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COVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA INC

Atlanta, GA   |  www.covenanthousega.org

Mission

The Covenant House mission is to serve the suffering children of the street with absolute respect and unconditional love.

Ruling year info

2000

Executive Director

Alieizoria Redd PhD, LCSW

Main address

PO Box 94465

Atlanta, GA 30377 USA

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EIN

13-3523561

NTEE code info

Housing Search Assistance (L30)

Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

TO EXPAND CHGA’S REACH AND SERVE MORE YOUTH BY 2022

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Job preparation

Education, job preparation, life skills training and vocational placement will play a vital role in helping Atlanta's young people attain self-sufficiency. Covenant House Georgia has developed programs to address these needs for homeless youth. All youth who wish to participate in Community Service Center activities meet with staff to discuss their goals, life situation, interests and skills. This broad-based assessment forms the basis for a mutually agreed upon plan to reach their personal and vocational goals. Our staff also offers on the spot counseling and referrals to medical services and other sources of support. Our trained staff provides ongoing individual counseling, crisis intervention and case management services. We also lead groups each week in discussions that cover AIDS/HIV prevention, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy/parenting and other issues. We offer counseling that provides youth with everyday life skills.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Heterosexuals
LGBTQ people
Adolescent girls
Adolescent boys

Emergency shelter for up to 90 days is provided to young people ages 16-24. Medical and mental health care is provided for the focus on primary care, OB/GYN care, prenatal care, STD, HIV, asthma and diabetes screening, health education and substance abuse treatment. Youth who is suffering with severe and persistent mental illness receive (or referred to) psychiatric counseling, medical management, and help finding supported permanent housing. They participate in CSC-hosted activities, all designed lead to independent, sustainable futures. At the end of 90 days youth are eligible to apply for our 140-bed onsite independent living program. Here youth can stay up to two years while having the support of onsite case managers to assist with the transition to fully independent living.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Heterosexuals
LGBTQ people
Adolescent boys
Adolescent girls

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

CEO - Co-Chair of Mayor's LGBTQ Advisory Board 2022

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total dollar amount of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Emergency Shelter for Homeless Youth

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To renovate and expand CHGA’s crisis shelter by 12 beds
To construct new ROP apartment building with 30 additional beds


• Raise revenue to support construction of new building by March 2020
• Break ground on ROP building by March 2020
• Ensure selected third-party, contracted property manager by Oct 2021
• Finalize construction by June 2021

We have completed our goals October 2022

Raise $10 Million is a Capital Campaign.

We raised over $10 Million. The building and renovations are complete.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Youth ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness and escaping trafficking. We also expanded during the pandemic to serve young families (18-21) experiencing homelessness and their children in scattered site apartments.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    As a result of satisfaction surveys, many conversations, research, engaging community partners, CHGA embarked on a capital campaign raising $10M to support their requests which resulted in increasing our PJ Garcia Center's capacity by 20% allowing us to support at least 144 more youth in our crisis shelter. Additionally, we expanded our Youth Adapted Rapid Rehousing program to assist youth with stable, long-term housing, and started a Pregnant and Parenting Youth program to support young families with housing stability. Furthermore, we are in the process of building a 30-unit Gift of Hope apartment building which supports youth with transitional living. Each of these areas of expansion are a direct result of what our youth shared what their needs are.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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COVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA INC

Board of directors
as of 10/19/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. David Homrich

AMB Group, LLC

David Rowland

Accenture

Brittain Prigge

Balentine

Michael Tyler

Kilpatrick Townsend

David Lewis

David Lewis Productions

John Ridall

Reitred, Comcast Cable

Russell Bonds

Coca-Cola Company

Clark Dean

Transwestern

Christopher Bivins

Cooper Carry, Inc

Anika Calloway

Equifax

Ben Deutsch

Coca-Cola Company

Silvan Hines

Wellstar Pediatric & Adolescent Center

Anna Umphress

Georiga Pacific

Robert Walpole

Delta Airlines

Carol Garcia

Community Leader

Kara Finley

Pricewaterhouse Cooper, LLP

JoAnn Herold

Consultant

Bob Hope

Hope-Beckham

Steve Korn

Retired

Kaye Muse

Accenture Consulting

Mark St. Clare

Retired

Isaac Washington

Truist

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/17/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/17/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.