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Atlanta, Georgia Community Redevelopment - A National Model for Community Redevelopment - East Lake has been recognized by the Urban Land Institute as a national model for community redevelopment. The new East Lake includes: The Villages of East Lake, a mixed-income apartment community with half market-rate and half government-subsidized apartment homes and on-site resident programs managed by Mercy Housing; Charles R. Drew Charter School, the city of Atlanta’s first public charter school, which is managed by Edison Schools, Inc., now serving grades K-8 and offering a comprehensive curriculum and before and after school programs emphasizing high achievement and character development; the East Lake Family YMCA located adjacent to the school; the Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Center for children from birth to kindergarten; and the Charlie Yates Golf Course, a public, mid-length, 18-hole golf course, that is the home of The First Tee?of East Lake, a year-round golf and mentoring program for area youth. Net proceeds from the Charlie Yates Golf Course, the East Lake Golf Club and the PGA Tour’s season-ending TOUR Championship held at East Lake Golf Club every year benefit East Lake community programs. TOUR Championship tickets are available online. As beautiful as the buildings are, it’s what happening inside them that is making all the difference. With adult residents taking advantage of career development, job and life skills training and financial literacy classes and East Lake youth being offered strong educational support from pre-school to high school, the East Lake community is thriving.
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The East Lake community, conveniently located near downtown Atlanta and Decatur, offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities that can be suited to your interests and schedule. Volunteers may choose from among more than 80 educational and recreational programs in the community.
East Lake volunteers get involved in programs that provide support for the entire family, from pre-school to high school students to life and job skill programs for adults. Volunteering at East Lake allows you to make a personal connection with the individual, while helping an entire community!
Fill out an application and come experience first-hand the power of volunteering – you’ll find yourself receiving much more than you give!
How to become an East Lake volunteer:
- Complete the secure volunteer application
- Agree to a background check
- Work with the volunteer coordinator to find a program that best matches your interests and schedule
- Attend orientation training
Begin making a difference!
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