Attachment Parenting International is an Alpharetta-based foundation that promotes parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents for life so they can take those bonds with them into their adult lives and share them with their children, who can do the same through a life cycle of compassion and connection. A 501c3 non-profit organization supported by memberships, donations, and volunteers, API accomplishes a great deal with efficiency, incurring only minimal expenses by employing a small staff, engaging a large devoted volunteer base, and managing the organization in a virtual office environment.
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Sober Living America is an Atlanta-based non-profit organization on a mission to educate students and their friends about addiction, and to bring affordable sober living facilities to families in need. Sober Living America offers an affordable alternative to conventional treatment, providing same day admission, housing, recovery, transportation, and career development.
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The Charles Johnson Foundation has a two-fold mission: To provide opportunities for under-serviced youth to reach their full potential through athletic, recreational, and educational programs and initiatives; and to provide support for single African American mothers through proven programs and initiatives. The Foundation's geographic focus area is Middle Georgia.
Send donations to:
Charles Johnson Foundation
PO Box 432
Rosemount, MN 55068

2017

The Carpenter House supports the development of healthy homes and environments for low income children to thrive and reach their highest potential for academic success. Achieved through a holistic approach that provides access to outstanding mentors, enriching activities and organized sports to youth while creating a gateway to deliver multigenerational resources, such as nutrition and financial literacy, that aim to break down barriers to creating healthy homes. Our goal is to invest in, build and inspire communities of change. The Carpenter House aims to strengthen and empower families from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing access to resources, activities and structured environments that enable them to reach their highest academic and economic potential. We are committed to delivering services that rebuild communities through education, financial literacy, and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
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The Houston Food Bank is taking donations to help feed those who’ve been displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
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The American Red Cross is currently taking donations to help with relief from Hurricane Irma.
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Read with Malcolm is a youth literacy initiative supporting Share the Magic Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of reading and book ownership among students in Title I schools and underserved communities. It advances the literacy celebration of Malcolm Mitchell, former Dawg and now Super Bowl champion representing the New England Patriots.
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Athens Area Homeless Shelter provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence. The Athens Area Homeless Shelter, Inc. (AAHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving homeless individuals and families in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. AAHS was established in 1986 and was formally incorporated in 1990.
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UNICEF USA is mobilizing to get immediate, critical support — Emergency Relief Kits — to the children of Puerto Rico. A donation of just $28 will provide a kit containing basic, essential supplies such as water purification tablets, a water bucket with lid, water containers, soap, toothpaste, detergent and sanitary pads. The supplies will help children and their families keep clean and healthy, protecting them from diseases that can occur after the loss of equipment and infrastructure and the disruption of a safe water supply. 90% of every dollar spent goes directly to helping children.
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The mission of The Ark is the same today as it was when it first opened its doors back in 1989: to continue to fulfill the vision of its founders by being an efficient, effective way for the religious community to pool resources and help people find self-sufficiency with hope and self-respect in the face of economic hardship. The Ark acts as an advocate for neighbors (the term used for The Ark's clients) and offers help using its own funds, as well as monies, services and resources from other social service agencies and private charities in the community. The assistance our neighbors receive from The Ark prevents homelessness and loss of utilities. The Ark serves the low-income citizens of Athens Clarke and surrounding counties who are facing financial emergencies and are struggling to meet life's basic needs. These include people who are working in one or more low-wage jobs, disabled or elderly and living on fixed incomes, facing increasing costs of living, stagnant wages and a lack of affordable housing and often without a network of support. Many of our neighbors live paycheck to paycheck, making difficult choices on a daily basis among rent, utilities, food, health care, day care and so much more. An unexpected expense can throw these families into financial crisis. When that happens, many of these people turn to the Ark. Since opening in 1989, the Ark has provided over $1,000,000 in financial assistance to over 35,000 individuals and families in need and continues to serve as an extension of over 30 local religious congregations representing different religious traditions. These congregations support The Ark with financial and human (volunteer) resources.
