In addition to the philanthropic efforts of various individual members of the firm, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, is committed as a corporate citizen to participating in and supporting both civic and community projects and programs. The firm actively participates in and/or sponsors numerous events, programs, and projects in the communities in which its offices are located. All members of the firm family are encouraged to become involved in those organizations and projects to which the firm provides volunteer and/or financial support.

Sheltering Arms is metro Atlanta’s oldest, largest, and arguably the most respected nonprofit childcare provider. Founded in 1888, Sheltering Arms has provided child care, education, and family support to Atlantans for 116 years. Sheltering Arms operates 17 facilities in 7 metro Atlanta counties, and all of these centers meet the accreditation standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Head Start Performance Standards, and the requirements set by the Georgia Office of School Readiness for the Center of Distinction award.

Over 3,400 children, aged six weeks to five years, are provided with high-quality, affordable early childhood education at Sheltering Arms’ centers. With low staff to child ratios, teachers are able to provide childcare and education for young children that not only keep them healthy and safe, but also help them meet developmental milestones and master the skills necessary for success in school.

MMM is also a corporate sponsor of Sheltering Arms.

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to partner with low-income working families, sponsors, and communities to build affordable quality homes and provide support services that promote successful home purchase and ownership. Since 1983, the organization has worked in partnerships to build more than 790 homes in the City of Atlanta. These homes currently house nearly 3,000 children, parents, grandchildren, and grandparents.

Atlanta Habitat’s “Buildable Hours” program began in 2002 to provide law firms with a vehicle to build upon the volunteer work that many associates and summer associates started at college chapters for Habitat for Humanity. The program has been extremely successful and is now established in Los Angeles, New York, Omaha, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, as well as Atlanta.

Trinity Community Ministries, Inc. is a program designed to teach homeless men how to live independently. The program targets homeless men with a substance abuse history. After completing the drug detoxification program elsewhere, residents enter the Trinity program. The program structure helps participants achieve self-sufficiency by requiring them to obtain full-time, permanent employment within six weeks of entering the program. In addition to individual counseling, residents are encouraged to bring all issues, problems, and conflicts to group therapy sessions. This program has a remarkably high success rate and, at any one time, there are 20-25 men enrolled.

Morris, Manning & Martin provides dinner to men enrolled in the program on the fourth Monday night of each month. The counselors, residents, graduates, and volunteers eat together at Trinity House with participating Morris, Manning & Martin volunteers. During dinner, everyone participates in a table discussion about drugs, drug rehabilitation, and other relevant issues and problems. It is incredibly compelling for volunteers to participate in this discussion and to learn about these men’s struggles and triumphs.

ServiceJuris Day is a public service day in which over 700 members of Atlanta’s legal community, including law firms, law schools, courts, bar associations, corporate in-house legal departments, and associated businesses, gather to undertake extensive volunteer renovation work in an underserved and/or underimproved area of Atlanta.

In past years, ServiceJuris volunteers have completed various renovation and landscaping projects and helped revitalize at-need local schools and parks. Such projects have had a significant impact on the selected site and neighboring community. Morris, Manning & Martin has proudly and enthusiastically participated in past years.

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