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Sandy Lyndon, Homestead Recovery

January 28, 2013

When Sandy Lyndon moved away for college, she never guessed she would one day be running a business in the family’s old farmhouse. Aptly named “Homestead,” her center works exclusively with women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Homestead provides its residents with the hope, willpower, and other resources to start fresh with their lives. “We…
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Nada Bunnell, Gentle Presence Photography

January 28, 2013

Nada Bunnell sees the world in terms of pictures, color, and composition. More than anything else, she wanted to help others see that way, too, and thought of her camera as a memory-maker. For twenty years, photography remained only a passionate hobby — until she was laid off at 60 years old. “I knew I…
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Alpha Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Inc.

January 28, 2013

Sales at Elizabeth Asika’s medical supply business, Alpha Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Inc., had stagnated due to an 0ut-of-the-way location. Inventory assortment was limited, too, because of the small size of the space — just 459 square feet. A loan from ACE made her business expansion dreams a reality. Elizabeth, an RN who also…
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Cooking Up Healthy Food and Job Creation in Atlanta

January 28, 2013

Our dreams came true thanks to Create Jobs for USA. So did the dreams of 10 people who needed jobs. My wife Dawn and I own Happy Belly Curbside Kitchen, a mobile food truck that dishes out healthy foods in Atlanta. With a combined 30 years of hospitality experience, Dawn and I had always dreamed of…
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Atlanta Business Radio has Grace Fricks as guest speaker

December 3, 2012

Grace Fricks, ACE President and CEO, is guest on Atlanta Business Radio
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Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation Awards $421,000 in Grants to Improve Access to Healthy Food

December 3, 2012

The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation awarded a grant to ACE to increase access to healthy foods.
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Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation produces a video featuring ACE: Investing in Opportunity: Southern CDFIs

December 3, 2012

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation produces a video featuring ACE: Investing in Opportunity: Southern CDFIs
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Falcons Youth Foundation Awards $421,000 in Grants to Improve Access to Healthy Food

November 29, 2012

The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation (AFYF) announced today it has awarded $421,000 to three nonprofit organizations using innovative approaches to increase access to affordable, healthy food for Georgia families. “The Good Samaritan Health Center and HEALing Community Center are using creative medical practices to connect more families to Georgia-grown fruits and vegetables,” said John Bare,…
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