40 Courtland St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 463-3100
40 Courtland St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 463-3100
AmericasMart Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and is one of the world's largest permanent wholesale trade centers. AmericasMart Atlanta consists of four buildings totaling seven million square feet. The Mart opened in 1957 and hosts several trade shows every year including Market Wednesday, Atlanta Apparel, Atlanta Spring Immediate Delivery, and The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. Trade show exhibitors rent permanent showrooms as well as temporary booths during trade shows. Some permanent showrooms are open daily, though many are open only part of the time or during trade shows. AmericasMart Atlanta is not open to the public and only employees and guests of registered businesses are admitted.StructureAmerica’s Mart Atlanta consists of four buildings, Building One, Building Two, Building Two WestWing, and Building Three. The Mart’s main address is 240 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2200, which is where the first building is located. Buildings Two and Three are located on Spring Street and Building Two WestWing is located on Williams Street. 24 pedestrian bridges connect the different buildings of the Mart for indoor access between buildings.HistoryA local architect of Atlanta, John C. Portman, designed the Atlanta Mart. The Mart opened in 1957, and Portman has held many positions of leadership since the founding. These include chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and a director. John Portman’s son, Jeffery Portman serves as the President of AMC, Inc., since 1994. AMC is the trading organization which is the parent company of AmericasMart Atlanta. In 1996 Jeffery Portman renamed the trading center AmericasMart, as before it was known as the Atlanta Market Center. He has worked to expand the Mart since his presidency, and is responsible for the Building Two WestWing, which opened in 2009 and is the newest addition.
The Georgia State University Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia State University and hosted the badminton competition of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Georgia State's women's volleyball team uses the facility as well.DescriptionThe Georgia State Sports Arena consists of four stories. The gymnasium floor is on the third level and is the home court for men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. Basketball seating is available on the third and fourth floors. Locker rooms are located on the third floor under the fourth floor seating. The Georgia State University athletics department is located on the first floor of the building. Also in the building is a Student-Athlete Learning Lab. The main court (named the Charles "Lefty" Driesell Court for the former Panthers men's basketball coach) has a four-sided scoreboard hanging from the ceiling as well as a "Jumbotron" style video signage board on the south end wall.HistoryConstruction of the arena began in 1972 as class space for physical education classes and as a recreation center for students. Men's basketball began using it as its home court in 1973.On December 12, 2003, the main court was named the Charles "Lefty" Driesell Court after the former men's basketball coach. A ceremony was held during the halftime of an 88-57 victory over the University of South Alabama.
The Kimball House was the name of two historical hotels in Atlanta, Georgia. Both were constructed on an entire city block at the south-southeast corner of Five Points, bounded by Whitehall Street (now part of Peachtree Street), Decatur Street, Pryor Street, and Wall Street, a block now occupied by a multi-story parking garage.First Kimball HouseDesign and constructionIn 1870 on a recommendation of building contractor John C. Peck, Hanniball Kimball purchased a lot near the Union Depot where the Atlanta Hotel had been before being burned in 1864 during the American Civil War. He gathered the financing for the endeavor through a confusing (and later a scandalous) combination of bonds, mortgages and subscriptions. The original estimate for the hotel was $250,000, though it eventually cost $650,000, 1/15th the total assessed value of Atlanta real estate at the time. The unusual funding scheme resulted in Kimball filing for bankruptcy and losing control of the building by the next year.Kimball hired William Parkins as the architect while Peck served as the construction manager for the project., Construction began immediately on March 28, 1870, the day after Kimball received his lease from King. The lot, primarily owned by Joseph Thompson, was located on Pryor Street between Decatur and Wall. Thompson sold his portion of the land to Kimball through his real estate agent George W. Adair. The rest of the land was leased to Kimball by Richard Peters and John P. King.
Centennial Tower, formerly 101 Marietta, is a 140m, 36-story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The building was completed in 1975 and was subsequently renovated in 1998, resulting in a name change, new facade, and chevrons added to the building which increased its original 136m height by 4m. The property is considered a class "A" office building consisting of 600,000 square feet.The U.S. Census Bureau has its Atlanta regional office in Centennial Tower.
GCIV administers the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Georgia. Launched in 1940, the IVLP seeks to build mutual understanding between the United States and other nations through carefully designed professional visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. U.S. ambassadors consistently rank the IVLP as most effective in a long list of public diplomacy tools at their disposal. In 2001 our national network was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to foster international understanding.
How are the children? Communities can thrive today and reach their greatest future potential only if our children our thriving. That's why United Way's focus is on creating a community where "all the children are well." By ensuring that every child in our community has the opportunity to reach his or her potential, we are building a strong future for Greater Atlanta -- a future where every individual and family can thrive. Communities that can say "all the children are well" have babies who are born healthy; kids who read proficiently by 3rd grade; teens graduating from high school prepared for college, careers and life; children who are growing up in secure homes and safe neighborhoods, with healthy food and access to medical care to keep them healthy; and families living in communities where people are educated, employed and housed.
