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Kathy Swahn of Drake House Wins 2017 Nonprofit Leader of the Year Award

The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) recently honored the many great nonprofits that make north Fulton such a great place to work and live. GNFCC is proud to celebrate and support nonprofit leaders in the community for their dedication to the service and welfare of others. The Nonprofit Leader of the Year award was created to honor these individuals for their extraordinary contributions on behalf of their organizations. This years winner was Kathy Swahn, executive director of The Drake House. Kathy is responsible for the organizational management, development and assets management for The Drake House, a crisis housing and empowerment program for local, homeless, single mothers and their minor children.

Under her administration, the organization has grown the assets to include The Drake House, a sixteen-unit apartment complex; three Drake Closet resale boutiques, located in Roswell, Alpharetta and Sandy Springs; and the recent acquisition of The Drake Village, a sixteen unit, affordable apartment community serving successful Drake House graduates.