Welcome to Covenant Atlanta
Welcome To Covenant Community
Thank you for visiting the online home of Covenant Community -- a residential, life-stabilization program for Fulton County men recovering from substance abuse and homelessness.
Since our inception in 1990, Covenant Community, Inc. (CCI) has transformed the lives of more than 700 men. We offer help and hope to men who want to overcome their addiction and change their lives. Covenant Community’s successful substance abuse treatment program has a direct impact on decreasing homelessness, increasing employment, and reducing criminal activity and medical costs.
We are grateful for your interest and welcome your involvement in our community. Please explore our website for stories of inspiration and ways you can help us make a difference in the lives of those in need.
Featured Article for December
Please contact state and federal legislators and advocate on behalf of the budget cuts facing drug abuse programs. Use the link below to find out more about budget cuts that drug treatment
facilities are facing. click here
Our Development Director Sarah Ford was featured in Agnes Scott Alumnae Magazine. Click here to learn more.
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is November 12-20, 2011
Every year the week before Thanksgiving, The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co- sponsor National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. This week allows for schools, communities, and cities across the nation to bring about a greater awareness to homelessness and hunger through service and awareness activities.
For the past 16 years, The Men of Hope Alumni Association of Covenant Community, Inc have given back to the community by hosting an annual Thanksgiving dinner for homeless men, women, and children in Atlanta. As a result, thousands of individuals have been served a meal they might not otherwise receive on this Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
The Men of Hope Alumni Association of Covenant Community, Inc. invite you to participate in the 16th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 6 pm in Ellis Hall at All Saints Episcopal Church. There are several ways to help including volunteering alongside the Men of Hope, donating deserts such as cakes, pies and cookies, or making a financial contribution. To make a financial donation, please visit www.covenantatlanta.org for details.
Food donations will be accepted as early as 4:00 pm, and volunteers should arrive by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.
Featured Articles for November
Check out these featured articles for the month of November:
Use the link below to learn more about new potential treatments for cocaine.
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/10/28/1795766/cocaines-popularity-fuels-new.html
Use the link below to learn more about new research that has identified brain regions relating to addictive choices.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/10/31/brain-regions-tied-to-addictive-choices-idd/30896.html
September is National Recovery Month
Click on the link below to find out more information about National Recovery Month.
In honor of National Recovery Month Dr. Debra Dantzler and Sarah Ford attended the Recovery Month Proclamation signing at the capital on Monday August 22,2011.
Featured Articles
Interested in finding out more information about addiction. Click the link below to find out how the definition of addiction is changing and potential implications for the next decade.
http://www.thefix.com/content/dvm-5-definition-addiction9110
Click on the article below to find out more information about Mindfulness and Addiction Treatment.
http://www.attcnetwork.org/find/news/attcnews/epubs/addmsg/october2011article.asp
Click on the link below to find out more information about AA and anonymity.
http://www.thefix.com/content/anonymity%E2%80%94-new-paradigm4020#.TpYZJCsXeok.email
September 2011
Completion of Covenant Community’s six-month program requires a serious commitment and unwavering determination. These men have to complete many tasks that provide the skills necessary to combat substance abuse and successfully achieve stabilization. From the moment they step foot in Covenant, they are challenged through rigorous requirements that keep them busy. The men are required to attend 6 weeks of day treatment, weekly evening insight and process groups, weekly individual counseling sessions, and 12-step meetings, in addition to having to stay clean and submit to random drug screenings. These men have to follow the general rules of the “house” and a strict code of conduct. The men have also all successfully searched for and obtained employment.
These men have exhibited a strong sense of determination to learn from the past and make a new life for the future. This March, we honor the commitment and the accomplishments of eight men. The celebration will take place on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in Ellis Hall at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. A buffet dinner will follow the program.
Congratulations, We are so proud of all of you!
Congratulations, We are so proud of all of you!
Alumni Spotlight
Mr. Willie Harris-Author of "Whose Will"
The book "Whose Will" is about overcoming the odds. No matter where you are in life, there is hope for whatever situation you may be faced with. You will discover hope, courage, power of choice, honesty, perseverance, success and faith.
We are so proud of your sucess.You can find more information about this book on their website www.facebook.com/whosewill2011
Board Meeting (3rd Thursday of every other month at 12:00).
Our next Board Meeting is Thursday, January 19,2012.
Covenant Community, Inc. was recently surveyed by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilties (CARF) in April 2010. We are pleased to report that CCI was awarded a three-year accreditation in May 2010. The next survey will occur in May 2013.
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