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Camp Red Clay is a summer writing camp for rising 3rd-12th graders.  Students will work on a variety of written pieces, and the camp will culminate in a Writer's Cafe during whih students will read their favorite pieces from the week. Camp Red Clay is a program offered by the Red Clay Writing Project, which is The University of Georgia's site of the National Writing Project and promotes writing education for youth and adults. Donations will be applied to students' enrollment costs, materials, and snacks.
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The Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fun is a non-profit education and advocacy organization founded by breast cancer survivors. GBCC focuses the attention of Georgians on the epidemic proportions of breast cancer, working diligently to bring together individuals and organizations with a commitment to ending this devastating disease. Since 1994, GBCCF has been instrumental in breast cancer education and advocacy work, remaining dedicated to making a difference for the nearly 9,000 Georgians who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
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Warrick Dunn Charities was created from the belief that a better future starts with hope. We are dedicated to strengthening and transforming communities by combating poverty, hunger and improving the quality of life for families and children. We help families thrive academically, socially, and economically. Its mission is to provide hope and healing to communities through innovative programming inspired by our Founder's life journey. Warrick Dunn Charities, a 501(c)(3) recognized nonprofit, has helped single parents and children thrive academically, socially and economically. Warrick Dunn started Homes for the Holidays in 1997 during his rookie year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The program is a tribute to his mother, Betty Smothers, a Baton Rouge police officer, who as a single-mother of six, worked tirelessly to achieve the American dream of owning her own home. While working a second job as a security guard, she was ambushed and killed. Ms. Betty was never able to realize her dream.Warrick Dunn, former all-pro running back and philanthropist, began Homes for the Holidays during his rookie season in the NFL to honor his late mother, Betty Smothers. Since 1997, thousands of children and families have benefited from programs activated by NFL great Warrick Dunn.
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Nuci's Space was established to end the epidemic of suicide and to inspire a culture free of the stigma attached to brain illnesses and its sufferers by supporting a community-wide effort that focuses on education, prevention and access to appropriate treatment. Its mission is to prevent suicide. With a focus on musicians, Nuci's Space advocates for and helps to alleviate the suffering for those living with a brain illness and fights to end the stigma of mental illness. To accomplish our mission, Nuci's Space maintains a health and resource center for musicians as a safe space to seek support and guidance, provides access to affordable, obstacle-free professional care, actively participates in treatment and educates about awareness, prevention and the risk factors of brain illnesses. Nuci's Space, and all those who represent the organization, will champion a culture of kindness and support to all in our community and maintain the highest standards of caring in all that we do through Nurturing | Understanding | Compassion | Insight.
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REACH Georgia is the state's first public-private needs-based scholarship program. REACH Georgia (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) provides Georgia's low-income, academically promising students with the academic, social, and financial support needed to graduate from high school, access college, and achieve post-secondary success. REACH is a key component of Complete College Georgia, which focuses on college completion to improve Georgia's future prosperity. This needs-based scholarship and youth development program has attracted support from diverse funding sources and donations are doubled and, in some cases, tripled, by partnering Georgia colleges.
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Fernando Velasco’s Right CHOICES program, standing for Christ Humility Opportunity Integrity Character Education Success. Right CHOICES seeks to connect youth with opportunities that promote academic excellence and character development through athletics. Right CHOICES desires to help all youth participants, but with special attention to middle and high school athletes, aiming to help youth prepare for their futures by understanding the choices they make and how they can impact their futures. The foundation believes that with the proper village, all of our youth can make positive choices that create a lifetime of success.
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Camp DIVE (Discover, Inquire, Voice, Explore) is a partnership between the Clarke County School District, the UGA College of Education, and the Athens-Clarke County community. The purpose of Camp DIVE is to provide an engaging and enriching summer experience for students in grades K-8, while also giving UGA students the opportunity to work with children and youth from the Athens community. Students at Camp DIVE: Discover their potential, Inquire about the world, Voice their ideas, and Explore their community. Camp DIVE is offered to students at no charge and runs for 4 weeks during the summer, Monday-Thursday. Daily programming is provided by UGA faculty and students, CCSD teachers, and special guest instructors.
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2018

