Below is a message from Bruttus and Sampson, our 2018 MAC Mascots. Bruttus and Sampson will be featured on social media, attend special events and help fundraising for Midtown Assistance Center. I hope you'll follow them throughout the year as they represent MAC's mission to...
Midtown Assistance Center is one of the first recipients of funding from Atlanta Gives, a new foundation that financially supports Atlanta organizations that work toward social justice and inclusion. These organizations are supporting those with limited access to health care, education, housing, and food and those who suffer from...
Evictionland by Joseph Williams, a former Politico journalist, tells the story of when he found himself facing eviction and homelessness. "Helping people stay in their homes yields big dividends, not only for the city—which saves on welfare and emergency social services costs—but for tenants. A single...
March 1, 2018 Dear Friends of MAC, I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have been associated with the Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) for the past twenty-four years. Although I could see myself at MAC forever, unexpected events have reminded me how fragile...
Breanna Harris is a junior at Georgia State University majoring in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Urban Studies, and minoring in English. She came to MAC last summer through GSU's career center. "The thing that ultimately caught my attention about MAC was the wide...
Meet Holly! Holly was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, only leaving to go to the University of Georgia for her undergraduate degree in Human Development and Family Science. Holly currently works as an Operations Project Manager at The Home Depot and is pursuing her MBA at...
Meet Ashlie! Ashlie Oliver is a manager for a high-end luxury jewelry company. For the past decade she has been celebrating client’s special moments. Having been on her own at a young age, Ashlie knows the importance of community and helping lift the spirits of...
Midtown Assistance Center was fortunate to have a student from Atlanta’s Marist School intern for a week in June to learn about the work MAC does and dedicate her time and positive attitude to assisting MAC clients. Emmy is an Atlanta native and rising senior...
Cynthia Cindric joined the MAC family in December 2016 and has been a dedicated volunteer on Wednesdays during administrative hours. She has excelled in entering clients’ information into MAC’s Salesforce Database, while simultaneously telling riveting stories of her travels and past volunteer experiences. Cynthia has...
WSB featured MAC recently on the evening news and their People2People program. Special thanks to Sacred Heart members and WSB employees Leona Nascimento & Mary Fiorello for volunteering their time and talents to making this happen. [embed]https://youtu.be/Yi_1HfxzrQs[/embed]...