1. Buckhead Christian ministry
Keeva Kase
President & CEO

2. parishioners, Waiters, grocers, Public servants, Teachers, Firemen, neighbors.

3. Buckhead Christian ministry
We envision a community free of hunger and homelessness

4. “See that you do not despise one of these little ones
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” – Matt 18:10

5. Who are we? What do we do?
Buckhead Christian Ministry (BCM) is an ecumenical social ministry of 30 churches that provides life-changing services for vulnerable families and individuals in various stages of poverty or homelessness in Atlanta, these services include emergency assistance, supportive housing, and financial education.

6. How are we doing?
With a $2.2MM budget, across our three main programs, BCM provides emergency assistance for 8,000 individuals, supportive housing for 30 individuals, and financial education for 60 individuals each year. BCM’s average price to serve an individual is $300.

7. allocations – fy2018

8. Income – fy2018 ($2.23MM)

9. What is our role?
As a Christian ministry, BCM is obliged to feed, clothe, house, and improve conditions for the poor among us. With more than 30 years of professional case management experience and proven programs, we are a leader in the fight to end hunger and homelessness in Atlanta.

10. What is The Need? 40% of US households cannot pay the bills
The city of Atlanta has a 22.5% poverty rate, which amounts to more than 100K people
Atlanta is the 4th neediest city in America, behind Detroit, Brownsville, TX, and Memphis
On any given night, the city hosts 1,800 individuals in emergency shelters and 1,500 individuals in transitional housing, while allowing 900 individuals to go unsheltered
Metro Atlanta’s high-poverty neighborhoods ballooned from 102 in 2000 to 304 in 2015
Metro Atlanta’s homeless population includes 3,400 homeless youths

11. What More Can We DO
In 10 years, BCM will increase program services by a factor of 10. Annually, BCM will provide:
Emergency Assistance for 80% of Atlanta’s poor
Housing for 300 working homeless individuals and their children
Financial Freedom for 600 Atlanta residents

12. How are we going to do it?
Increasing individual, foundation, and corporate giving 10-fold
Create a robust planned giving program
Increase church giving and the number of churches in the ministry by 10-fold
Once again bid on favorable government grants
Create successful social businesses that monetize our mission and drive revenues into programs

13. Projects needing funding
Double our Foundation 3 program (1. housing, 2. education, 3. employment) from 12 families to 24: $350K
Renovate basement to accommodate higher service capacity: $300K
Fund a full time Church Support Manager to handle all benevolence casework coming from ministry partner churches for three years: $240K
Fund a full time corporate relations person to build sustainable funding partnerships with regional companies who care about our mission for two years: $200K – do you know a candidate?
Disrupt 100 evictions for families in our community: $100K

14. Ministry Highlights
Over 10 years, 300+ financial education program participants retired $700K in debt and are now on a balanced budget
At any given time, BCM hosts 12 formerly homeless working families from our community in safe supportive housing
Every day, BCM disrupts 4 evictions in our community by providing emergency financial assistance to neighbors in crisis
BCM gives out $200K in clothes and 15-20K bags of groceries every year

15. Buckhead Christian ministry
Keeva Kase
President & CEO