Build for Devon provides financial support for Devon Gales, Southern University football player who suffered a terrible injury in Sanford Stadium that left him paralyzed. UGA fans have adopted Devon as a Dawg for Life, yet his needs extend well beyond emotional support. Marshall Morgan's mother Dana has said, "Georgia Nation showed their support in a big way after the accident. Those funds went to paying for living expenses such as an apartment in Atlanta, for Tish and Devon. They needed to be near the Shepherd Center. Then six months after the tragedy, two brothers stepped up and presented Devon with a promise at a UGA press conference. They looked at the Gales and said, "We are going to build you a house." They also said in the same press conference (which can be viewed on YouTube), "we'e not going to leave you." One year later they broke their promise and they did leave them and the Gales never said a word. After the brothers backed out.. a house fund was started. The non-profit fund has approximately $130,000. in it. To build the kind of house Devon needs require it is estimated to be in the $500,000. range. This G-DAY can we make this home a reality for this family? I believe with all my heart we can if everyone gives whatever they are able to give. No gift is to small…this house needs to happen. Please don't wait for someone else who has more money to do it because that someone else may never do it." Please help his recovery by making a donation below and helping to give him a shot at the best possible life.

The Atlanta Community Food Bank works with more than 600 nonprofit partners—including food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers—to distribute over 60 million meals to more than 755,000 people in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. ACFB is a member of Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. DONATE HERE

The Sparrow's Nest is a Christian ministry center for those in need. Centrally located on a busy downtown street, our two story facility includes meeting and dining rooms, laundry and shower facilities, and space to organize and distribute clothing and food. A small staff and a large team of volunteers minister to those in need through weekday ministries rather than through traditional Sunday meeting and worship activities. The Sparrow's Nest is a place where those in need can find help in a Christ-centered environment: a hot meal or a bag of groceries shared in love; showers and laundry facilities for the homeless; donated clothing for the needy, and vibrant ministries to at-risk children and youth. Christians and churches from across the community are able to get involved in a variety of ways. Individuals can volunteer on an occasional or regular basis. Church groups can prepare and serve a meal and interact with those who come in a safe environment. The Sparrow's Nest offers opportunities to serve, to donate, and to share love and hope in both word and deed. DONATE HERE

Serving 53 counties and more than 4.6 million people, the American Red Cross Eastern North Carolina Region is comprised of the Cape Fear, Central North Carolina, Northeastern North Carolina, Sandhills, and Triangle Area Chapters. Help people affected by Hurricane Florence. DONATE HERE

The Palmetto SC Region of the American Red Cross provides vital services to the residents of South Carolina including disaster relief, health and safety classes, blood collection for hospitals and services to the armed forces. Help people affected by Hurricane Florence. DONATE HERE

The American Diabetes Association fights the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes by funding research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes, delivering services to hundreds of communities, providing credible information, and giving voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. DONATE HERE

The Young Urban Farmers Program was established in 2013 by the Athens Land Trust in partnership with the Clarke County School District (CCSD). Since its inception, the program has expanded from working solely with Classic City High School to collaborating with all 3 CCSD high schools. To date, the program has provided over 100 high school students with sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship education, work experience and personal development. The goal of the Young Urban Farmers program is to help Clarke County youth develop valuable, transferable skills that will enhance confidence and competence as they prepare to enter the competitive workforce. YUF experience a full year of farm life at Athens Land Trust's two urban farms. DONATE HERE

Help people affected by Hurricane Michael. Your donation enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster. DONATE HERE

The mission of Hosea Helps is to investigate and then raise public awareness about the many problems that are facing families and individuals that are at-risk of slipping into poverty or that are living in poverty, and then to mobilize financial resources, products, and volunteers to solve those problems, or to ease the burden that these problems cause. DONATE HERE

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, which collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The principal Toys for Tots activity which takes place each year is the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located. In communities without a Reserve Unit, the campaign can be conducted by a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally veteran Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign. Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of activities throughout the year, which include golf tournaments, foot races, bicycle races and other voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toys and monetary donations. DONATE HERE

