Chairman Eaves and V-103 to Host "Peace in the Streets Summer Block Party 2015" Event is part of county's involvement in White House My Brother's Keeper Initiative

ATLANTA - Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman John H. Eaves will partner with V-103 and CBS Radio to host the "Peace in the Streets Summer Block Party" as part of his ongoing support of President Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative seeking greater engagement and assistance to minority males. This event will promote positive activity among our young people and encourage them to seek non-violent solutions to conflict.

"It is my hope that in the midst of a day of fun and activities for these young people, that we don't lose sight of the need to provide our youth with alternatives to the streets," says Chairman Eaves.

The block party is scheduled for Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Welcome All Park, 4255 Will Lee Road, College Park, 30349. Activities will begin at 2 p.m. and conclude 8 p.m. Activities will include live performances, arts and crafts, anti-bullying demonstrations and pony rides for the young attendees. The block party is free of charge to all who attend. CBS Radio and WVEE-FM (V-103) will host live broadcasts from the event.

This event is part of Fulton County's ongoing involvement with the "My Brother's Keeper" initiative which seeks to discourage youth from lives of crime and to increase graduation and employment rates among young men of color.

Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of the Links, Inc. to Host A Community Conversation about a Community Response to Human Trafficking

WHO: The Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of the Links, Inc.

WHAT: This roundtable discussion will bring together community organizations to develop strategies and alliances in an effort to address the prevention, treatment and elimination of the demand of Human Trafficking in our community.  While human trafficking has been identified as the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world, Atlanta has been identified as a major transportation hub for trafficking young women and one of 14 U.S. cities with the highest levels of sex trafficking of children. This conversation will engage community leaders in a dialogue around eradicating sex trafficking of children in Atlanta and address much-needed efforts to help the survivors.

Representatives from various community and public service organizations including sororities, fraternities, child services and religious groups will engage in conversation to develop a multifaceted approach to addressing the myriad of issues raised by human trafficking in our community. Additionally, opportunities will be identified where these community organizations can form partnerships with entities that are currently working to eradicate human trafficking and leave the discussion with a plan of action.

The dialogue will open with a short performance by Unleashed, an interactive learning experience of the award winning theatrical production, RIMSHOT Urban Musical. This performance brings awareness to human trafficking through a series of dramatic performances including acting, singing, dancing, poetry, and hip-hop.

Featured Speakers include:

·         Camila Wright, State of Georgia Asst. Attorney General, Human Trafficking Prosecutor

·         Sharon Simpson Joseph, Board Member for Circle of Life/Living Water for Girls

·         Jennifer Swain, Executive Director of Youth Spark.

·         Alex Trouteaud, National Center for Human and Civil Rights 

·       John H. Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners 

·         Shaunya Chavis, General Manager/Anchor FGTV, (moderator)

WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2014, 10:00am – 1:00pm

WHERE: The Commons at First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

ADMISSION: Admission is FREE. For more information call (404) 475-8650

About The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated celebrates 67 years as a women's volunteer service organization committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic survival of African-Americans and other persons of African ancestry. A premier international service organization with more than 12,000 members in 276 chapters located in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, its legacy of friends providing service that changes lives, established by the original circle of nine friends in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946, is alive and well. With more than 2 million service hours recorded in the past three years

One More Week for Early Voting in Fulton County!

FULTON COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Monday, October 13 - Friday, October 31 - Weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturdays October 18 & 25 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sundays October 19 & 26 - Noon - 5 p.m.

• Johns Creek Environmental Campus - 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022
• Chastain Park Gymnasium - 140 West Wieuca Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30342
• Ocee Library - 5090 Abbott Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005                          
• North Fulton Service Center - Room 232, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
• South Fulton Service Center- 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Room 108, College Park, GA 30349
• Adamsville Recreation Center - 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., SW., Atlanta, GA 30311
• Fulton County Government Center -130 Peachtree Street, Suite 2186, Atlanta, GA 30303

EXPANDED EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Monday, October 20 - Friday, October 31 - Weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 25 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday, October 26 - Noon - 5 p.m.

