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Presencia is a tax-exempt nonprofit, recognized since 2016, that runs an afterschool program, a community engagement program, a leadership development program and a goods program, with $255,951 in total revenue for tax year 2023.

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Bonding happens fast when we travel together, and even faster than that when we’re scared, so we took our middle school pod to Six Flags for the last day of Fright Fest!

Our Executive Assistant and her mom just voted! Election Day is Tuesday Nov. 3rd #vote #makeyourvoiceheard #vote #makeyourvoiceheard

Joselyn and Yoselin, Presencia Staff and Pod Leaders tell us what they’ve been up to with the kids at Presencia and more! 🎨🎃🧠

So much fun being had at Presencia this week!! Shout out to Presencia staff Joss (our craft and art guru) & Yoselin (our talented face painter), our amazing volunteers for helping us with all the festivities and Brookhaven Christian Church for donating all the pumpkins 🎃 @charlene.hines.33 @brookhavenchristianchurch @joselynelizabethsuazo @g.yoselinnn

All set up at Red’s Beer Garden! Come out and join us today from 12 to 3pm. Support Presencia and get some yummy food, amazing beer and hang with good people 😊❤️🍻🌭

Big thanks to the women at the @parishanglican church for volunteering their time to make jewelry, shop our goods and learn about Presencia. So good to be with you ❤️ {If you’re part of a community who would love to host Presencia for a night of jewelry making, shopping and learning send us a message!}

Be like Yoselin, and get out there and vote early! {Former program participant, Presencia staff member, Pod Leader and college student} #vote #useyourvoice #bethechangeyouwanttosee

Join us this Saturday at Red’s Beer Garden for some good food, good beer and Presencia Goods! 12-3pm

Get a FREE skeleton succulent when you make a donation to Presencia at our booth tomorrow at @unearthingfarmandmarket for their big re-opening event! We will be there from 2-8pm

We have the most AMAZING volunteers. Seriously. Not sure how we got so lucky! Angie shows up every week to help kids learn and most importantly help them feel seen, known and loved. We could use a couple more volunteers on Monday, and Wednesday 3:30-6:00pm or just for the academic hour 4-5 pm. If your are interested, send us a message ❤️

Sometimes you just need a Granny to fall asleep on. And we are so grateful Presencia can offer that ❤️

The past two weeks have been filled with wonder and gratitude here at Presencia. At the beginning of August, we were exhausted and our cash reserves were running low. From the news and in our neighborhood, we kept hearing about immigrants across the nation facing escalating violence. In our seventeen years of doing this work, we’ve been through some challenging seasons, but it was hard to see our way through this one. Still, we had hope in our community. We put out a call to let the kids in our neighborhood know that “I’ve Got Your Back” by making donations. One of our most generous donors gave a $20,000 matching gift, and we reached out to our friends and watched them respond. Last week, we surpassed our goal of $20,000! That means that, with the match, over $40,000 will be used to give love, care, and support to vulnerable immigrant youth in our neighborhood. On the heels of that generosity, our short film, Con Permiso, was selected to play at the Georgia Latino International Film Festival, so our filmmaking team got to celebrate and interact with a thriving community of storytellers from across the country and around the world. I spent some time reflecting this morning on how many people from so many different backgrounds, places, faiths, and social groups have come together to guide, sustain, and grow this work. We’re doing an important and beautiful thing together. Thank you for being part of it. Have a hope-filled weekend, Ian North Development Director

Over the summer, we got to celebrate Christmas in July with Juli and Jeff at their lake house. It was a little mini retreat as a staff to have some fun, relax and connect before we start the school year. Really grateful for friends who journey with us and share their lives with us ❤️ What a gift 🎁

Thank you beautiful community! We are so close to meeting our goal ❤️ ****$17,780 towards our $20,000*** There is still time to give and add your name to the wall and show our kids you have their back 😘 Click the link in our bio.

We are very proud of what we’re growing at Presencia! Thank you for being a part of it ❤️

Who’s ready for spooky season?! Green chalk on the hands makes for a good zombie vibe 🎃👻💀

Our film “Con Permiso” was selected for the Georgia Latino International Film festival! Way to go Ian, Marco, & Tim and all those who worked on it, sponsored it and made it happen! If you live in Atlanta, grab your tickets and come see it! 🎟️🎟️🎟️ @ian_north_atl @imtimrhodes @marco_ferral_hernandez @styled.by.dee7 @_oneduhh @katie.yax

We met up with Jean, their Director and friend of Presencia, and got a tour of the ToolBank today! They are up to so much good in Atlanta and we can’t wait to be a part of it. We are excited to start partnering ❤️ Check out their Instagram and shop there sale on Oct. 3rd 🔨🛠️🪛🪚🧰 @atltoolbank

Thank you @maggiebirgel for hosting a fabulous Pop-up Shop for Presencia today in your beautiful home! (➕Plant and Jewelry Exchange) #communitybuilding #buyjewelrydogood #host #goodgifts

To care and nurture. This is our work ❤️

Thank you friends!! We are more than half way to meeting our goal and supporting our Presencia kids in this moment. We have the opportunity to show up for them! So many more names have been added. Add yours 😊 Click the ”I’ve got your back!” link in our bio and give $25 or more to provide immigrant youth with the mentors they need to navigate the challenges they face right now.