The Oconee Rivers Audubon Society, a group of people brought together by a love of birds and nature. Our chapter consists of over 350 members representing a diversity of ages and birding skills. We strive to promote conservation and provide a voice for environmental issues. We also provide a forum for the exchange of information via monthly newsletters and meetings. Oconee Rivers Audubon organizes several local conservation projects each year, such as putting up nest boxes for various species. We also give monthly public presentations on subjects related to birds, nature, and conservation. DONATE HERE

American Red Cross November 2018 Wildfires Response. Deadly wildfires are burning in both northern and southern California, threatening residents, homes and businesses, forcing entire communities to evacuate. The American Red Cross is on the ground, providing shelter, food and comfort for people forced to leave their homes with little notice. The Camp Fire has burned more than 11,300 acres and is 25% contained. This fire has been called the most destructive in the state's history based on the more than 6,400 structures destroyed. The fire still threatens 15,000 additional homes. DONATE HERE

Atlanta Mission serves the needs of the 7,000 homeless people in the Atlanta community. While many of them find shelter most nights, as many as 2,000 of them are considered unsheltered, leaving 2,000 men, women, and children living on the streets. The number of people in homeless families is on the rise, making up one-fifth of the local homeless population. Atlanta Mission works to end homelessness, one person at a time, via a holistic approach that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of its guests. They have five facilities, each serving the needs of different segments of the homeless population, including men, women, and children who have lost jobs, been evicted, suffered abuse, battled addictions, experienced mental illness, and faced other challenges to living in stable homes. DONATE HERE

U-Lead Athens is a group of United, Unafraid, Undefeated, Un(der)documented Leaders in Athens, Georgia. Our goal is equal access to higher education for students of immigrant families who are in or have recently graduated from high school. As U-Lead students we pursue that goal, along with our public school, university, and community mentors and allies, by 1) studying for college entrance exams, 2) applying to colleges and scholarships that will accept students of varying documentation status, and 3) finding financial support for attending institutions of higher education. DONATE HERE

2019

Camp Sunshine enriches the lives of Georgia's children with cancer and their families through year-round recreational, educational and support programs. Camp Sunshine is committed to providing opportunities for normal development for all children with cancer throughout their journey and bringing together those with similar experiences to share and draw strength from one another amid common understanding. DONATE HERE

The Athens Area Emergency Food Bank, which meets the food needs for one week for families or individuals who live in Athens-Clarke County who are faced with emergencies upon referral by an approved agency. A family is entitled to another week's supply within six months, again with an approved referral. It is not the purpose of this agency to duplicate the services of any existing church or governmental agency, but to supplement and coordinate where desirable. DONATE HERE

Books for Keeps (BFK), which since 2009 has given more than 260,000 books to children from low-income families in grades Pre-K through 12. For 11 months of the year, we collect, inspect, sort, and box books, only to give them all away each May. Books we can't use are sold at our annual BFK Book Sale each August. Books for Keeps' primary program is a research-based effort to end "summer slide," the learning loss suffered by many children when they are away from school. Children from low-income families are disproportionately affected by this loss, often due to a simple lack of access to books. Many children cannot or do not access their public libraries for reasons related to geography, transportation, or something as simple as an inability to pay fines for lost books. By middle school, the children from these families may be three grade-levels behind their peers. That gap is nearly insurmountable, and negatively affects their chances of graduating high school. Books for Keeps bridges the gap by giving them high-quality, exciting books with contemporary titles. It's a strategy proven to have a similar impact to attending summer school, but at a fraction of the cost. DONATE HERE

The Kirby Smart Family Foundation will help those people encountering hardships in our community. The Kirby Smart Family Foundation enthusiastically supports those battling misfortune so that they can become victors over their circumstances. Their mission: To be champions in our community by supporting and giving back to needy children and families facing adversity. DONATE HERE

The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide immediate shelter and guidance to homeless families with children, due to the impact of misfortunes upon their lives. Once accepted into our program, IHNA provides food, shelter, daycare, and transportation as needed. IHNA helps to create structure out of chaos by implementing a goal-oriented plan so that those desperately in need can focus beyond daily survival, to a life of stability. IHNA is part of the national Family Promise network that includes more than 200 IHNs in 43 states, and has served over a half million guests since its inception in the 1980's. DONATE HERE

