Covenant House Georgia

Covenant House is the largest privately funded childcare agency in the United States providing shelter and service to homeless and runaway youth. It was incorporated in New York City in 1972 and has since expanded to more than 20 cities in the Canada, North and Central America. Covenant House was called to Georgia when the leadership of Peachtree Presbyterian Church became troubled by the problem of youth homelessness in the metropolitan Atlanta area. In 1997, Covenant House began to work closely with other agencies and community development groups to assess the needs of the homeless and at-risk youth of Atlanta. The clear message was that the Covenant House program was needed in Atlanta. We opened our doors of the Community Service Center at 72 Broad Street on August 7, 2000. Through the years, our mission has remained constant — to give our youth the unconditional love and respect they may have never felt, and to help them reach their potential. Since opening the Community Service Center on Broad Street in August 2000 more than 6000 young people have walked through the doors looking for assistance with shelter, food, clothing, education and employment. Every day since our opening in Atlanta, young men and women have come to us in search of crisis counseling, employment, a GED diploma or a safe place to sleep. CHGA is currently seeing more than 100 kids per month at the Community Service Center where a computer lab provides kids with basic computer literacy, as well as …

Embed and share this video about the many consequences of driving while impaired. Young and newly licensed drivers are also especially vulnerable to “Drugging and Driving” during the holidays. At a time when the incidence of impaired driving due to prescription and illegal drug use is on the rise, many young and newly licensed drivers will be spending their first holiday season on the road, vulnerable to the temptations of over-indulgence. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada has created the Home for the Holidays program to educate these young drivers in particular about the breadth of consequences that will ensue should they decide to drive while impaired. “Drugging and Driving” facts * In 2006, drug use while driving was estimated to be a factor in over 13 per cent of traffic fatalities in Canada. * In fact, a study of fatal car crashes in Canada from 2000–2007 showed that more drivers who were 18 or under had drugs in their system as opposed to alcohol (30.4 per cent vs. 29.6 per cent). * More than 60 per cent of those who use illegal drugs are between 15–24 years old, according to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in Ottawa. The non-fatal consequences of impaired driving Consequences if a young driver tests positive for alcohol or drugs at a roadside stop: * Automatic licence suspension for 90 days; * Charged under section 253a of the Criminal Code of Canada — operating a vehicle while impaired. Consequences if a young driver is convicted of impaired driving …

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