Nicholas House Serving Dinner

On September 13th we took dinner to the Nicholas House in downtown Atlanta and served approximately 32 individuals and families, including 19 children currently in residence. North Atlanta Rotary Club and The Nicholas House have a long standing relationship. On this Tuesday night we took a dinner of fried and baked chicken, pulled pork with BBQ sauce, potato salad, green beans, rolls, brownies, cookies, fruit gummies, lemonade, ice tea and milk for the enjoyment of the residents and volunteers alike. This was one of the smallest groups we've fed at the house over the years as two families had just moved out, transitioning to the next phase on their road to independence.

Nicholas House is not only a homeless shelter for those in need, but a is also a holistic program that helps individuals and families recover from their current homeless situation and progress toward independence by offering them training and/or re-training, and transitional housing along the way via an incremental and planned step-up program with support provided over a long period of time. The plan is for each individual or family to regain full independence in the community.

North Atlanta Rotary not only showed up with dinner to serve, but also a $1000 check to help Nichols House recover from recent storm damage including a downed tree that took out all the play equipment in the yard. NARC also provided a $500 check for snacks for the children in their summer program.

No photos of program participants are allowed.