On Saturday, January 21, 2023, our founder and president, Crystal Perry was awarded the 2022 Carl G. Rhodenizer Community Service by the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce.

The Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala is the premier Chamber event that attracts the region's top business leaders and executives. The festivities include a cocktail reception, followed by dinner, installation of the new Board of Directors and special award presentations. 

Congratulations to all of the award winners at the 69th Annual Gala.
2022 Chairman's Award: Charisse Braxton, Kaiser Permanente and Jack Hancock, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
2022 Ambassador of the Year Award: Mitch Johnson, Primerica
2022 Small Business of the Year: Margaret Lee, DesignStyles & Co. Dream Center
2022 Carl G. Rhodenizer Community Service Award: Crystal Perry, Melanated Pearl Corporation
2022 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ronald E. Dodson, Mayor of Lake City, Georgia

The Melanated PEARL INC has placed over 150 individual/families that identify as displaced, unhoused, and or homeless. Using ERAP 1 Funding, our organization is working to explore and locate traditional and non traditional housing stability options for our clients.

• FY5 | December 2022, our founder requested that our Board of Directors consider adding wraparound services as an extension of the financial payment and temporary placement. The requested was approved and we offically launched Moblie Monday on January 2, 2023. 
  

At the Melanated PEARL INC, we believe that wraparound services should be designed to provide comprehensive, personalized supports and resources so that individuals and families are able to address the complex issues and challenges that often accompany homelessness and can interfere with obtaining long-term housing stability.

On November 9, 2022 our organization was approved to distribute ERAP funding in Clayton County, GA. 

If you or someone you know are in need of rental assistance or need support with housing stability please complete the following steps. 

PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN YOU REPLY. 
Emergency Rental Assistance Process 

1. Step One: Check Your Eligibility​- https://relief.claytoncountyga.gov/eligibility-confirmation
   
2. Step Two: If you ARE Eligible, You must submit an application in Neighborly. https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/ERAP-CLAYTONCOUNTYGA/Participant#
   
3. Step Three: Send Melanated Pearl Corporation - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8BZfkodMNVpiMKa2Ky27uRS3EG7Z4gh2lIL9WvVpTGuCGKA/viewform 

Join our email list:

• Name
• Address 
• Case ID Number 
• Amount Owed
• Landlord Information 

PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN YOU REPLY. 
Once you have completed steps 1-3, a representative will contact you within 48 hours to schedule next steps and confirm payment to your landlord. 
If you already have an application in Neighborly or have a Case ID number, please skip to step 3. 

In preparation for the online application please gather: 
Tenants must provide:

• Valid Photo ID for applicant
• Contact information including your email address and phone number
• Proof of income (Paystubs, 2020 taxes, W2 or signed declaration)
• Copy of the Lease Agreement OR written attestation from a Verifiable Landlord or Management
• Eviction notice, late notice or dispossessory (if applicable)
• Past due water/sewer, gas, electric, or internet utility notice(s)
• Documentation of unemployment or loss of income since March 2020
• Documentation of any previous rental assistance received since March 13, 2020
• Any other documentation that indicates risk of homelessness

Landlords must provide:

• Valid W-9 payment to the owner of the rental property
• Rent Ledger & Lease Agreement
• SSN or Tax ID Number for the landlord or rental property owner/company
• Contact information including your email address and phone number

Landlords must confirm:

• Any late or rental arrears submitted for consideration are for Clayton County properties only
• If tenant(s) receives a rental subsidy and the subsidy amount

We look forward to working with you. 

The Gwinnett Chamber is celebrating women in leadership with the fifth annual MOXIE Awards!
MelanatedPearl.org founder, Crystal Perry was the proud finalist in the Greater Good and Pay It Forward award categories. Melanated Pearl Corporation
Winners were be announced in real-time at the MOXIE Awards on August 31, 2022
We are truly honored to be named amongst so many phenomenal women!
The Moxie Awards recognizes women who are making it happen. This two-part program will begin with a keynote speaker and concluded with the presentation of the Moxie Awards. #MoxieAwards #leadership #melanatedpearl
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to support!
🎬Tuesday, August 30th at 12:00pm ET
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Help spread the word. MelanatedPearl.org is on a mission to educate, uplift, and empower by increasing parent engagement via the PEARL Pack FatherHood Program.
Our goal is to help 100 GA fathers meet community service|volunteer requirements and up to 100 Community Service Hours through documented positive parent engagement activities.

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Special Announcement 📣 from MelanatedPEARL.org #blackexcellence #melanatedpearl
Check out PAGE 75 #USAToday #MelanatedPearl
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The HEARTwork Better Health DIABETES Initiative launched with the understanding that people in Georgia are not confident about their health, and therefore they can’t be confident about their future.

We’re on a mission to educate, uplift, and empower by creating hot showers for those without daily access to water. Our Summer Showers program aims to change the stigma around the issue of the unhoused and homelessness, and bring the experiences out of the shadows. When you help provide showers for those in need, you’re helping restore dignity, confidence, and opportunity. Each guest receives shampoo, soap, hygiene kit, a towel, and 15 minutes of privacy. The most important part of mobile hygiene is not simply giving guests a shower–it is the way the unhoused guests are treated.

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The Mother of P.E.A.R.L. Housing Initiative and Eviction Prevention Program: offers financial support to assist displaced women or families facing eviction secure safe and affordable housing. With the help of volunteers, Melanated PEARL Corporation will work with women and families to provide financial assistance that will serve to bridge a short-term economic shortfall in rent, utility, and/or security deposit payments at no cost to the participants.