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What happened in 2023
If you or someone you know, will need a healthy food box this holiday season, please contact us via email or phone.
With this program, each holiday we will create boxes filled with healthy food options, snacks, and a few treats, and when possible a small gift. We hope that when you open your box, you will feel the love and care that we have for each and every one of you and that you will know that you are not alone.
If you would like to volunteer or make a donation, there is more information below.
NEW FOOD INITITIVE FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Fundraiser September 16th, 2023. Thank you for Coming out and meeting international children's author, Vivienne Mulero, we had delicious food, great music, and lots of fun!
It was our honor to have, international children’s author, Vivienne Mulero join us for our fundraising event.
The Meet & greet book signing, by children’s book author, Vivienne Mulero, was a great success. Attendees were able to get their books signed, and have thier photos taken with the author. books, have them signed, Free gifts for the little ones, were also available. All profits were donated to G.O.A.L to facilitate the purchase of items needed by our 2023 beneficiaries.
Our beneficiaries are:
Haven House Henry County Georgia.
A domestic abuse women and children’s shelter
Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive & Talented
(E.I.G.H.T.)
Began as a for-profit school, however it soon became apparent that those in the most desperate need of special education could not afford to pay the school costs. Did you know that the public schools in Jamaica require parents to pay for lunches, entrance exams, school uniforms, and more? This means that often, one child is chosen out of the family to attend school, while the other children must help to sustain the family while contributing to sending the chosen child to school, this is a common practice in Jamaica. Many children are not afforded the opportunity to receive an education.
(E.I.G.H.T.).
Has since begun functioning as a non-profit school. They are in desperate need of school supplies, items to repair different areas in the school, and more.
Senior Love September - December 2022
We prepare gift baskets or small gifts and bring them to our seniors that are in senior care homes or house bound, spending time with them and sharing music.
Perishable and Non-Perishable Donations Needed
We see the need and we do the best we can with what we have.
We are thankful for all the donations we receive and hope that we can fill more of the gap for those in need. With the support from individuals and corporations like yours we can make this possible.
Thank you.
We can accept the following Perishable items.
We can accept the following non-perishable donations.
- Fresh produce
- Baked goods
- Refrigerated items (dairy)
- Meat & Seafood
- Frozen Products
- Canned goods
- Beverages (including water)
- Dried foods (pasta, rice, beans, cereals)
- Socks, underwear
- T-shirts
- Hats
- Health and beauty (personal hygiene)
Please contact us so we can schedule possible pick-up days.
giftofabundantlove@gmail.com
(475) 522-1148
Thank you for helping us, help our community.
Saturday July 2nd, 2022
Serving The Homeless Community
We are accepting donations
- Nonperishable items
- personal hygiene products
- Barber/Hairstylist (donate your time and services)
- T-shirts, socks & underwear
For more information, please contact:
giftofabundantlove@gmail.com
(475)522-1148
Georgia Homelessness Statistics
As of January 2020, Georgia had an estimated 10,234 experiencing homelessness on any given day, as reported by Continuums of Care to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of that Total, 864 were family households, 764 were Veterans, 504 were unaccompanied young adults (aged 18-24), and 1,374 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
Public school data reported to the U.S. Department of Education during the 2018-2019 school year shows that an estimated 38,891 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year. Of that total, 642 students were unsheltered, 2,675 were in shelters, 7,632 were in hotels/motels, and 27,942 were doubled up.
Domestic Violence In Georgia
Did you know?
Georgia ranks 10th in the nation for the rate at which women are killed by domestic violence.
According to "www.liebertpub.com" Before the pandemic Georgia ranked 10th in the nation for the rate at which women were killed by men; the state's certified domestic violence agencies answered 52,282 crisis calls in 2019; yet, over 4,700 women and their children were turned away from shelters owing to lack of space demonstrating the significant health need for Georgians even before COVID-19 [Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) 2020; Violence Policy Center (VPC) 2019].
To our knowledge Haven House is the only women's shelter located in Henry county dedicated to domestic violence with programs.
Haven House is a domestic violence shelter and program serving victims of family violence in Henry, Jasper, Butts and Lamar Counties. Please let the staff at Haven House help you find peace and security.
Founder of, Gift of Abundant Love
"My Story"
In 2001, I became a divorced single mother working two jobs to support myself and my two young children ages three and five. I struggled to maintain my household and did not want to be on public assistance. There came a time when I had no choice but to apply for food assistance, I swallowed my pride and applied, only to find out that I qualified for fifty dollars a month. At that time I could barely afford gas for my vehicle and money to wash our clothes at the local laundry mat. Once my youngest child was able to attend kindergarten, I was able to change jobs and work more hours. Over a period of time I was able to improve our stability. I never forgot how stressful, how depressed, how lonely, and how close I was to losing everything that I was trying to build for myself and my children. One afternoon a friend and I decided to have a day out in Downtown Atlanta with our children. We made sandwiches, packed some potato chips, drinks and fruits then drove downtown. After our long day out we headed back home and the kids started asking questions like “Why were people sitting on the floor?” “Why do they look so sad?” and “Why is that person going through the trash?” So we answered the questions as best we could. Explaining what homelessness was, and the possible reasons why they were homeless. For the next few days the questions kept coming, so we decided we would pack sandwiches, drinks and fruit then head back down there to give away food and show love to as many people as we could. We then began to collect blankets and food from friends and family. I would work overtime at work and use the extra money to buy what was not donated. This became something we did every few months as well as on the holidays.
My children are adults now and although our lives have changed for the better I have never forgotten how close I was to being a part of the homeless statistic, there are more homeless people in Georgia now than there was back in 2003 when we began serving the homeless.
In 2015 I knew I wanted to do more, something bigger, more impactful. So, in 2017 Gift of Abundant Love was founded.
Combining my love of music, my compassion for the elderly, my empathy for the homeless and all those in need.
Meet Our Board Members
The most difficult aspect for me starting this charity was deciding who to help. As I researched the issues and needs of the local community I did my best to focus on one area of need. I felt my inner peace was unsettled. After months and months of speaking with other founders and creators, I decided that for G.O.A.L we would not be locked in to one specific area of service. Why not meet the needs as they arrive? Why not service many demographics simultaneously? Can this be done? These are the questions I asked and the answers to those questions were an astounding yes.
We would need board members and volunteers with creative minds, passionate spirits, and as diverse as the communities we serve.
Founder/CEO/Board Member:
Vivienne Mulero
Board Member:
Jaurez Jackson
Board Member:
Amy Gosset
Board Member: Secretary
Chelsea Davis
Board Member:
Grace Kelly
Treasurer/Board Member :
Julio Mulero
Operations Manager/Board Member: International Liaison
Jameel Craigie