Butler Street Community Development Corporation

Butler Street Community Development Corporation To provide innovative, enriching, community-based programs and services for the community. Every sitting Mayor of Atlanta since 1945 has spoken at the Forum.

The Butler Street Community Development Corporation began as Butler Street Young Men’s Christian Association "YMCA" in 1894. The Butler Street YMCA was founded as a place for young African-Americans to gather for recreation and it transformed into an incubator for civil rights and social change. The Butler Street YMCA and its members played integral roles in the Civil Rights movement from the very

beginning. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, Jesse Hill, Maynard Jackson, Vernon Jordan, and Ralph Abernathy are historic figures and past members of the Butler Street Y. The Hungry Club Forum was founded at the Butler Street YMCA in 1942 and became the forum for both black and white leaders to interact with the community and address the problems plaguing Atlanta and beyond. The Forum featured prominent speakers including Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, and Langston Hughes. Through its history, Butler Street’s community-based programs have included youth development, education, child care, summer camps, community programs, homeless and transitional men’s housing, skills development programs for the homeless, and much more. In 2012, the Board of Directors renamed the Butler Street YMCA and it became the Butler Street Community Development Corporation.

12/16/2014

Donation from: SFC John A Forrest (USA Retired _Veteran of Korea, WWII and Vietnam)... http://t.co/kPcU7XxUo4

11/26/2014

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10/21/2014

70s Party, November 8, 2014_ Music, Food, Drinks and Silent Auction to benefit Give A Child A Smile Christmas Party http://t.co/1sTvE4MhiI

06/20/2014

Address

17 Jesse Hill Jr Drive NE
Atlanta, GA
30303

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+14046580680

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