• College Park Historical Building - 3675 Auditorium Way, College Park, GA 30337
• Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library - 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022
• Roswell Library - 115 Norcross St, Roswell, GA 30075
• The Milton Center - 86 School Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004
• Sandy Springs Library - 395 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
• Northside Library - 3295 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
• Washington Park Library - 1116 Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr., Atlanta, GA 30314
• Welcome All Recreation Center - 4255 Will Lee Road, College Park, Georgia 30349
• East Point Library - 2757 Main Street, East Point, GA 30344
• Fairburn Library - 60 Valley View Drive, Fairburn, GA 30213
• Southwest Arts Center - 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331
• Georgia Hills Neighborhood Facility - 250 Georgia Avenue, SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

For more information regarding Fulton County Registration and Elections, call 404-612-7020 or visit www.fultonelections.com.

Fulton County Early Voting Hours & Locations

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS  Monday, October 13 - Friday, October 31 - Weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays October 18 & 25 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays October 19 & 26 - Noon - 5 p.m. Johns Creek Environmental Campus - 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022 Chastain Park Gymnasium - 140 West Wieuca Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30342 Ocee Library - 5090 Abbott Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005                           North Fulton Service Center - Room 232, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 South Fulton Service Center- 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Room 108, College Park, GA 30349 Adamsville Recreation Center - 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., SW., Atlanta, GA 30311 Fulton County Government Center -130 Peachtree Street, Suite 2186, Atlanta, GA 30303 EXPANDED EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Monday, October 20 - Friday, October 31 - Weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday, October 25 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, October 26 - Noon - 5 p.m. College Park Historical Building - 3675 Auditorium Way, College Park, GA 30337 Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library - 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 Roswell Library - 115 Norcross St, Roswell, GA 30075 The Milton Center - 86 School Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Sandy Springs Library - 395 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Northside Library - 3295 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA 30327 Washington Park Library - 1116 Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr., Atlanta, GA 30314 Welcome All Recreation Center - 4255 Will Lee Road, College Park, Georgia 30349 East Point Library - 2757 Main Street, East Point, GA 30344 Fairburn Library - 60 Valley View Drive, Fairburn, GA 30213 Southwest Arts Center - 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331 Georgia Hills Neighborhood Facility - 250 Georgia Avenue, SE, Atlanta, GA 30312   For more information regarding Fulton County Registration and Elections, call 404-612-7020 or visit www.fultonelections.com.

Chairman Eaves' "Back-To-School Kickoff" Expands to Provide More Services to Area Youth

Chairman Eaves' "Back-To-School Kickoff" Expands to Provide More Services to  

Area Youth 

Additional organizations join County Commission Chair to help kids start the school year 

ATLANTA - Several additional organizations have agreed to work with Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves to help young people begin another exciting and productive academic year on a successful note.  They will be participants in Chairman Eaves' "Back to School Kickoff" at the Atlanta Technical College on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.    

A Back-To-School Kick Off Fair will now take place in ATC's Auditorium, located on the second floor in the Academic Complex.  At that event, Atlanta Public Schools, Get Covered America, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's eCampus, SisterLove, Mental Health In The African American Community, Inc. (MHAAC), One LIFE Foundation, and Urban Asset Builders, Inc. will provide area information on services available to young people and their families.  DTLR clothing company will provide discounts and promotional items for participants to take home from the event.

Those organizations join representatives from Fulton County departments who will be on hand to provide information on county programs that help young people including S.T.A.R.T. (Services to Advance, Reach & Teach Youth), Kinship Care for children raised by a relative and Teen DADS, a life skills program for young fathers.  Parents and students can also learn about proper nutrition, stress management and healthy living. In addition to those events, there will be children's story time, music, crafts and games for the young people in attendance.

In the Barbering Department on the main level of the Academic Complex, barbers will be on hand to provide free haircuts to students.  School supplies will also be given to young people to make sure they are ready to start the year.  ATC visitors are advised to enter the Back-To-School Kick Off from the front main entrance of the Academic Building, located in the roundabout area on campus through the red awning.

For this event, Chairman Eaves had already partnered with the Fulton County Office of Children and Youth, the Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness, Atlanta Technical College, Georgia 4-H, Young Entrepreneurs of Atlanta Foundation, Inc., the Young Generation Movement and 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.      

