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Compassionate support for people affected by addiction

Just Love More, Inc. PO Box 90303 Atlanta, Georgia 30364

Compassionate support for people affected by addiction

Non-emergency medical detox starts at $500/day, with an average time of five days. Low-cost outpatient rehab options can run $1,000/month or more. Therapy sessions with trained therapists and counselors start at $25. These are just some of the things that Just Love More will be working to fund. We are also creating new and exciting programs that address specific needs in the recovery community, and those initiatives cost money, too.

If addiction has affected your life, please consider making a donation to Just Love More in support of this important work.

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Donate Money

Donations may be made online via Venmo, PayPal, or by mail.

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PayPal: admin@justlovemore.org, or click the Donate button below

To make an donation by mail:

Make check or money order payable to “Just Love More”
Please mail your check to:

Just Love More, Inc.
PO Box 90303
Atlanta, Georgia 30364

Matching Gifts

Many companies offer to match employee contributions to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. This is a great way to increase the power of your donation! To find out if your employer offers a Matching Gifts program, talk to your Human Resources department.

Vehicle Donations

You can donate an old or unused vehicle (car, truck, boat, whatever) to our Vehicle Donation Program and get a tax deduction! One phone call is all it takes – we’ll take care of everything and send you the tax paperwork for your records.

Just Love More, Inc. is a nonprofit public charity classified as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our tax ID number is 83-2680660.

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13 hours ago

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4 days ago

Let's talk about how the deck is stacked against people who are homeless. It's easy to ignore someone "flying a sign" on interstate off ramps or yell "GET A JOB!" out the window as you drive past, but today we're going to look into just one example of how difficult it can be to change your situation. This is part of the ongoing story of CLIENT X, a homeless person who uses drugs in Atlanta.

When I took CLIENT X to get his state ID yesterday, he let me know that he had a court date coming up, but he couldn't remember when it was. LESSON 1: It is very difficult for someone on the street to keep a piece of paper (such as citations or tickets) in decent condition, if they can hold onto it at all. When you live and sleep outside, everything you own is usually on your back, and when it rains, everything in that pack is going to get wet. Wet paper doesn't last, and if it does, you can't read it.

I pulled up the database for Atlanta Municipal Court and searched for CLIENT X. As he told me, he does have an upcoming court date for 10/31/19 at 8am. The charge: a violation of Georgia Code § 40-6-97 - Pedestrians soliciting rides or business (in his case, soliciting money). The first image shows the language of this particular code.

The base fine for this violation according to The Municipal Court Fine Schedule, is $189.78. As you can see from the second image, CLIENT X has been assessed a fine of $250.63.

Again, CLIENT X is homeless. He sleeps outside. He is battling an addiction that makes it near-impossible to go longer than 4 waking hours without using, and he often eats only once a day. He had no identification, because homeless people are robbed and stolen from all the time. Without ID, CLIENT X couldn't get a job even if he was in a position to work. He also couldn't access many of the services that are available to help him. Had it not been for my intervention (and roughly $100 in fees paid), CLIENT X would not have an ID today and would be at high risk of going right back into the system that he knows so well thanks to several drug-related offenses and the associated incarceration/probation.

As of this week, CLIENT X has legal ID. CLIENT X is off probation. Next week, I'll take CLIENT X to an appointment I made for him at a Methadone clinic and we will begin working in earnest to kick his addiction to opioids. We will visit the hospital where I will agree to be his healthcare proxy in order to advocate on his behalf for comprehensive and urgently-needed medical care. On 10/31/19 I will be by his side for his court date, to speak to the dedication and hard work he is putting in toward changing his situation for the better. Then we're going to work on stable, safe housing and mental healthcare.

Read that last paragraph again. None of that would have happened without intervention, and he would likely be headed back to jail for the crime of being homeless. This man has nothing: no home, no reliable way to stay clean, nowhere to keep his belongings safe and dry. He's dealing with crippling addiction and severe mental health issues, both of which only compound the risk his existence faces every minute of every day. And yet, every time I see him, his eyes light up, he hugs me like an old friend, and thanks me constantly.

Without help, I don't think CLIENT X would have lived to see 2020, but today he talks about how excited he is to check things off of the Priority List we created together a couple of weeks ago. He is a precious, intelligent human being with a heart of gold, and I am so thankful that the universe put him in my path. ...

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