FoodFinder is a safe, secure and award-winning mobile and web app that gives food-insecure children and their families a way to find free food assistance programs quickly. A news story that ran in 2013 started it all. This segment profiled two children who were living out of truck with their father. They were forced to live there because medical bills for the children's late mother cost the family everything. One, a 12-year-old girl, and her brother, 10 years old, looked like normal kids. Even so, they had to get ready for school in the bathrooms of public libraries and gas stations. They didn't always have food to eat every night. Even as the economy was improving after the Great Recession, the problems facing the least fortunate in America had not improved at all. Jack Griffin, a Georgia high school student at the time, saw this news story and decided to do something about it. He wanted to help kids like the ones he saw on TV but around where he went to school and around where he lived. He initially searched online for places to volunteer at, but the results he found weren't what he was expecting. His search ended up at a bunch of confusing websites, none of which gave him a clear answer as to how, when, or where he could help. This seemed entirely more complicated than it needed to be. Jack thought to himself, "What if I was a kid who actually needed the help that these shelters and pantries offer?" He then had a peculiar idea. Instead of volunteering somewhere, maybe I could help families in need by making it as easy as it should be to find food pantries, kitchens, and shelters. And that's how FoodFinder was born. DONATE HERE

Foreverfamily serves children in Georgia and nationwide who are separated from their parents by prison bars. Foreverfamily works to ensure that, no matter what the circumstances, all children have the opportunity to be surrounded by the love of family. Our organization focuses on providing services to children with incarcerated parents and their families. After 30 years, we are more committed than ever to our mission. We anxiously anticipate strengthening our relationships in the community to serve our children and families in new, innovative ways in 2018. DONATE HERE

Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer was founded by Jay and Teresa Abbott after Teresa's 18 month fight against Breast Cancer. Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer's goal is to fight Breast Cancer through early detection and assistance to women in need who may not have the resources to get the services they need to fight this disease. With the help of UGA Football Coach Mark Richt and the UGA Football Team in 2004, the 1st Annual Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer Charity Golf Tournament was organized by Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer. DONATE HERE

Feeding America is the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Thanks to donations and support from businesses, government organizations and individuals like you, the Feeding America network of food banks, pantries and meal programs serve virtually every community in the United States — 46 million people, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. DONATE HERE

Your contribution to WUGA helps the station expand and deepen its service to the community. The Fund helps provide staff development opportunities through participation in professional conferences and training. Staff members in news, engineering, programming, operations and business disciplines are able to increase their knowledge and expertise in many facets of public broadcasting, thanks to your support of the 1987 Club. WUGA's community outreach enriches the lives of citizens in this area though special events. Many events are developed in partnership with non-profit service organizations and other events are focused on visits of national public radio broadcasts to the Athens area. Programs such as Mountain Stage, eTown, Marketplace, New Letters on the Air and Story Corps bring their productions to Athens, thanks to your contributions. DONATE HERE

Cobb Police Athletic League (PAL) is a charitable non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of young people ages 4-18. Cobb PAL focuses on juvenile crime prevention through athletic and recreational activities. Through the various athletic and recreational activities these youth are surrounded with the positive influences of adults, police officers, and volunteers in a controlled, supervised environment. The PAL program helps expand public awareness about the role of a police officer and the strengthening of the responsible principles and attitudes instilled in young people by their parents. The Cobb PAL organization is a great example of providing a positive environment for youth to interact with police. Cobb PAL specifically encourages children who have never had the opportunity to participate due to an inability to pay the costs often associated with organized sports. Police officers serve as coaches and mentor the children and in the first season alone, logged over 500 volunteer hours. Since its establishment in 2011, Cobb PAL has experienced overwhelming support from the local community and was asked to expand its programs. Cobb PAL now offers a competitive track program, a football camp, midnight basketball, baseball camp, soccer camp, stepping, martial arts, and mentoring. DONATE HERE