Want to host a Presencia Pop-up Shop in your home, business, or community? Send us a message!

This items was made in Atlanta by our Presencia community. Our goods are inspired by the immigrant journey. Shop and help us accomplish our mission! Presencia is creating and cultivating mentor, peer and community relationship that equip immigrant youth to thrive and lead. 100% of the profit goes to support this good work of loving our immigrant neighbors.

Help us add more names to our board! Today one of the little girls was terrified of a fly, but don’t worry, Granny was protecting her 🙃. And two little boys were the master chefs cooking up something delicious for everyone. Thank you for helping us show up for these kids and provide the support they need ❤️ Click the link in our bio to give and have your name added to our “I’ve got your back!” wall.

Practicing mindfulness today at Presencia. Being quiet with our thoughts and aware of our body. Soaking up the warm sunshine on the porch ☀️ #mindfulness #contemplitive #kidsmindfulness #selfawareness

Celebrating your special day with friends in community…priceless 🎉🥳🧁 Happy birthday Jackson!

Our preschoolers working on their numbers and gardening yesterday 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 🪴🪏🌷

Our “I’ve got you back!” board has some new names!! Thank you beautiful community ❤️ Immigrant children are in crisis in this moment. The news of deportations, poverty, and abuse can be overwhelming, disheartening, and downright paralyzing. But we can do something good together! Having a present, supportive, and consistent adult in their life can make all the difference in a child’s sense of worth, belonging, and well-being. Our program mentors grew up in the immigrant community, and they are equipped and eager to walk with our students through this difficult moment. But they need your support to make it happen. The school year has just begun and we would love our children to all get the support and care they need. You have an opportunity to help. With a gift of $25 or more, you say to the Presencia kids: “I’ve got your back!” $25 provides one hour of mentor care for an immigrant youth. $100 supports them for a week in our program. And $500 gives them a month of connected, life-changing participation in our community. We will add your name to the list on our wall. The children will see it, walk by it and feel your love and support. They will know that they’re not alone and that there’s a generous community of donors who care. Give. Share. Do that one good thing! Link in our bio to give! #loveyourneighbor #mentorsmatter #joy #belonging #generous

Here’s one good thing you can do for immigrant children in this moment. Say “I’ve got your back!” Join us in giving kids the relationships they need to thrive and lead ❤️ Add your name to our wall! Click the link in our bio to give.

Immigrant children are in crisis right now. The news of deportations, poverty, and abuse can be overwhelming, disheartening, and downright paralyzing. But we can do something good together! Having a present, supportive, and consistent adult in their life makes all the difference in a child’s sense of worth, belonging, and well-being. Our program mentors grew up in the immigrant community, and they are equipped and eager to walk with our students through this difficult moment. But they need your support to make it happen. The school year has just begun and we would love our children to all get the support and care they need. You have an opportunity to help. With a gift of $25 or more, you say to the Presencia kids: “I’ve got your back!” $25 provides one hour of relationship-based care for an immigrant youth. $100 supports them for a week in our program. And $500 sustains them with relational, social, and emotional support they need for a MONTH. When you give, we will add your name to the list on our wall. The children will see it, walk by it and feel your love and support. They will know that they’re not alone and that there’s a generous community of donors who care. Give. Share. Do that one good thing! Click the link in our bio “I’ve got your back!”

Today our middle school students learned that self-awareness is the ability to recognize our own thoughts, feelings, behaviors, strengths, weaknesses, and impact on others. Self-awareness is a powerful foundation for leading others! #sel #socialemotionallearning #leadership

We grew a watermelon! 🍉🍉🍉 It fell off of its vine so it can’t grow anymore but we sure did enjoy holding it! There will be more. The vine has some blossoms on it.

Heads down, eyes closed, body still, listening to music and preparing their little minds to be aware of their emotions and be creative! We love partnering with @drawchange every Tuesday for art therapy at Presencia!

Made in Atlanta by our Presencia community. Our goods are inspired by the immigrant journey. Shop and help us accomplish our mission! Presencia is creating and cultivating mentor, peer and community relationship that equip immigrant youth to thrive and lead. 100% of the profit goes to support this good work of loving our immigrant neighbors.

