Our House Graduates Nine CDA Students
Our House is proud to announce nine students graduated from our Fall 2019 Child Development Associate training program! These students underwent five months of classroom sessions coupled with internships to practice lessons from the class. They include: Monalisa Njoki Shaniqua Thomas Derricka Body Elijah Carter Lakita Florence Mayria Marshall Keianna Stewart Lauren Catchings (Our House […]
Our House Receives Three-Star Rating
Atlanta, GA — Our House’s Atlanta site recently received a three-star rating from Quality Rated — the highest rating a childcare site can receive. Georgia’s Quality Rated tool helps parents find high-quality early childhood education programs in their area. Quality Rated is an initiative of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and […]
Get Ready for Georgia Pre-K Week!
Our House is excited to kick off Georgia Pre-K Week and read “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney! This year, we are honored to have Atlanta Councilwoman Carmalitha Gumbs and City of Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett reading to our preschoolers in Atlanta and Decatur. Read the rest of our October 2019 email updates.
Meet Our House Pre-Schooler Reign!
Do you remember what you looked forward to in a new school year? We recently had the opportunity to chat with Reign, a vibrant and enthusiastic four-year-old who started pre-k at our Decatur early childhood education center. Reign has attended Our House’s early childhood education program since she was two, and is looking forward to […]
Our House Goes Back to School
We are excited for students to fill our classrooms once again as we ring in a new school year! This year, Our House will serve over 200 children in its Early Childhood Education program and we can’t wait to share what we’re learning with you. Stay tuned for monthly updates from Our House and opportunities […]
Our House Receives a Little Free Library
Our House, Inc. has been selected as one of eight United Way of Greater Atlanta partners to receive a Little Free Library sponsored by Publix Supermarkets. The media is invited to attend a presentation at Our House, located at 173 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 4. Publix announced its […]
Cocktails & Confetti Dreams
February 9, 2019 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Click here to purchase tickets Join Our House for an enchanting evening of gourmet food, fun and fantasy on Saturday February 9, 2019 at the Atlanta History Center. Guests will enjoy cocktails for […]
Senator Elena Parent Visits Decatur Pre-K
On June 12, 2018, the Our House Decatur Pre-K had a very special visitor. State Senator Elena Parent, District 42, came to spend time with our rising Kindergarteners. She read a few books to them and talked to them about transitioning to Kindergarten and how she would soon have a Kindergartener herself! Our House is […]
Our House Celebrates its Volunteers
This spring Our House celebrated our volunteers with our first ever Volunteer Appreciation Event. Our House recognizes the value that volunteers bring to our organization. They provide kitchen support at the shelter through weekly meal preparation activities. They perform needed facility tasks such as organizing donations and deep cleaning classrooms. They coordinate drives for needed […]
Social Club Makes Collective Impact
Purple Pleazure is a social club in Atlanta that supports the African-American motorcycle club, Regulators. They recently decided that it was important to do more to support their local community. “It’s kind of been our initiative as a club to do more community service,” Eboni, the club’s Bus Manager, explained. In the past they have […]