Calvin Jackson, an 11th grader at Grady High School in Atlanta, died tragically in a shooting a few blocks from his home in Old Fourth Ward on Saturday, May 29. Just a few days earlier, his older sister graduated from Grady. His friends and family as well as his teachers are shocked at this senseless loss. In addition to being devastated, his family is further overwhelmed by a lack of funds to cover his funeral and burial expenses.

Grady Cares is sponsoring this fundraiser in order to defray these costs and show the family love and support during this tragic time. We are working directly with the funeral home and our hope is to cover all the costs associated with laying Calvin to rest.

Calvin and his four siblings all attend Grady cluster schools; Calvin attended Hope Hill Elementary, Inman Middle School and Grady, spending all his school-age years in our community.

Please consider donating to help Calvin's family during this heartbreaking time.

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More information about Grady Cares and this fundraiser, per GoFundMe's requirements: 

This fundraiser is being hosted by Linda Brenner, the leader of Grady Cares, an Atlanta-based organization with the mission of helping Grady (Midtown) High School cluster of schools' families experiencing poverty or homelessness with immediate access to food, clothing, personal supplies and other necessities. We work in partnership with the Atlanta Public Schools Foundation.

In this case, funds will be provided directly to the funeral home, R W Andrews Mortuary, 1832 Washington Rd., East Point, Ga 30344, on behalf of Calvin Jackson's family. Remaining funds will be provided to the family to cover emergency expenses. Dr. Bockman, principal of Grady High School, is the liaison between Grady Cares, this fundraiser, the funeral home and the family.