The President/Founder

CHIC was founded by Melanie D. Wofford, a single mother who is passionate about helping those who are underserved or lack access to the information, resources and technical assistance necessary to create quality community and housing programs. Melanie is a native of Buffalo, New York and is currently a student at Georgia State University, in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Melanie has one son, Jordan who plans to become the first NFL player who is also a lawyer. Melanie is very active within the community with over 15 y ears of work in the non profit arena and carries the following affiliations: Graduate and Sub Award Recipient Safe House Outreach Compassion Capital Fund Grant (www.safehouseoutreach.org) Chair, of the Adamsville Business & Community Partnership (www.adamsvillebusiness.org) Chair, Non Profit Council - Neighborhood Planning Unit T (NPUT) (www.nputatlanta.org) Graduate of the Atlanta Community Foundation - Neighborhood Fund Leadership Institute (www.atlcf.org) Graduate of GA Stand Up Policy Leaders Institute (www.standupga.org) Interim President of the GA Alliance for Workforce Development (www.gawd.org) President of the GA Alliance for the Empowerment of Homeless Youth (GAEHY) Member of the Genesis Prevention Coalition (www.genesiscoalition.net) Member of the Fulton County Restorative Board Facilitator/Trainer for Aniz, Inc - Women in prison, affected and/or infected with HIV/AIDS ( (www.aniz.org) Certified educator - AIDS 101 through Aids Atlanta 2008 (www.aidatlanta.org)