CURE Childhood Cancer is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research while supporting patients and their families. The Atlanta-based charity is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, IRS identification number 58-1244138. Since CURE's beginnings in 1975, we have raised millions of dollars to advance promising research, lobbied for important legislation and provided tangible support to thousands of childhood cancer patients and their families. DONATE HERE

Extra Special People serves individuals with behavior disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism, Asperger's, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Spina Bifida, and many more in the Watkinsville area. ESP is the legacy of one woman who had a passion for children and young people with special needs, and a vision of a place where they and their families could focus on their abilities instead of their disabilities. Martha Wyllie founded ESP in 1986, offering high-quality affordable programs for "people with different abilities." ESP runs weekend and after-school programs, family support programs, and events in addition to summer camp. After a 5 year capital campaign, ESP opened the doors on a 14,000 sq. ft. facility in Watkinsville in June of 2016. Everyday, ESP continues to provide a safe place that individuals with disabilities can call their own. DONATE HERE

It is the mission of the Georgia Lions' Camp for the Blind, Inc. to provide personal growth experiences for children, teens and adults with visual impairments through the use of recreation, education, socialization and rehabilitation in an outdoor setting. The camp objectives are ​to foster the desire for participation in all camp activities ​to develop in campers, a sense of responsibility and respect for others. to provide the opportunity to develop a more positive attitude toward their disability ​to enable the camper to learn to accept ways of competing and cooperating with others ​to stimulate in campers greater independence , self reliance, resourcefulness, and initiative ​to help the camper learn new skills and to explore one's individual abilities ​to encourage participation in, and shared responsibilities of a democratic society ​to provide opportunities for understanding and appreciation through an awareness of the natural surroundings ​to aid the camper to achieve self-realization, self-fulfillment and personal identity ​to provide an opportunity for campers to have FUN.
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Rettsyndrome.org provides information and opportunities to support treatment for Rett syndrome, a rare non-inherited genetic postnatal neurological disorder that occurs primarily in girls and more rarely in boys. Rett syndrome leads to severe impairments, affecting nearly every aspect of the child's life. Rett syndrome is an incredibly complex disorder that will require a multi-pronged approach to treat and cure. Our unwavering strategy focuses on treatment medications, gene therapy and neuro-habilitative therapies, and we are bringing the first and only treatment that addresses the underlying biology for Rett syndrome into the final phase of clinical testing.
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Tapestry Public Charter School offers an inclusive, individualized learning environment that is academically engaging, both for neuro-typical students and those on the autism spectrum, and to create a positive school culture that empowers all students to take possession of their innate talents and become creative builders of their own futures. Tapestry provides a rigorous and enriching education for a neurodiverse student body in grades 6-12, thereby creating an inclusive, innovative, and replicable academic model.
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2020

