Otis Hillsman’s Mission: “To Serve Others”

Otis Hillsman has been with Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency since day one. As vice president of programs and inter-agency relations, he has helped numerous homeless men and women on the path to self-sufficiency and has set in place the tools to help many more.

Otis is retiring at the end of the year. But his ideas will live on. The man who considers his life’s mission “to serve others” shared some of those ideas in a keynote speech to graduates of ACSS Class 37.

Click on the video below to watch highlights from Otis’ speech.

GA Gives Day: The Movement Continues

The 2nd Annual GA Gives Day was November 13, 2013.

The second annual Georgia Gives Day officially ended at 11:59 p.m. November 13, bringing in $1,448,233 from 11,257 donations to 1,720 participating nonprofit organizations throughout the Peach State.

As one of those participating nonprofits, Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency raised $1,355 before the stroke of midnight. But it didn’t stop there. This morning, a new donor gave an additional $25 through the GA Gives Day website, which remains open for donations year-round. The movement continues.

If you were unable to join us on November 13, please take a moment to visit the ACSS GA Gives Day webpage. You’ll see the smiling face of Larry, one of our recent graduates, who has started achieving some of his most ambitious goals in life thanks to intense coaching from our professional staff, made possible by donors like you.

By giving to ACSS, you not only feel good, you make a real difference improving lives. So, keep up the great work and thank you!

GA Gives Day 2013

GA Gives Day is November 13, 2013.

November 13 is GA Gives Day, a collaborative effort by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN), public relations firms, advertising agencies, state agencies, businesses and participating nonprofits, including Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency.

The idea is to draw attention to the important role the Peach State’s non-profit organizations play in our lives and those of our neighbors and to encourage our fellow Georgians to support these worthy causes. Please join us and support ACSS by donating or becoming a fundraiser.