EXCITED.
EXCITED. LET ME GET IT TOGETHER HERE.
>> WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS
BECAUSE AS ALWAYS THERE'S SO
MUCH NEED HERE.
WE LIVE IN A MAJOR CITY.
WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT WAYS WE
CAN HELP ANYONE THAT WE CAN.
WE HIGHLIGHT TWO OR THREE
EVENTS THAT WE CAN GET APART
OF.
OF.
OF. >>
OF. >> AND I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT
THIS FIRST ONE.
IT IS GOING TO MAKE A HUGE
IMPACT.
IMPACT.
IMPACT. THE HOMELESS CRISIS IS ONE OF
THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES THAT
AMERICA IS FACING.
WHILE NUMBERS ARE TICKING DOWN
CHRISTINE IN ATLANTA THERE ARE
STILL THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES
LIVING ON THE STREET.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THAT 11
ALIVE IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AS WE
ARE ABOUT TO JOIN HANDS FOR A
LIFE-CHANGING FUNDRAISER
LIFE-CHANGING FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN CALLED BUILDING HOPE
AND A FUTURE.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH AN ATLANTA
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THOSE
FACING HOMELESSNESS IN ATLANTA
AND THEY PROVIDE EMERGENCY
SHELTER REHAB.
SHELTER REHAB. RECOVERY AND VOCATIONAL
TRAINING, TRADITIONAL HOUSING
AND SO MUCH MORE.
SO ATLANTA MISSION ACTUALLY
SERVING MORE THAN 1000 HOMELESS
MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP.
JUST OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING THIS
PAST MONDAY IF YOU ARE DONATING
A $4,000 BROCKVILLE HOME.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU'LL BE
HELPING TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE
FOR MORE THAN 4,000 WOMEN AND
CHILDREN THAT WERE SHELTERED
WITH THE ATLANTA MISSION LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. SO
YEAR. SO THE MONEY THAT'S GOING TO BE
RIGHT FROM THIS CAMPAIGN IS
GOING TO HELP PROPOSE THE NEW
ETHEL CREEK SHEMENTER THAT'S
SPECIFICALLY FOR MEN, WOMEN,
AND CHILDREN.
AND CHILDREN. >> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK IT AIRED MONDAY OR
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY.
TUESDAY. I TALKED TO EVERYONE INVOLVED
IN THIS.
IN THIS.
IN THIS. ALL THE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS
FROM ATLANTA MISSION.
ALSO COMEDIAN JEFF FOXWORTHY
WHO THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DO
THINGS AND THERE'S ALWAYS A
PROPER PICTURE THAT'S TAKE.
JEFF FOXWORTHY DOES SO MUCH IN
THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS COMMUNITY. >> YEAH, AND HE SPENDS EVERY
TUESDAY PRAYING WITH ALL THE
PEOPLE AT THE ATLANTA MISSION
AND BEING THERE FOR AT THE
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. SO
POINT. SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. IT'S GOING TO BE THE LAST THING
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. YOU
YEAR. YOU WILL HAVE SOME TIME TO
DONATE.
DONATE.
DONATE. FOLLOW US ON 11ALIVE.COM AND
ALL OF OUR UPDATES.
WE'LL BE TELLING EVERYBODY
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. IT'S A GREAT ONE AND A VERY
IMPACTFUL ONE.
IMPACTFUL ONE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE NEED TO GET OUR FAMILIES OFF
THE STREET AND SAFE AND SOUND
AND STARTING A WHOLE NEW LIFE.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
AND JUST TO END SEPTEMBER
STRONG IT IS OFFICIAL NATIONAL
LITERACY MONTH.
LITERACY MONTH. A GOOD BOOK EXPLORE NEW WORLDS
AND JUST TO GIVE SMU FACTS
ABOUT THIS IN GEORGIA SIX
ADULTS ARE FACING LITERACY
SKILLS THIS IS WHERE LITERACY
HELPS.
HELPS.
HELPS. TO
HELPS. TO BUILD BETTER FUTURES BY
EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH
LITERACY, AND LIFE SKILLS.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY LET'S KEEP
READING THESE BOOKS.
LET'S DIVE IN AND TAKE SOME
TIME TO STEP AWAY FROM OUR
TECHNOLOGY AND GET A REAL BOOK
AND READ.
AND READ.
AND READ. >> I ALWAYS TELL THE GIRLS WE
DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BUY A
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. THERE'S A THING CALLED THE
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY. LIKE I TRY TO ENCOURAGE THEM
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. BECAUSE THEY'LL GO I WANT TO
ORDER A NEW BOOK.
LIKE NO WE'RE GOING TO CHECK
SOME OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE FUN PICKING THEM OUT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. THE THEME HAS TURNED OUT TO BE
ON THE SHOW JUST KIND OF
SPENDING THAT QUALITY TIME WITH
FAMILY AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUNG
GENERATION TO LEARN AS MUCH AS
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN. >> THANK YOU.
>> IF YOU KNOW A GROUP OR
ORGANIZATION OR EVEN JUST ONE
INDIVIDUAL MAKING A DIFFERENCE
PLEASE SEND IT TO US.