MISSION, VISION,
PHILOSOPHY & VALUES

Mission

The Gateway Center works to end homelessness, and particularly chronic homelessness, by providing the support and framework people need to achieve self-sufficiency. Through therapeutic programs and services, the Gateway helps homeless individuals in metro Atlanta move into transitional and permanent housing.

The core mission of the Gateway Center is to provide a supportive and compassionate setting where individuals can receive the tools, programs, and services they need to end their homelessness. From its founding in 2005 to June 2009, the Gateway Center has:

  • Placed over 5,800 individuals in housing
  • Reunified more than 8,300 individuals with families and support systems, and
  • Assisted more than 4,800 individuals with employment, job-readiness, and job training

Vision

The Board, staff, partners, and volunteers of the Gateway Center are committed to ending homelessness in metro Atlanta through partnerships with like-minded individuals; service agencies, and; business, civic, academic and faith-community leaders.

Philosophy

The Gateway Center philosophy rests on the guiding principle that homeless individuals can ultimately achieve permanent housing through their own dedicated efforts combined with a collaborative process built on a foundation of support from a skilled staff, intensive case management, and trained volunteers.

The homeless individuals at the Gateway Center must commit to programs designed to meet their individual needs – such as mental health support, substance abuse counseling, sustaining employment, or job-readiness and training. They are required to set goals and demonstrate progress towards those goals in order to remain at the Gateway.

Values

Our successful track record is rooted in the unwavering commitment of the Gateway Board, staff, volunteers, and partners to it’s founding principles:

  • The worth and dignity of every person in our community
  • The inherent value of providers, partners, volunteers, donors, and staff
  • Hospitality
  • Self-determination
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Spirituality
  • Accountability and transparency
  • Efficient use of resources
  • Approaching solutions with an objective and open point of view
  • Achieving measurable, lasting impact