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Making a Difference | 11 APR. 01 - APR. 14,2016 ■ www.ReporterNewspapers.net Former volunteer to lead Community Assistance Center BY BOB PEPALIS The Community Assistance Center (CAC) has chosen volunteer Francis Horton as its next CEO to fill the position upon Tamara Carrera’s retirement. Horton plans to use his experience with international nonprofits that help to lift people out of poverty to aid neighbors in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, the CAC said in a news release. Horton and Carrera will spend the next month or so working on the transition to his leadership. Carrera was the driving force behind CAC’s growth from a small charity initial ly housed at a scout hut at the Vernon Presbyterian Church campus, providing food and clothing to about 280 families a year, to the go-to emergency assistance agency in the com munity serving more than 6,500 individuals a year from 3,000 households. Carrera joined CAC as a vol unteer in 1993, and in 1997 was hired as its fourth director. Horton and his wife Angie have volunteered at the CAC food pantry and thrift shop. “He understands both the circumstances and condi tions leading to poverty, and more importantly, has years of frontline experience design ing and implementing models to help people recover from natural disasters, food insecu rity, inadequate housing, and poor access to education and sustainable jobs,” said CAC board member Cece Webster, who led the search committee. He has worked in leadership positions in Africa, Asia and Pakistan with Interna tional Mission Board, Samaritan’s Purse and other organizations, the CAC said in a release. Those teams have included volunteers across countries diverse in race, reli gion and ethnicity. He earned a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law. “Francis is well positioned with the right leadership skills, values and motivation to move CAC from ‘good to great’ to achieve even further impact in service of our crit ical mission,” said CAC Board Chair Anne Hicks. SPECIAL Francis Horton and his wife, Angie, are familiar faces at the Community Assistance Center’s food pantry and thrift shop. HERD FOR THE HILLS 2021 APRIL I JUNE I AUGUST | OCTOBER ReporterNewspapers.net | AtlantalntownPaper.com |AtlantaSeniorLife.com SRLES@SPRINGSPUBLISHING.COM Limit one coupon per customer. Coupon must be presented when ordering and retained by the shop. No cash refunds. No substitutions allowed. May not be used with any other offers. Valid only at Just Love Coffee Cafe located at 1110 Hammond Dr., Sandy Springs, GA. Valid March 1-31,2021. Promo code RNP3. MLOVE HOUSE FREE dtk COFFEE WITH ENTREE PURCHASE ' 1110 Hammond Dr., Sandy Springs (678) 736-0744 • justlovecoffeecafe.com/atl-perimeter DEKALB COUNTY HOMEOWNER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 1 st WWW.DEKALBTAX.ORG Additional tax savings available for eligible senior citizens ages 62 and older, disabled residents and disabled veterans. Age and income requirements must be met to qualify for all senior exemptions. Visit us online to learn more!
