Drew Benton grew up on the move. His family lived in Alabama, Georgia and Canton, Ohio before settling in Woodstock, Georgia, the place he still calls home. His dad is a minister and his mom is a retired school teacher, and Drew grew up in a home that showed love to others, from the pulpit and in the classroom. Love in action was simply how his family lived.

Drew and Alicia got engaged as the clock turned midnight of the new millennium. They were high atop the Peachtree Plaza Hotel in the Sun Dial restaurant. Below them, fireworks exploded across the city of Atlanta. They married on December 30, 2000.

Alicia is the reason the family has a home and a life worth coming back to. In addition to providing a loving home for her family, she works as a hair stylist in Roswell, Georgia.

Their daughter Emma is a UGA graduate who works in risk management for State Farm. She married a fellow UGA grad who also happens to be named Drew. Now when someone calls for Drew, two heads turn. He is a pre-med student pursuing his M.D.

Their daughter Aven is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree. Like her dad, she is an artist. She is exploring her passions in life as she is completing her schooling.

Everything else grows out of that. Drew has spent more than twenty-five years putting love into action. He founded Refuge Ministries in 2003, directed Safehouse Outreach, and on September 9, 2009 founded Project Live Love, where he serves as Founder & Chief Lover. He is also J. Drew Benton, an artist with a BA in Fine Art; a writer at work on two books and the “So Today…” Journal; and, starting January 23, 2027, the host of The Homeless Show. LIVE LOVE is his mantra, and it's tattooed on his hands.