Literacy Action, the leading adult basic education nonprofit in the Southeast, offers Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, Citizenship and Digital Literacy programming to adults in metro-Atlanta. Students come to Literacy Action to help their children/grandchildren with school, read their first book, to learn English, obtain a GED or get a job. However their goal is the same - to better themselves in search of a better life.
VIP is a nationally recognized leadership development program designed to connect individuals who have successfully completed our board service training to nonprofits who are seeking board members. VIP’s primary business model is focused on the supply and demand, we ensure boards and potential board members have opportunities for mutually beneficial civic engagement.
Be part of the Solution: Whether you are a person in recovery, family member, you work in the field, or are a concerned citizen, your tax deductible contribution goes directly toward reducing the impact of substance abuse in our community.
Wellspring Living's Programs Include: RENEWED HOPE HOUSE • AGES 18-30 Providing short-term residential care, 24-hour supervision, safety and stability while educating participants about their options, including potential services through Wellspring Living. Each woman is assessed individually based on her trauma, experiences and personal gifts. WELLSPRING LIVING FOR GIRLS • AGES 12–17 This 11-13 Month program securely houses and serves survivors of DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) with a focus on trauma therapy, education, life skills, and confidence. INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM • AGES 18–30 A 11-13 Month residential program for survivors of DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) offering continued education, therapy, and life skills training to build independence. EMPOWERED LIVING ACADEMY • AGES 18–32 The program provides young women with the courage to move forward and the confidence to succeed through providing the following programs: • A GED program for young women who have not completed high school • Life skills classes • Health and Fitness Classes • Career Readiness Training • Apprenticeships and opportunities to earn a ‘living-wage” job in a field of interest • Weekly individual and group therapy
At MHA of Georgia, we envision a day when all Georgians will have access to culturally competent and appropriate mental health services for and information on prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery. Our programs emphasize positive mental health throughout the lifespan and for all people – regardless of age, diagnosis, or background. MHA of Georgia brings together mental health consumers, parents, advocates, and service providers for collaboration and action. By focusing on prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery, MHA of Georgia builds partnerships and develops wellness programs across a wide range of topics that reach all Georgians.
In 2002, at the request of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, United Way convened what would become the Regional Commission on Homelessness. Leaders from the business, charitable and government sectors were brought together to develop a regional strategy for eliminating chronic homelessness in our community. In 2003, the Blueprint to End Homelessness in Ten Years was adopted. The City of Atlanta and seven other jurisdictions have made the Regional Commission on Homelessness a unique example of communities solving a regional problem by coming together. The joint efforts of the eight jurisdictions to end homelessness have been bold ones, including creating housing for homeless men, women and children, enhancing services and building a strong coalition.
ArtsNow is nationally recognized as a leading professional learning organization for innovative and resourceful approaches to K-12 education through the arts and creativity. ArtsNow is dedicated to transforming education through arts integration and innovative practices by providing professional development and teacher resources.
This initiative brings a nationally-recognized model of workforce development to the 13-county Greater Atlanta region, uniting public, private and philanthropic organizations to target financial resources to the needs of job seekers, incumbent workers, and employers. The model invests in three inter-related strategies that have the capacity to create systems change and improve the workforce supports available to underemployed individuals in the metro region: 1. Workforce partnerships organized around high growth industry sectors with employer leadership; 2. Building capacity among service providers and partners working with underemployed individuals; and 3. Advocating for policies that help low to moderate income individuals advance into careers that pay family-sustaining wages.
We are a full sevice child care agency, specializing in the placement and treatment of displaced sibling groups and teenage mothers and infants. Our focus is trying to maintain and develop familial bond within a stressful situatuion. Our goal is to find foster parents that can not only provide a safe and nuturing environment, but parents that can be role models and mentors for young men and women. We understand that this a a continuos process, and provide contast contact, training, and treatment.
Common Cause Georgia is a non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy, reinventing an open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest, and empowering ordinary people to make their voices heard in the political process. In Georgia, we work to hold power accountable and advocate for an inclusive democracy. We are part of the national Common Cause organization. In this spirit, Common Cause serves as an independent voice for change and a watchdog against corruption and abuse of power. Together with our sister organization, the Common Cause Education Fund, we employ a powerful combination of grassroots organizing, coalition building, research, policy development, public education, lobbying and litigation to win reform at all levels of government. Founded with 4,000 core members in 1970 to serve as a people’s lobby, Common Cause has grown into a nationwide network of more than 400,000 members and supporters, with offices in 36 states and Washington, D.C. To make our democracy work, we must claim it as our own. John Gardner, Common Cause’s founder, wrote that, “The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable and keep them honest. No one else can.”
There are three pillars we focus on: Diversity, Capacity, Responsibility. We want to center an ever increasing diversity of teenagers around one common mission of community leadership. We are helping teens serve in higher capacities in the capacities they are already in, and we want to instill in them a responsibility to serve and be an example for the generation behind them. We do this through service projects and labs. Service projects include helping under-resourced communities in Atlanta and the world. Our labs are designed to equip teens with the skills and resources they need to better their lifestyles and our culture. We also have numerous events and retreats throughout the year to provide continuing education and fellowship to ensure that teens remain plugged into the community and our programs.