Shoebox Party for Needy Moms and Children - A Good Deed   
 
HPDPP employees and staff decorated 50 shoeboxes filled with toiletries for needy
women and children.
It has been said that, "Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." That's exactly what the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs (HPDPP) staff, employees from Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section and the Office of Training & Workforce Development did on Valentine's Day at the Georgia Department of Public (DPH).  They filled shoeboxes to bring love and needed supplies to the lives of needy mothers and their children. They held a shoebox party to support the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta's Shoebox Project.  This event allowed staff to continue their monthly teambuilding activities and help some of Georgia's needy families. There were lots of decorative boxes, toiletries, laughter and Valentine's treats.
 
The Shoebox Project began in 2007 by Women's Legacy, a United Way affinity group. The annual service project is aimed at providing basic needs for homeless women and children, while raising awareness about the alarming growth of this often overlooked segment of the homeless population.  Last year, over 18,000 shoeboxes were collected and distributed to more than 60 agencies.  Families with children are among the fastest-growing segments of the homeless population.  More than 45,500 children experience homelessness each year in Georgia.
 
Fifty boxes were packed and ready to be shipped to the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta's Shoebox Project.
The team decorated 50 shoeboxes filled with toiletries for women and children.  Shoeboxes will be distributed to homeless women and children on Mother's Day, May 13.
 
Homeless women and children need your help! You too can create personal care packages by donating decorated shoeboxes filled with toiletries. For additional information, visit http://www.unitedwayatlanta.org.
 
-Story by Tamira M. Moon, MPH, CHES, Manager, Comprehensive Cancer Control, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs

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