Mission:

The Drake House is a short-term crisis housing, education and empowerment program for homeless mothers and their children, designed to assist the family in working toward housing self-sufficiency.

Fast Facts:

• Founded in 2004 as a Leadership North Fulton class project to address the growing number of homeless women and children in the area. The doors opened in 2006.
• Named in honor of Roswell native Mary Drake, a founder of North Fulton Community Charities.
• The Drake House assists families toward becoming financially stable, contributing members of the community through a variety of programs, including:
• Housing and food, so families can remain in the community and children can remain in their current schools
• Preserving the family unit (boys over the age of 12 are allowed to remain with their family, rather than go to a men’s shelter)
• Children and teen after-school enrichment programs
• Life skills, education, and empowerment planning for adults
• Career coaching including assistance with resume development, interviewing skills, clothing, skills development, career seminars, and job leads 
• Each year, the organization’s private housing serves approximately 50 families and 100 children.
• The Drake House has served over 350 families with more than 650 children since opening its doors.

Find out more at  www.thedrakehouse.org