About

Vision Atlanta seeks to transform communities by identifying at-risk areas and helping at-risk youth to discover their purpose and their relational need for Jesus Christ. Our mission is to provide these youth with a culturally relevant Christian camp environment where they are free to discover self-worth and self-expression. After the camp experience, we continue to support these youth through mentoring relationships with local authorities, sports figures and support groups. The key to our success in reaching these children is to provide a relevant environment where they can have fun and experience the unconditional love of God’s grace. Camp Grace consist of three separate and unique camp experiences staffed with caring leaders, sports personalities and counselors who serve as healthy role models and who exemplify the biblical values and unconditional love of God. Our mission is preventive. We want to intercept the destructive cycle of poverty, crime, sexual misconduct and substance abuse before it begins, so the cycle can be permanently broken.

Our Staff

Dave Pridemore – Executive Director

Dave earned both undergraduate and masters degrees from Ohio State University. He later completed a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dave held management positions for 17 years with Ohio Bell and Southern Bell telephone companies. Dave is married with3 grown children and 7 grandchildren. For the past 15 years Dave has served the church in areas of Evangelism and Missions. His passion for the poor and their spiritual leaders has taken him to many different places teaching, preaching and ministering.

Adam Stanley – Director of Mentoring

Born and raised right here in metro Atlanta, Adam graduated from Kennesaw State University with a degree in Chemistry Education.  He taught in the Cobb County school system for two years until God led him to Vision Atlanta full time in August 2009 to see children’s lives transformed through intentional relationships.  Adam has worked as assistant director at Camp Grace since 2006, where he connected with the ministries that bring kids to camp.  He has mentored the same 2 boys since 2006, and the incredible things he has seen God do in him and the boys are his inspiration and source of passion for mentoring.  Adam married his high school sweetheart, Becca, and has a 1 year old girl, Jayci.  In their free time Adam and Becca enjoy spending time with the kids in Atlanta, hiking with Jayci, and volunteering at Metro Kids.  They are currently following God’s call to live in Atlanta among the children they work with and be loving neighbors in a hurting community.  To learn more about their journey to the city check out their blog at The Stanley Clan.  They were also featured in a webisode found here Broken Voices episode 3 “Jump”.

Colette Kellar – Camp Grace Director