For more information on this event, contact Sojourner Marable Grimmett, Director of Constituent Services for Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves at (404) 612-8333. Chairman Eaves' office can also be reached via social media on Twitter @JohnEaves and Facebook /JohnHEaves.

Join Chairman John Eaves for National Night Out 2014

The Fulton County Police Department, in partnership with Fulton County agencies and local neighborhoods are joining forces with thousands of communities across the nation to celebrate and participate in National Night Out 2014.

National Night Out (NNO) is an annual crime and drug prevention event. Each year the Fulton County Police Department looks forward to sharing information with Fulton County residents about ways to form partnerships to help make their neighborhoods safe places to live, work and play.

Join Chairman John Eaves for “National Night Out” on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the 112 Mega-Plex located at 5495 Old National Highway, College Park, GA 30349.

National Night Out is organized to heighten crime awareness and support for crime and drug prevention efforts sending a message to criminals that neighborhoods are working together and fighting back against crime. Additionally, it strengthens neighborhoods and police and community partnerships.

Vote to Re-Elect John Eaves Fulton County Chairman in the May 20th Primary Election #Eaves4Fulton

 

Vote to Re-Elect John Eaves for Fulton County Chairman.  John stood up for Grady Hospital when no one else would, and because of his leadership the hospital remains a pillar of the community and chief caregiver for working class people across metro Atlanta.

This Tuesday, Join me in voting for Chairman John Eaves.
 - Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery

John is committed to creating jobs and growing the economy. That's why he crated an economic development department and fount for opportunities for small businesses and minority contractors.

As a professor, education is a lifelong passion for John. He has expanded mentoring and cultural programs that keep youth out of trouble and prepare them to success in the global economy.

John launched the SMART Justice Advisory Council, conveing local and state law enforencement and community leaders to reduce recidivism and help motivate inmates reclaim their lives.

John has fought for transparency and fairness at Fulton County  being elected. When the recession hit, he cut government spending in a fair and equitable manner, without jeopardizing public safety or basic services.

www.electjohneaves.com

Your Vote Matters!

Chairman John H. Eaves to Listen to Crime Concerns of Midtown and Downtown Residents & Businesses

ATLANTA – As part of his ongoing dialogue with Metro Atlanta residents regarding their concerns about crime and violence, Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves will discuss those issues with residents and merchants in the city’s core business district.  Chairman Eaves will convene the third in a series of Crime and Safety Summits with those in the Midtown and Downtown Atlanta communities.  Following issues with robberies and assaults in those communities,  police, political leaders and court officials will discuss current approaches to making these “Live, Work, Play” communities safer.

“These areas of the city represent neighborhoods full of concerned homeowners as well as the nucleus of our business community,” said Chairman Eaves, adding, “It is imperative that their voices be heard.”

The meeting will be held at the Saint Mark United Methodist Church on 781 Peachtree St NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  The moderator will be Fulton County Public Information Officer Lyn Vaughn.  Residents will get a chance to speak to a panel that is scheduled to include:

• Chairman John Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners 
• Rev. Dr. Beth LaRocca-Pitts, Senior Pastor, Saint Mark United Methodist Church 
• Judge Robert McBurney, Superior Court of Fulton County 
• Chief Judge Stephanie C. Davis, Magistrate Court 
• Chief Judge Bradley J. Boyd, Fulton County Juvenile Court 
• Chief Judge John R. Mather, Fulton County State Court
• Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney
• Major James Whitmire, Atlanta Police Department 
• Chris Leighty, Director of Public Safety, Midtown Alliance 
• Ted Jackson, Fulton County Sheriff
• Andre Dickens, Atlanta City Council Member, Post 3 At-Large

For more information on this event, contact Sojourner Marable Grimmett for Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves at (404) 612-8333.  Chairman Eaves’ office can also be reached via social media on Twitter @JohnEaves and Facebook /JohnHEaves.

@JohnEaves Public Crime & Safety Summit 4/2 #Atlanta

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves invites you to attend a

Crime & Safety Summit

What: Fulton County Chairman John Eaves will hold an informational community meeting for residents interested in learning how to help deter crime. Neighbors interested in discussing ways to prevent crime are welcome and encouraged to attend. Here they will get the opportunity to talk to police, government and criminal justice professionals about how to make our streets safer.

