East Point
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Former St. Thomas Manor now shelters women homeless in pregnancy
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published January 26, 2017EAST POINT—Once a Catholic personal care home for the elderly, the former St. Thomas Manor in East Point is now a place of new beginnings for women in crisis. The 10,000-square-foot building on Washington Avenue stood vacant for 10 years before its owner, the Archdiocese of Atlanta, donated it to Sheltering Grace Ministry in 2015. […] Full Story
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Archdiocese donates building to serve homeless pregnant women
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published May 12, 2016EAST POINT—Sheltering Grace Ministry has a new facility to serve more homeless pregnant women. Local dignitaries, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, celebrated as Sheltering Grace settled into an East Point senior care building that had sat vacant for a decade. The building served as a Catholic personal care home for the elderly known as St. […] Full Story
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Gift of a house will serve ministry for homeless pregnant women
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
Published March 5, 2015EAST POINT—A gift of a 15-room home from the Archdiocese of Atlanta to the Sheltering Grace Ministry will allow the nonprofit program to serve a greater number of homeless pregnant women. The donated home, located in East Point, was previously a retirement home owned and operated by the archdiocese. The donation will enable Sheltering Grace, […] Full Story
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Missionary Work Inspires Tri-Cities Scholar
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2011Hedith Lopez-Gomez once challenged herself to do something extraordinary: Step out of her comfort zone. So as a freshman, the 17-year-old sang in the school’s choral Winter Concert. She sang a solo in front of the large audience. It’s that attitude driving Hedith as she moves from Tri-Cities High School, in East Point, to Emory […] Full Story