HR1537: HR1537 Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; 40 years of service to Georgia's children and families; commend

This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter, founded in 1986 by the Junior League of Atlanta and North Avenue Presbyterian Church. The resolution recounts the shelter's history of providing early childhood education, trauma-informed care, mental health services, and family support to children and families experiencing homelessness. The resolution notes that nearly 60,000 children statewide are homeless or in unstable housing and highlights the shelter's two-generation approach, which serves both children and parents together. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the shelter as a formal recognition. It does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of service to Georgia children and families.
• States the House's appreciation for the shelter's two-generation approach combining child education with parent support services.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the shelter.
• Creates no new law, funding, or legal obligation, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than legislation.

The resolution directly names the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter, its staff, board, volunteers, and donors, as well as the Junior League of Atlanta and North Avenue Presbyterian Church, who founded it. It also references homeless and housing-unstable children and families across Georgia.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding effect, it publicly acknowledges the shelter's decades of work and draws attention to child homelessness in Georgia, a topic the resolution says affects nearly 60,000 children statewide.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes the shelter's 1986 founding and its services, including early childhood education, trauma-informed care, and crisis stabilization.
• The preamble cites that about 2 percent of Georgia public school students lack stable nighttime housing and nearly 60,000 children statewide are homeless or unstably housed.
• The resolved clause formally commends the shelter for 40 years of service and its two-generation strategy.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the shelter.

1. 2026-03-03House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)

• child homelessness
• early childhood education
• Atlanta nonprofits
• legislative commendation