Doc's Healing Hives Veteran's Apiary was established when Tim Doherty redeployed from Afghanistan in 2016 and had a shoulder and a bicep that would need five surgical repairs to be fixed. As he waited for surgery to be approved and scheduled, he began to experience the symptom of Transition Disorder and PTSD; meanwhile he had the opportunity to work with his sister as she cared for her honey bees at Redoubt Farm. He has founded a non-profit, Doc's Healing Hives and Honey Inc. to help veterans through the therapeutic power of beekeeping. Each veteran admitted into the program will receive beekeeping equipment and training, a colony of honey bees, a beehive, and mentorship. Tim is requesting donations to establish the apiary where they will have a safe bee yard to raise ten colonies of honeybees. These honey bees will be donated from bee removal companies or captured swarms. Please help other veterans heal.
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The mission of Norcross-based Helping Mamas is to connect helping mamas to mamas needing help. They serve as the baby supply bank for Georgia. Helping Mamas collects and distributes essential items for children of low-income parents, providing a rare coordinated effort to provide baby essentials to needy families. They serve over 15,000 children a year and have donated over a million basic essentials to women and children in need. In addition to providing diapers, clothing, and other essentials, Helping Mamas provides safe sleep education and car seat safety and is partnering with other agencies to reduce sudden infant death syndrome and infant mortality rates. Helping Mamas is a nonprofit organization and 501c3 organization and contributions are tax deductible.
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Cobb Schools Foundation Teacher Impact Grants support a teacher's classroom dream to find ways to make learning interesting and lasting for their students. Often their dreams simply do not make it into the school's annual budget. Cobb Schools Foundation Teacher Impact Grants can help make classrooms more challenging by providing teachers with the funds they need to meet their instructional needs and goals. Grant requests focus on STEAM, character, leadership, world languages, performing arts, and more. You can direct your giving to a particular school, a program or scholarship, or where need is greatest.
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Sweetwater Mission offers food and clothing assistance to low-income residents of Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.Many families are just one life crisis away from being propelled into poverty. Sweetwater Mission is committed to battle the effects of poverty to stabilize families and help move them into a more abundant life. They are a coalition of local churches, businesses, civic groups, and caring individuals dedicated to providing food, clothing, family support, work training, and life skills.
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Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta provides programming through their Center, School, and Community based program partnerships throughout Greater Atlanta. They focus on the development of the whole girl, teaching her to value herself, take risks, and discover and develop her inherent strengths. The combination of long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programming equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers, and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. Informed by girls and their families, they also advocate for legislation and policies to increase opportunities and rights for all girls.
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The mission of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow through the philanthropic support of individual donors, charitable foundations and corporations. Every day, lifesaving work happens at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta—from pediatric cancer treatments and organ transplants to fracture care and appendectomies. The Children's Foundation relies on volunteers in the hospitals and in the community. Each year, in-hospital volunteers donate more than 127,000 hours of their time and community volunteer groups raise millions for Children's through fundraising activities and events. As a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing high-quality pediatric care, they depend on the generous support of donors. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) organization, gifts to which may be deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
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Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) is a private nonprofit located in Atlanta whose mission is to promote self-sufficiency and equity for immigrants, refugees, and the underprivileged through comprehensive health and social services, capacity building, and advocacy. Founded on the belief that people need people, CPACS is the first, largest and oldest organization in the Southeast to focus on issues and concerns of Asian Americans, especially women, children and families with low incomes. Although CPACS has a unique capacity to serve Asians, it has evolved to provide services that benefit the entire community.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta seeks to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Nearly half a million children in Metro Atlanta live in communities with low or very low child well-being. BBBSMA's mission is to recruit volunteers to become mentors to children facing adversity. Their goal is to serve more children and increase positive outcomes by matching them with an adult who will ignite their full potential. They view mentors and mentorship a little differently than other organizations. In a world of causes, they make a difference by creating professionally supported one-to-one matches for kids who want to realize their full potential. More than offering advice, they help build meaningful connections for a bigger future.
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LaAmistad, which simply means the friendship, is the premier organization serving Latinos in Atlanta. With a nurturing environment, rooted in a fundamental belief in the power of friendships and relationships, they foster academic excellence and help students, parents and families to achieve a better quality of life. LaAmistad was established in Atlanta in 2001 by Bill Maness. Serving as the director of the Gym at Peachtree Presbyterian Church at the time, he noticed a need for neighborhood children to have a safe place to improve their academics and develop strong character. In 2006 LaAmistad became a 501©3 non-profit to provide exceptional educational and life-enrichment services to children and their families. Today LaAmistad has grown into a holistic program that includes afterschool tutoring, parent education, English for Successful Living classes, and summer enrichment activities.
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Live Healthy & Thrive Youth Foundation, Inc. is an Atlanta-based not-for-profit organization that helps children develop healthy life styles, with a special emphasis on reducing obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. LHTYF provides services such as Healthy Kids and Gardens Are For Kids that promote health, exercise, and nutrition; and competitions such as the Pinnacle Youth Scholarship Fund designed to support studies in health-oriented fields.
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Advocates for Children is a non-profit organization committed to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Through our umbrella of programs, they strive to one day help create a world where all children are respected and loved, happy and thriving. Their goal is to bring hope and comfort to more than 3,000 children and families every year in Bartow County, and surrounding North Georgia areas.
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Youth Empowerment Through Learning, Leading and Serving empowers youth to rise as active, healthy, and productive servant-leaders within their communities. Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving, Inc. (YELLS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit youth development organization based in the Franklin Gateway community of Marietta, Georgia. By providing youth with marketable skills, support, and opportunities, they inspire them to invest in themselves, in their educations, and in their communities. Whether they are kindergartners or high schoolers, YELLS youth participate in innovative programs that combine mentorship, character development, academic achievement, community involvement, and service learning. From Afterschool Program participants who learn that daily acts of kindness can be fun, to Mentoring Program participants who are inspired and inspire in turn, to Community Action Café participants who have made successful government proposals to shape the identity of their community, YELLS youth receive support from the programs but also shape them as they assert their voices as community leaders. YELLS provides a safe haven for youth in the Franklin Gateway neighborhood while empowering them with the skills, resources, and character they need to serve as effective leaders and community members. Leadership workshops, arts enrichment, recreational activities, and academic support all work together, along with parent workshops and engagement, to build assets for youth and to promote stronger, healthier communities.
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2021

