At Covenant House Georgia (CHGA), we are more than just a shelter; we’re a place of hope, healing, and transformation. For young people facing homelessness or escaping the grip of trafficking, we offer far more than a bed and a hot meal. We provide unwavering support, unconditional love, and the tools they need to rebuild their lives.
When young people arrive at Covenant House Georgia, they’re often in crisis, exhausted, scared, and unsure of what comes next. With compassion and IMMEDIACY, we meet their most urgent needs the moment they walk through our doors: a warm meal, a hot shower, clean clothes, medical care, and a safe place to rest.
A sanctuary, a place of refuge, safety, and peace. For the youth who come to Covenant House Georgia, that’s exactly what we strive to be. Many arrive fearful and mistrustful, carrying the heavy burden of past abuse and trauma. We offer them protection from the dangers of the streets and create a space where they can finally exhale.
Every interaction with our youth is an act of communication, a chance to demonstrate our core values. Through consistent compassion, honesty, and respect, we model what healthy, trusting relationships look like, perhaps for the very first time in their lives.
Chaos is what our youth know. A solid structure allows us to help them begin to regain control. Some of our youth don’t know where they will get their next meal or where they will sleep. We provide a regular schedule that gives them the stability they need to start building their future.
Young people often feel powerless to control their lives and fall into a self-defeating cycle of failure. Choice is about helping our youth believe in themselves and their ability to make life changing choices about who they want to be in this world.
For more than 50 years, Covenant House has grown from a single-apartment unit to an international authority on the issues surrounding youth experiencing homelessness and escaping trafficking. In that time, our mission has not changed, nor has our commitment to serving youth. What has changed is our size and scope. Spanning 5 countries and 34 cities, Covenant House provides a complete range of programs from Crisis Care to Rights of Passage and every step in between.
Covenant House Georgia is part of the larger family of Covenant House shelters. Covenant House International, headquartered in New York City, was formally incorporated in 1972. For more than fifty years, Covenant House shelters have provided absolute respect and unconditional love to young people who are experiencing homelessness and escaping trafficking.
Covenant House Georgia opened in 2000 and has since served more than 19,000 youth experiencing homeless and escaping trafficking in Atlanta.
Today, Covenant House opens doors of opportunity and hope to young people experiencing homelessness and escaping trafficking. We offer a warm welcome to every youth who comes to us and empower them to open new doors for themselves, to healing, growth, and a brighter future. No matter what path has led them here, our door is open.
Covenant House is more than just a place to stay. It is a belief that we and our partners can do more than feed and clothe. We counsel, mentor, heal, advocate, inspire, and transform. Together we can create a future where no youth is forced to spend the night on the street.