When: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 6:30 PM

Where: Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC)
1630 Metropolitan Parkway, S.W.
Edwin A. Thompson Student Center
Easley Pavilion
Atlanta, Georgia 30310-4498

Speakers:
Chairman John Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Chief Judge Gail S. Tusan, Superior Court of Fulton County

Chief Judge Bradley J. Boyd, Fulton County Juvenile Court

Judge Jane Morrison, Fulton County State Court

Chief Judge Stephanie C. Davis, Magistrate Court

Judge Warren O. Atkinson, Magistrate Court

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney

Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President

Deputy Chief Ernest Finley, Atlanta Police Department

Dr. Gary McGaha, President, Atlanta Metropolitan College

For more information, please contact Sojourner Marable Grimmett, Director of Constituent Services for Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves at (404) 612-8333 or Sojourner.Grimmett@FultonCountyGa.gov.

@JohnEaves #GetCovered Fulton County Affordable Care Act Enrollment Event Today!

#GetCovered Fulton County Affordable Care Act Enrollment Event Today! http://t.co/YxqFBO6e49

We Did This Together: Chairman John Eaves Coat Drive A Huge Success

Many thanks to everyone who supported the Fulton County Chairman John Eaves Children's Coat Drive. We collected over 350 coats and distributed over 40 coats to women, men and children who stopped by our event. Donations of clean, gently used children's coats were collected to benefit the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women & Children and My Sister's House, on January 25, 2014. 

Co-Chairs:
Sojourner Marable Grimmett & Monica Lindsey Ponder

Hosts:
Karen Lee Brown, Keren Charles, Adjua Leon Ferguson, Tiffini Gatlin, Sonya Hunte, Diane Regular Lay, Shante Nasir, Eshena D. Roman, Jemimah Scarlett, Kia Morgan-Smith, Maria Galati Smith, Tanika Gray Valbrun, Erika Hollinshead Ward, Franchesca Warren, Patrice C. Washington & Dearroka Winfrey 

Drop-off! Thanks to Hubby for picking up the coats!

See more photos from the coat drive, please click here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569570299787891.1073741860.517904768287778&type=1&l=e2aa916cab 

For more information about Fulton County Chairman John Eaves, please visit: www.chairmaneaves.org

Chairman John Eaves and the Board of Commissioners Honor Civil Rights Icon Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves and members of the Fulton County Commission honored the achievements of Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian today. An author, minister and close ally of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Vivian is one of the most prominent figures in the non-violent struggle for civil rights as a participant in the Freedom Rides and numerous sit-ins. In November 2013, President Barack Obama cited Dr. Vivian with one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At a reception prior to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners’ first meeting in 2014, county leaders paused to honor Dr. Vivian for more than a half of a century of work on behalf of human rights.

Atlanta Can't Live Without Grady

Post by John Henry Eaves.

Grady is one of the largest public health systems in the U.S. and the premier level I trauma center within a 100-mile radius of Atlanta. For more information on Grady, visit www.gradyhealth.org.

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves Children's Coat Drive #Eaves4Kids

Fulton County Chairman John Eaves Children’s Coat Drive 

Please bring your donations of clean, gently used children's coats to Fulton County Chairman John Eaves Children's Coat Drive to benefit the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women & Children. Join us as we give back to local children in our community in need of warm coats this winter. 

DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2014

TIME: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: McDonald's 1105 Northside Drive Atlanta, GA 30318 

Join the conversation on Twitter #Eaves4Kids @JohnEaves @ChairmanEaves

Please join Co-Chairs:

Sojourner Marable Grimmett & Monica Lindsey Ponder

Hosts:

Karen Lee Brown, Keren Charles, Adjua Leon Ferguson, Tiffini Gatlin,

Sonya Hunte, Diane Regular Lay, Shante Nasir, Eshena D. Roman, Jemimah Scarlett,

Kia Morgan-Smith, Maria Galati Smith, Tanika Gray Valbrun, Erika Hollinshead Ward,

Franchesca Warren, Patrice C. Washington & Dearroka Winfrey 

For more information about Fulton County Chairman John Eaves, please visit: www.chairmaneaves.org

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