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Con Ed I Sites 2008-2009
Introduction
Below are listed the current and future Con Ed I sites for the 2008-2009 school year. Clinical settings are generally hospital sites. Social settings are generally sites that work with social issues including incarceration, homelessness, poverty, and the elderly.
Click on the name of the site to learn more. You can view an introduction to the site supervisor, learn what a Candler student can expect to do onsite, view pictures, and get further contact information.
Clinical Settings (four sites)
- Emory University Hospital Pastoral Services: A hospital specializing in the acutely ill adult located on Emory University's campus.
- Gwinnett Medical Center: An inpatient, outpatient and emergency/trauma care facility in Lawrenceville, located 30 minutes north of Atlanta.
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Only ten minutes from campus, the Veterans Administration Hospital serves those men and women who have served in the armed forces. This facility includes a nursing care facility as well as hospital care units.
- Wesley Woods: A geriatric hospital and long-term residence for the elderly located near Emory University's campus.
Social Settings (eight sites)
- Campbell-Stone Apartments: Two affordable housing centers for senior citizens, one located in Buckhead (just north of mid-town Atlanta) and the other located 20 miles north of Atlanta near I-285.
- Emmaus House: Poverty Rights Office: A center of support for low-income persons in the People's Town neighborhood in central Atlanta.
- Metro State Prison: A 900 bed maximum-security prison for female inmates located south of central Atlanta near the airport.
- MUST Ministries: A comprehensive center serving those who are poor located 30 minutes north of Atlanta in Marietta.
- Decatur Cooperative Ministry: A faith-based cooperative serving homeless and at risk families located 15 minutes by car from Emory in downtown Decatur.
- Central Presbyterian Outreach and Advocacy Center: Directly across the street from the Georgia State Capitol, Central Presbyterian Church houses a drop-in center for persons who are homeless and an advocacy center.
- Genesis A New Life: Genesis serves homeless newborn babies and their families at two locations, one near the King Center and one located in southwest Atlanta.
- Metro Transitional Center and Helms Transitional Center: Metro Transitional Center and the Helms Transitional Center are designed as alternate facilities for housing inmates who are serving their last six months in prison. Metro Transitional Center houses female inmates while Helms Transitional Center houses male inmates.