Monday is a good day to show a little love ❤️ and share a genuine smile 😊

Doesn’t this color just make you happy? Our goods are inspired by the immigrant journey. Shop and help us accomplish our mission! Presencia is creating and cultivating mentor, peer and community relationship that equip immigrant youth to thrive and lead. 100% of the profit goes to support this good work of loving our immigrant neighbors.

Our goods are inspired by the immigrant journey. Shop and help us accomplish our mission! Presencia is creating and cultivating mentor, peer and community relationship that equip immigrant youth to thrive and lead. 100% of the profit goes to support this good work of loving our immigrant neighbors.

A window into our academic support hour at Presencia today. Working on place values and how to say large numbers.

If you gave to Presencia you helped us do all of this ❤️What will we be able to say for 2026? Make a contribution using the link in our bio and join us in loving our immigrant neighbors!

First day of the afterschool programing for Presencia was yesterday! So good to be together ❤️ We need volunteer tutors on Mondays 4-5pm (pre-k, K, 1st & 2nd), Wednesdays from 4-5pm (3rd, 4th, 5th) and Thursdays 5:30-6:30 (middle and high schoolers). Want to join us? Message us for more info and to apply!

We are super grateful for our partnership with @toweratl for keeping our pantry and fridge well stocked with fresh fruit, snacks, and meals 🍌🍏🍊We are ready for the 2026/2027 school year!

We were thrilled that our film “Con Permiso” was screened tonight as part of @bufordhighwayarts community gathering. With all the challenges facing our neighborhood, it was so good to gather and celebrate together through art, poetry, music, and film.

Miguel was one of the first kids in our program when we started in 2009! He was 13 years old. He quickly became a leader in our community and we were able to hire him as our first Program Director of the afterschool program. He worked for Presencia for four years. Now he owns his own cleaning company, and comes back weekly to serve as a volunteer for the next generation of Presencia kids. We are so proud of him and so honored to have him still part of the wonderful work we do together creating and cultivating relationships that equip immigrant youth to thrive and lead ❤️

Star volunteer of the week ✨⭐️🥁🥁🥁: Charlene ….aka “Granny” who drove kids to and from Chamblee to Roswell 5 days last week for camp at @atlantaworkshopplayers. There are many barriers that would keep these amazing kids from this experience. Transportation is one of them. But love wins the day! Through collaboration, it was possibe: from our staff that helped parents register our kids online and communicate with parents through the week, to the staff at AWP who welcomed and celebrated every child at camp, to the donors who generously give to AWP and support their beautiful life changing work, and the donors who give to Presencia to keep our staff working over the summer, we say to those odds stacked against the children of immigrants….”Our love is greater!”

And that’s a wrap! What a magical, life changing week at camp with AWP ❤️

This past week we had a strategic planning retreat facilitated by Liz Johnson and Liz Head, and hosted by Jeff and Juli Able at their lake house! It was a beautiful time of working together as founders, donors, advisors, board members, and staff to name and articulate clearly who we are as Presencia and what we are about. We are excited to share our hopes and dreams for Presencia’s growth with you soon. Big thanks to Bill Schnitzer for getting us started on this strategic planning journey! Our time was wildly productive! We ended our meeting on Friday with new shared clarity and vision for the future. We made sure to reserve a little time at the lake for just pure fun. And fun was had! @bschnitzer @katie.yax @lizjohnson79 @liz_head @ian_north_atl

This week 10 of our Presencia kids are going to Performing Arts Adventure Camp with @atlantaworkshopplayer! They are loving it! So grateful to have such wonderful partners like AWP helping our kids thrive, grow and have LOTS of fun this summer. Shout out to our amazing volunteers @miguel.martinez13 and @charlene.hines.33 for driving kids to and from camp in Atlanta traffic. Truely a labor of love ❤️ Some of the best conversations and connective moments happen on car rides 😊

The opportunity for pure fun! To scream with excitement at the top of your lungs! To experience something thrilling with friends and mentors! For many of these youth, this summer was their first time to go to six flags. Thank you Presencia supporters for making this possible ❤️

Ready for another great day of art camp with Draw Change! @jennie.drawchange @drawchange

Our kids had such a fun day at art camp with Draw Change for their Spring Break! Shout out to our brave volunteers who drove the kids to the camp and picked them up at the Goat Farm in midtown. @jennie.drawchange @drawchange

Did you know every Tuesday at Presencia, we offer art therapy for our kids in partnership with @drawchange! 🎨🖌️🖼️ {Art therapy helps children dealing with trauma by providing a safe, non-verbal outlet to process emotions, reduce stress, and rebuild a sense of safety and control. Using creative mediums like drawing, painting, or sculpting allows children to externalize traumatic memories and feelings that are often too difficult or overwhelming to articulate with words.}

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