Food Crisis In Gwinnett

As each day goes by, it becomes more and more evident that there is a serious challenge in feeding the families of Gwinnett County who need our help. The Quinn House has experienced a dramatic increase in calls to our Food Pantry in the last several months and we struggle to keep these Food Boxes going out our door.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently cited Georgia's rate of 16.9 percent for Georgia families who are "food insecure" which places us high above the 2010 national average of 14.5 percent. We have seen in the news here in Gwinnett County recently that several of our local Food Cooperative Ministries have also experienced this shortage in food donations and continue to struggle to meet the needs of their regular clients, along with many new families in the area. Shirley Cabe of the Norcross Cooperative Ministry confirmed this increase in new clients in her area. "Overall, monthly requests probably stayed about the same, but there's an increase in the number of new people coming in."

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Be An Angel

Pat Travis, our Christmas program manager has been busy since the school year started trying to ensure as many Gwinnett children as possible have a Merry Christmas. Here is how you can help!!!

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Our Recovery Program

Instead of a more traditional program that treats addiction as a disease, we adhere to the belief that addiction is a choice-based disorder.  In other words, if you continually make the same choices, they eventually become part of your automatic or habitual behavior. The key word here is choice. Webster defines “choice” as the act of selecting; the power of choosing or that you have options.

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The Quinn House Difference

I recently had a discussion with one of our past guests. We talked about how his life had turned around since he left the Quinn House and the role we had played in his new found success. I was quite taken by the excitement in his voice, as he explained the difference in his new attitude.  He stated that he had received more than just a second chance.

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