My name is Inger “Kookie” Coleman-Moses and I am a dedicated, dependable and determine mother, ex-wife and current business owner. What matters to me the most is the wellbeing of mine and other families. I am a DIVA; divine, inspirational, virtuous, and anointed. I enjoy spending my time with my five girls and six
granddaughters I like to take family trips, shop and go to the movies. My past time from the family is a day at the SPA.
My life started in my mother’s womb 49 years ago on July 19, 1971 when she prayed to God for another little girl. Geraldine Coleman Sheats stated when the nurses at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA brought me to her after the delivery she was in awe. She said,” Thank you God for a special little girl.” Not knowing that now my mother was speaking prophetically in my life.
I received my education from Towers High, Two years of education at Morris Brown College; Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work; my minor in Psychology from Clayton State College; Associate Degree in Paraprofessional Educational Training from DeKalb Technical Institute. I am continuing education for my Masters in Law@ Georgia Bar Association. I took a course in Philanthropy from the University of Georgia under the J. W. Fanning Institute. I was a Pre-K teacher for 11 years for the Atlanta Jewish Community Center and later became a Social Worker and Parent Educator for 5 years for Total Family and Children Services of Georgia, Inc.
I have a myriad of experiences in Social Work, Education, Para-Legal Admin and Coordinating Events. I am the
CEO/ Family Advocate, and Founder of Home Away From Home Family Resource Center, Inc, HAFH Tax
Consultants, LLC and BQR Productions, LLC. It was an anointed word from God and the motivation of my father; Robert E. Coleman, mother; Geraldine Sheats and step- mother; Ruth Coleman to start my own agency. My motto: I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me. Philippians 4:13. Then later in my career around 2010; I discovered by doing events I had a talent in the music industry and became the Senior VP for Levert Multimedia and COO/Para-Legal for Kash & Associates LLC Atlanta.
During the layoff period at my previous job; God granted me the vision, knowledge and time fulfill his duties. Our mission Home Away From Home works to provide families in crisis situation in DeKalb and Metro Atlanta with resources to better their lives by assisting with the acquisition of employment, housing, health benefits, financial assistance, and continuing education and provide advocacy in Social Security, Child Support and Juvenile/Magistrate cases.
The organization was founded January 2, 2006 when I had the experience to help Hurricane Katrina victims with resources in Dekalb and Atlanta to better their situation because most of them had no idea where to go for help. Once the crisis had subsided God showed me that there are constituents here that need resources and HAFH continued to provide the services for Dekalb and Metro Atlanta. This was an easy task for me considering that I had encountered some of the same experiences with my health, jobs, shelter, and financial situation. I found that God allow you to go through a process so your testimony can help others.
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I am a member of the former Dekalb Month of the Young Child Steering Council, President of the Parent Council @Columbia Head Start, Fair Coordinator for Brenda Jackson and Associates; I served on Taskforce for the
Homeless, Dekalb Juvenile Court Youth Diversion Program, The Black Dolls, and Chairperson for Flat Shoals Elementary Safe Routes to School and a host of other organizations. Sister to the Order of Eastern Stars Sorority and Masonry Fraternity. Later, became a member of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame. I establish membership at the Living Waters Christian Center Church on June 15, 2003 under Pastor Rodney Spencer and received my community involvement through my home church Free For All Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Pastor W.J. and currently Maria Stafford; who established ReBirth Church.
My goal in this life is to conquer my battle with Diabetes and Lupus I feel I am already on top of the world because I have lived a life with these diseases and I have yet to live to tell about it. I have a driven purpose and it is to help families in crisis that are seeking resources and referrals to local non-profit agencies enduring some of the same struggles that has gotten me to this point of my life. I will continue to walk the walk, talk the talk, and finish the course. I will stand firm and strong because I am a child of God and I am his Angel of Prosperity declared and degreed on January 15, 2012; which I survived a four- week Diabetic coma, multiple strokes and seizures. Next chapter of my life my book title” I Don’t Look Like My Story”.