March 12, 2020 With the news about COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) continuing to unfold, many are thinking of personal safety and the protection of their loved ones. With that in mind, the leadership team at Gilgal wants to assure its stakeholders that we are committed to taking necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus among our residents, staff, and visitors. Continue reading
How and when did you get involved with Gilgal?
I got involved initially on December 21, 2019 as a volunteer with the Hank Stewart Foundation. Each year the foundation hosts an event for Christmas where over 100 volunteers create a red-carpet experience for the residents through personal assistants offering make-overs, haircuts, new clothing and gifts. Volunteers also provide breakfast and lunch for residents as well as staff. They even do yard work and help with small repair projects. It is an exciting day and I was immediately hooked! Continue reading
Hi, my Name is Jennifer H.
It is 
hard for me to believe how quickly the time has flown since coming to Gilgal. In the beginning, I felt like completing a year was an impossible feat. And truthfully, it has only been in the last two months that I really buckled down and “got” what God was attempting to teach me all along.
You see, there are a lot of myths out there about addiction. The truth is it can happen to anyone at any time – and I am living proof of that.
My name is Adrienne Sherwood, and I have been married for 4 years to my husband Chris. Together we have a son named Harrison. My father is a pastor at Church of the Apostles here in Atlanta, which is how I learned of Gilgal. Continue reading
FAITHFUL TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION AND LOVETHANK YOU NHBW!!!
The National Hook-Up of Black Women (NHBW), Inc. has been faithfully serving with Gilgal for the past eight years. Their partnership came as part of the National Reading for Life Initiative, which is a national program recognizing the importance of reading and focusing on ensuring that all adults and children have access to reading materials. During the 2012 NHBW Annual Meeting, a partnership with Gilgal wa established through Ms. Deborah Summers, the National President at that time. Continue reading
On May 9, 2020, Gilgal will celebrate 15 years of restoring homeless women with addictions. At the start of this journey, I never would have dreamed where God would take us as a ministry.
Our vision to assist women in breaking the cycle of defeat that lead them to drug and/or alcohol addiction and replace it with a cycle of victorious living through Christ Jesus has not changed.
We remain a Christ-centered, long-term, recovery residence for women experiencing homelessness due to drugs and/or alcohol addiction. Continue reading
As a kid, Christmas was an exciting time of opening gifts and having fun with my foster brothers and sisters. You see I spent 10 years of my life in DFCS custody. I actually grew up in a group home just down the street from Gilgal. I loved my mother very much, but she and my father were unable to care for me and my siblings. She died when I was 17 and after that my world fell apart.
Thank you to Bretta Carithers, and the Metro-Atlanta Professional Chapter of SISTUHS, Incorporated for blessing the women of Gilgal today! We appreciate you stopping by with Christmas cheer and personalized stockings for the Gilgal residents.
Your generous and giving spirits have brought joy to us throughout the year! We are grateful for all the many ways you blessed us in 2019, and look forward to our continued partnership in the year ahead!
Thank you!!!!
Thank you to everyone who came out for Gilgal’s 5th Annual Blue Jean Gala on Thursday, October 17th at the Cobb Energy Center! We are so grateful for all of the love and support we received, and especially to KIA for being our presenting sponsor for this sold out event.
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CHANGE HAPPENS at Gilgal. Thank you for being a part of it!
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oin us in celebrating as Jessica graduates from Gilgal on Friday, September 13th at 11:00 a.m.
Way to go Jessica! We are extremely proud of all of your accomplishments and look forward to watching as God continues to lead and guide your future!
Come meet Jessica and all of the amazing Gilgal women at the upcoming Blue Jean Gala on Thursday, October 17th at the Cobb Energy Center. Hope to see you there!