Transitional Help for Homeless Teens
"We exist to uplift homeless pregnant teens experiencing unwanted pregnancies by offering a safe haven, compassionate care, and holistic support. Through mentorship, education, and life skills development, we empower these young women to embrace their worth, make informed choices, and create stable, fulfilling futures for themselves and their babies."
The Crisis: Foster Care to the Streets
Every Year, 23,000 Youth Age Out of Foster Care
These young people lose access to stable housing, emotional support, and basic resources—often overnight. The outcome is devastating:
📊 Key Statistics
1 in 4 youth who age out of foster care will become homeless within 4 years. 50% of homeless youth in the U.S. were once in foster care. 71% of young women aging out of foster care report being pregnant by age 21—many under coercive or exploitative conditions. 60% of youth involved in sex trafficking were previously in foster care (source: National Foster Youth Institute). Only 3%of former foster youth earn a college degree.
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“Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing home for homeless pregnant teenage girls and their babies, offering them love, stability, and guidance when they need it most. We walk alongside them with compassion, teaching life skills, providing resources, and surrounding them with supportive fictive kin who become family. Through housing, mentorship, and holistic care, we empower young mothers to embrace life, grow with confidence, and build a foundation for a brighter, healthier future for themselves and their children.”
ABOUT
In 1996, Pastor Anita Lane, a Therapist and Philanthropist, founded an outreach initiative aimed at uniting local believers and volunteers: this mission is to encourage, mentor, and remind homeless individuals of their inherent worth and value. Through collective efforts, the initiative strives to provide essential support, affirming that everyone deserves the basics of human life: housing, liberty, and personal security. By joining hands, hearts, and talents, the outreach program seeks to make a tangible difference in the lives of the homeless, fostering a community of compassion and care.
OUR MISSION
Our Program Jars of Clay Outreach-Atlanta is a faith-based ministry that helps individuals and families transition out of crisis. Our focus is rescuing youth and babies living on the streets in Georgia. Since 1996 the outreach has been serving and saving the lost. In 2015 the ministry began outreach specifically to children who aged out of foster care and immediately became homeless. Our greatest strength is our passion to serve God's children and to provide
OUR VISION
Our mission for the last 30 years has been quite simple...offering people the simplest of needs so they can attain their greatest dreams, starting with food, clothing, housing, education, and faith-based mentoring. Jars of Clay impacts more than 9,000 people a year with its programs and services.
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We seek to DISCOVER new friendships and opportunities for growth in our city and state.
We seek to ENCOURAGE new collaborations and opportunities for growth and level the playing field.
We seek to NETWORK and EMPOWER individuals to make a difference in the lives of working families.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Join us for an amazing volunteer experience that is guaranteed to offer a reciprocal blessing to both you and change lives of homeless families in Atlanta! No skill is required, but you must bring a joyful heart. Come sand, prime, paint, hammer, paste and design an old container and transform it into a beautiful home.
ABOUT
As God's representatives here on earth, it is our job to respond to the call of duty concerning people in crisis, from homelessness to discrimination, or human rights violations. (Matthew 25:34-40). Many times Christians are overwhelmed, under-prepared or just not capable of dealing with the high emotional demands that come with the stranger on our doorstep, in our congregation or on the corner pleading for help. All we know is we love the Lord, we love people, and we want to do right by the homeless visitor...but what do we do?
Since 1996, Pastor Anita has been the Founder and Executive Director of one of the largest organizations that empower homeless people in Atlanta and the metropolitan area. For more than two and a half decades she has been fulfilling the great commission by serving the least of these through human rights, civil rights, emergency food, shelter, clothing, rehabilitation, childcare, education, and faith-based services. She has worked with thousands of volunteers and hundreds of churches and companies to ease the tension of helping with referral services, emergency shelter placement, clothing, food, and more. We welcome you to join this humanitarian effort by volunteering or making a charitable donation.
2023 RECENT WORK
CONTAINER HOUSE VILLAGE
PHILANTHROPY & CORPORATIONS
YOUTH
EDUCATION & TUTORING LABS
HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSES
GEORGIA FARMING SOLUTIONS
CONTACT US
We would love to hear from you! Please let us know which program or service you are interested in:
- Empowering Youth
- Farming Solutions
- Human Rights