A GATEWAY TO NEW BEGINNINGS

 “The mission of Gateway Center is to connect people experiencing homelessness with the support necessary to become self-sufficient.”

Gateway Center would like to cordially invite you to attend our 13^th Annual Human Clay event as we celebrate 20 years of proudly serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Atlanta.

The name Human Clay derives from a line in The Novels of Balzac by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac which states:

“And a conviction brings a salient indefinable beauty into faces made of the commonest human clay.”

We are proud to announce that Gateway Center’s 13th Annual Human Clay Event will be held in person at The Foundry at Puritan Mill on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. This year marks Gateway Center’s 20th anniversary a powerful milestone in our ongoing mission to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Atlanta.

For two decades, Gateway Center has been a catalyst for change, serving as a beacon of hope to approximately 8,000 individuals each year. Our vision is brought to life through opportunities that help our guests rebuild their lives and through partnerships that challenge the community to take an active role in being a Gateway to New Beginnings.

As we connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to stable housing and sustainable income, we invite the Atlanta community to adopt the mindset of Everybody Vs. Homelessness. Together, we can break down barriers, advocate for our most vulnerable neighbors, and build a stronger, more compassionate Atlanta.

“The mission of Gateway Center is to connect people experiencing homelessness with the support necessary to become self-sufficient.”

Gateway Center continues to deliver programs and services through partnerships that are designed to provide a collective impact approach to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness in transitioning to stable housing.

Auctioneer – Jordan Campbell 

Gateway Center is excited to announce that Jordan Campbell will return as our Auctioneer for Human Clay 2025. Born is his native Scotland, he excels in engaging audiences in a professional and interactive fashion. An award-winning Event & TV Host, Emcee, and Auctioneer, Jordan loves connecting with guests in a professional and lively fashion. He is passionate about getting on stage and creating a memorable rapport with audiences while truly captivating the crowd. Jordan’s charismatic and engaging personality allows his events to be lively, entertaining, fun, and professional. He is on a passionate mission to help raise revenues for non-profits while elevating their impact as they seek to change lives and make a difference in community. Jordan loves to support the causes closest to his heart, and he is driven to help them succeed in carrying out their missions. He is proud to support these wonderful nonprofits and aims to resonate their mission with guests at every event, so as to maximize the occasion and to truly engage their communities. Gateway Center is excited to have Jordan as our Auctioneer for Human Clay!

Emcee – Brigette Burnett – CEO & Founder, Choice Productions

Gateway Center is excited to announce that Brigette Burnett will return as our Emcee for Human Clay 2025. Brigette is an Emmy award-winning journalist and the CEO of Choice Productions, a traveling video production and marketing company that helps companies and organizations showcase their best online presence while outperforming competition. Before becoming an entrepreneur, a television and film producer, and casting coordinator, Brigette stepped away from a more than a decade-long career in television news as an anchor, general assignment reporter, producer, and sports photographer. She received an Emmy for a story she produced on a dancer who beat childhood cancer and an Associated Press award for her work that resulted in overturning the wrongful conviction of an innocent man. The ability to command a room and engage an audience has allowed Brigette to secure moderating roles with Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Actress Sally Field, and Actor John Cusack among others. She produces documentaries for Unsung Productions, acted as the Executive in Charge while touring with New Edition, worked on live and recorded shows, and successfully helped cast the Real Housewives of Potomac and Atlanta. Gateway Center is excited to have Brigette as our Emcee for Human Clay!

We encourage you to learn more about Gateway Center by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn and by attending Human Clay – A Gateway to New Beginnings at The Foundry at Puritan Mill on Wednesday, September 17 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

We invite you to support our cause by attending our event and by making a sponsorship commitment. If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact the Resource Development Department at fundraising@gatewayctr.org. Please see the following Sponsorship Levels and Commitment Form.

Tickets can be purchased here.