--- title: SR 898. Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr898 cite_as: SR 898, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr898 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr898.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr898/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73852 date: 2026-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr897.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr899.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr898.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 898 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-04 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Nan Orrock - RaShaun Kemp - Sally Harrell - Donzella James - Michael Rhett - Jaha Howard - Chuck Payne - Tonya Anderson - Emanuel Jones - Nabilah Islam Parkes - Sheikh Rahman - Ed Harbison - Kay Kirkpatrick - Randal Mangham - Kenya Wicks - Gail Davenport text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR898/2025 upstream_id: 2128653 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - child homelessness - early childhood education - Atlanta nonprofits - legislative resolutions - family support services --- # SR 898. Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 898 By: Senators Orrock of the 36th, Kemp of the 38th, Harrell of the 40th, James of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of service to Georgia's children and families; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter was founded in 1986 through the leadership and vision of the Junior League of Atlanta and North Avenue Presbyterian Church, who recognized the urgent need to provide stability, education, and comprehensive support to young children and families experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, for 40 years, the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter has served children and families facing housing instability by providing high-quality early childhood education, trauma-informed care, mental health services, family support, and crisis stabilization resources that create pathways toward long-term achievement and stability; and WHEREAS, across the State of Georgia, approximately 2 percent of public school students lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and nearly 60,000 children statewide are homeless or living in unstable housing, a figure that has increased substantially in recent years, placing at-risk students at a severe disadvantage in educational attainment, mental health, and overall family well-being; and WHEREAS, while Georgia has made progress in overall educational outcomes—such as record-high statewide graduation rates—students experiencing homelessness nationally and within Georgia continue to face academic and social-emotional challenges, graduating at lower rates compared with their peers and underscoring the need for targeted early intervention, behavioral health supports, and wrap-around services; and WHEREAS, the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter advances a nationally recognized two-generation (2Gen) approach, supporting both children and their parents simultaneously—ensuring that children receive high-quality early education and social-emotional support within a trauma-informed environment while parents gain access to workforce development, housing stability resources, mental health services, and individualized case management that strengthen the entire family unit; and WHEREAS, by centering resilience, healing, and whole-family well-being and through the dedication of its staff, board members, volunteers, donors, and community partners, the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter has strengthened thousands of families, fostered school readiness, and helped build a more resilient and opportunity-rich future for communities across the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of transformative service to Georgia's children and families; honor its leadership in advancing a comprehensive two-generation strategy rooted in education, mental health, and trauma-informed care; and extend their appreciation for its vital contributions to improving the long-term educational, emotional, and life outcomes of children and families experiencing homelessness. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution honors the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of serving Georgia children and families experiencing homelessness, without changing any state law. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter, founded in 1986 by the Junior League of Atlanta and North Avenue Presbyterian Church, for four decades of providing early childhood education, trauma-informed care, mental health services, and family support to children and families facing housing instability. The resolution cites statistics about child homelessness in Georgia, noting that about 2 percent of public school students lack stable housing and nearly 60,000 children statewide are homeless or living in unstable conditions. It commends the shelter's two-generation approach, which supports both children and their parents at the same time. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the document to the shelter as a formal token of recognition. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of service to Georgia children and families. - States legislative appreciation for the shelter's two-generation strategy combining child education with parent support services. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the shelter. - Does not create any new program, funding, or legal requirement; it is a commendatory resolution rather than a law. ### Who it affects The Atlanta Children's Day Shelter, its staff, board members, volunteers, and donors are directly honored. The resolution also references Georgia's children and families experiencing homelessness, though it creates no new services or funding for them. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it has no direct legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the Georgia Senate on record recognizing a nonprofit's work and drawing attention to child homelessness statistics in the state. ### Key provisions - The resolution opens with several 'WHEREAS' clauses describing the shelter's founding in 1986 and its history of services. - It cites data that nearly 60,000 Georgia children are homeless or in unstable housing statewide. - The resolved clause formally commends the shelter for its 40 years of service and its two-generation approach. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the shelter. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Nan Orrock, RaShaun Kemp, Sally Harrell, Donzella James, Michael Rhett, Jaha Howard, Chuck Payne, Tonya Anderson, Emanuel Jones, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Sheikh Rahman, Ed Harbison, Kay Kirkpatrick, Randal Mangham, Kenya Wicks, Gail Davenport - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73852 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr898.md?full=1