Upcoming

Toiletry Drive for CHRIS 180, Inc. Through April 27. Hosts are DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling and the Decatur Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Throughout April, which is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month, both organizations are accepting toiletry donations to assist youths living in CHRIS 180 facilities. CHRIS 180 is a DeKalb County nonprofit organization that supports abused children in foster care by providing counseling, shelter, adoption services and a transitioning program for youths who have aged out of the foster system. On May 5, in recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Child Abuse Prevention Month, Coleman-Stribling will work with teen volunteers to assemble the hygiene gift packs that go into “Welcome Kits” that CHRIS 180 provides to youths when they first arrive. DeKalbSolicitorGeneral.com.

Collection baskets are located at:

■ The Office of the Solicitor-General

■ The Office of the District Attorney

■ The Clerk of Superior Court

■ State Court Probation

■Sheriff ’s Office Headquarters

■ The Marshal’s Office

■ DeKalb County Police Department – East Precinct

■ DeKalb County Police Department – South Precinct

Spring Opening Days: Decatur Farmers Market. 4 to 7 p.m. April 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 14. Free parking in church’s parking deck. Front lawn, First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. Educational chef Mercedes and the Nelligan School of Traditional Music will be there along with farmers, artisans and a children’s booth. If you swipe $10 in EBT, you get $20 to spend at the market. Stop by the Information Booth to find out more. cfmatl.org/decatur.