2026-0287 Giving Health Inc., 49. 2026-0287 Lost Arts Enrichment Center, 50. 2026-0287 Mercy Housing Southeast, 51. 2026-0287 The Scholarship Academy, 52. 2026-0287 BELOVED Atlanta, Inc., 53. 2026-0287 Leap for Literacy, Inc., 54. 2026-0287 Automotive Training Center Corp. dba Jumpstart Automotive, 55. 2026-0287 STAR House Foundation, 56. 2026-0287 LaAmistad, Inc., 57. 2026-0287 Caminar Latino, Inc., 58. 2026-0287 National Incarceration Association, Inc., 59. 2026-0287 SafeHouse Outreach, 60. 2026-0287 Senior Services North Fulton, 61. 2026-0287 Raksha Inc., 62. 2026-0287 Transform To Flourish, 63. 2026-0287 The Drake House, Inc., 64. 2026-0287 Wings for Kids, 65. 2026-0287 Students Without Mothers, 66. 2026-0287 Odyssey, Inc., 67. 2026-0287 Ser Familia, Inc., 68. 2026-0287 Meals On Wheels Atlanta, 69. 2026-0287 The Summit Counseling Center, Inc., 70. 2026-0287 Atlanta Celebrates Photography, 71. 2026-0287 Zaban Paradies Center for Homeless Couples, Inc., 72. 2026-0287 Roswell Organizational for Community Development, 73. 2026-0287 youthSpark, Inc., 74. 2026-0287 Vision Warriors, 75. 2026-0287 Urban Health and Wellness dba The Urban Clinic of Atlanta, 76. 2026-0287 Wellspring Living, 77. 2026-0287 Dreams To Reality Arts, 78. 2026-0287 L.E.A.D., INC., 79. 2026-0287 Central Outreach and Advocacy Center, 80. 2026-0287 Andrew P. Stewart Center Inc., 81. 2026-0287 Jewish Family & Career Services, 82. 2026-0287 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, 83. 2026-0287 Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, Inc., 84. 2026-0287 ONFIYA AGENCY, Inc., 85. 2026-0287 Veterans Empowerment Organization, 86. 2026-0287 Open Hand Atlanta, Inc., 87. 2026-0287 Midtown Assistance Center, Inc., 88. 2026-0287 Quest Community Development Organization, 89. 2026-0287 Ascensa Health, Inc., 90. 2026-0287 Out of Hand Theater, 91. 2026-0287 Atlanta Urban Squash, Inc, 92. 2026-0287 Per Scholas, 93. 2026-0287 Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc, 94. 2026-0287 Project Community Connections, 95. 2026-0287 Clark Atlanta University, 96. 2026-0287 Facts to Thrive, Inc., 97. 2026-0287 Four Corners Group, Inc., 98. 2026-0287 P.O.W.E.R Atlanta, Inc., 99. 2026-0287 OnPoint Institute for Nursing Aide Training and Community Education, 100. 2026-0287 Covenant House Georgia, 101. 2026-0287 Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison, 102. 2026-0287 CaringWorks, Inc, 103. 2026-0287 Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage and Disability, Inc., 104. 2026-0287 Housing Initiative of North Fulton-HomeStretch, 105. 2026-0287 Children 1st Community Development Services, Inc., 106. 2026-0287 Covenant Community, Inc, 107. 2026-0287 Chattahoochee Nature Center, Inc, 108. 2026-0287 Gilgal, Inc., 109. 2026-0287 Atlanta Police Athletic League Inc, 110. 2026-0287 Family Promise of North Fulton and Dekalb, 111. 2026-0287 Families First, Inc., 112. 2026-0287 The Sobriety Resource, Inc., 113. 2026-0287 Diabetes Association of Atlanta, Inc., 114. 2026-0287 Nobis Works, Inc., 115. 2026-0287 East Atlanta Kids Club, 116. 2026-0287 Community Friendship, Inc., 117. 2026-0287 Wilderness Works, Inc., 118. 2026-0287 VOX Teen Communications, 119. 2026-0287 The Christian City, Inc., 120. 2026-0287 Solomons Temple Foundation, Inc., 121. 2026-0287 PRISM of Georgia, 122. 2026-0287 Mental Fitness 21st Century Learning, Inc., 123. 2026-0287 Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, 124. 2026-0287 AAMBC Inc., 125. 2026-0287 Toolbox, INC., 126. 2026-0287 Feeding GA Families Incorporated, 127. 2026-0287 Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, 128. 2026-0287 Champions Community Foundation, 129. 2026-0287 Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless, Inc., 130. 2026-0287 Trees Atlanta, Inc., 131. 2026-0287 Center for the Visually Impaired, 132. 2026-0287 Perfect Harmony Health, 133. 2026-0287 Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., 134. 2026-0287 Raising Expectations Inc., 135. 2026-0287 COR Inc., 136. 2026-0287 Stand Up for Kids Atlanta, 137. 2026-0287 First Step Staffing, Inc., 138. 2026-0287 Westside Future Fund, 139. 2026-0287 Mary Hall Freedom Village, Inc., 140. 2026-0287 Vision Tutoring Educational Foundation, 141. 2026-0287 The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, 142. 2026-0287 Gateway Center 24-7, Inc., 143. 2026-0287 Los Ninos Primero, Inc., 144. 2026-0287 The Kyle Pease Foundation, 145. 2026-0287 21st Century Leaders, Inc., 146. 2026-0287 enAble of Georgia, Inc. dba InCommunity, 147. 2026-0287 Reach Out and Read Inc., 148. 2026-0287 Skye Precious Kids, 149. 2026-0287 Rebuilding Together Atlanta, 150. 2026-0287 SisterLove, Inc., 151. 2026-0287 The STEAM Generation, Inc., 152. 2026-0287 Silence the Shame Inc., 153. 2026-0287 Alopecian Beauty Co., 154. 2026-0287 Teens At Work, Inc.

DEPARTMENT
Community Development

REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
title
Request approval of the 2026 Community Services Program (CSP) Evaluation Committee's recommendations in the amount of $5,363,958.00 to the non-profits identified in Attachment "A". General funding in the amount of $5,363,958.00 for Community Services Program was approved by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners at the January 21, 2026, Second Regular Meeting
(Agenda Item# 26-0032). The contract period runs from January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. ? 36-1-19.1, the Board of Commissioners may appropriate money for or the making of any grant or contribution for purely charitable purposes in the form of contracts for services, with "purely charitable purposes" meaning charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes for health, education, social welfare, arts and humanities, or environmental organizations.

Pursuant to Fulton County Code ? 1-117, the Board of Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction and control in directing and controlling all the property of the county, as they may deem expedient, according to law, having the care, management, keeping, collecting, or disbursement, of money belonging to the county, or appropriated for its use, making such rules and regulations for the support of the poor of the county, and for the promotion of health, as are not inconsistent with law, and to exercise such other powers as are granted by law, or are indispensable to their jurisdiction over county matters and county finances.

STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services

COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No

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