Our 45 Year Time Line
1964:  Esther Taylor gathers a concerned group of citizens to address the family planning needs of Atlantans and PPAA opens.

1972:  PPAA wins Ad Club Award. Governor Jimmy Carter proclaims a Planned Parenthood Month. Miss Lillian Carter wins Margaret Sanger Award.

1973:  Atlanta Lawyer Margie Pitts Hames argues Doe v. Bolton, a companion case to Roe v. Wade, giving women the legal right to abortion.

1979:  Dr. William Mason, PPAA’s first Medical Director, wins the Alan Guttmacher award for dedicated service.
1982: Clinic and administration move to Edgewood Ave.

1984:  Cobb Clinic opens, is firebombed, and then rebuilt.

1986:  FIRST Line after-hours counseling line starts.

1987:  Clinic opens in Lilburn.

1989:  Marches held in D.C. and Atlanta. Kitchen Cabinet is created.

1990:  Action Fund is started to engage in voter education and to mobilize pro-choice voters.

1995:  Teen Action Group begins peer health education program.

1997:  PPAA joins with East Central Georgia to form a state wide affiliate.

2000:  Kudos for Kay Gala is held to celebrate Kay Scott’s 20th year with PPG.

2001:  Emergency Contraception Connection wins award for innovation.

2004:  March for Women’s Lives brings one thousand Georgians to join one Million in D.C.      
           PPG celebrated 40th Anniversary.

2005:  Downtown Atlanta Health Center moves to Citizen's Trust Building.

2006:  Congressman John Lewis honored with PPG's Living Legend Award.

2007:  Mayor Shirley Franklin honored with PPG's Living Legend Award.

2008:  TAG wins Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award from Rollins School of Public Health and Goizueta Business School.