Family Promise of Athens.
The mission of Family Promise of Athens is:
To mobilize our community to help families in crisis situations of homelessness achieve sustainable independence.
Family Promise of Athens, Inc. (formerly the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens, Inc.) is a non-profit organization committed to providing immediate shelter and guidance to families with children who are facing or experiencing the crisis of homelessness. We have a threefold approach - Preventing, Sheltering, and Sustaining.
Preventing. We assist families who are at risk of becoming homeless by providing case management, resources, and referrals to community partners. We recently hired a Homeless Diversion Coordinator to lead our efforts in preventing crisis homelessness for families in our service area.
Sheltering. Once accepted into our shelter program, Family Promise of Athens provides food, shelter, daycare, transportation, case management, and other resources each family may need using our vast network of congregational hosts and volunteers. With their basic needs provided in a caring and safe environment, our families are able to recover balance and through case management achieve sustainable independence. We work with community partners to assist families in locating housing, addressing financial concerns, and gaining sustainable employment.
Stabilizing. Our main goal is to help families reach sustainability so they will never be homeless again. Case management is provided up to two years beyond our shelter program. We continue to provide resources to families if they again get into a tenuous situation.
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Bigger Vision
Our Mission: To provide a safe and comfortable place for those in homelessness in Athens, Georgia, as they navigate the path towards sustainable housing.
Our Vision: We envision an Athens where every person has a safe and comfortable place to stay each night.
Bigger Vision's Abundant Life program is designed to help those in homelessness seeking to obtain GED education, certified job skills training, and those in homelessness who are currently employed. This program provides a sustainable housing environment without need for daily call-ins.
Bigger Vision's Emergency Shelter Program seeks to provide a safe and comfortable place for those in homelessness in Athens, GA. We do this by providing a fair and equal opportunity to stay each night via a call-in system that is held at 4:00 pm each day. Guests receive a homemade meal, showers or laundry on an alternating schedule, a comfortable bed to sleep on, as well as breakfast in the morning.
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Athens Area Homeless Shelter
Athens Area Homeless Shelter provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence.
The Athens Area Homeless Shelter, Inc. (AAHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving homeless individuals and families in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. AAHS was established in 1986 and was formally incorporated in 1990.
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Project Safe
Project Safe is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services, systems change advocacy, and prevention and education. Project Safe's primary service area is Madison County, Oconee County, Clarke County, and Oglethorpe County, but provides services to people from all over Georgia. Project Safe is able to help anyone leaving an abusive situation through a multitude of services. Project Safe offers a 24-hour Hotline and teen Textline, emergency and confidential shelter, housing assistance, legal advocacy, and financial assistance. Although the majority of clients are from Madison, Athens-Clarke, Oconee, and Oglethorpe Counties, we're a routing point for a national hotline and assist people from across Georgia and out of state.
Our Values: Our approach to the fight against domestic violence combines the energy of the heart with a commitment to evaluation and attention to operational efficiencies. 90 cents of every dollar contributed to Project Safe goes to programs and services directly benefiting survivors and their children.
We keep overhead costs low by utilizing volunteers and student interns, seeking in-kind donations of goods and services rather than purchasing them, and sharing tasks such as answering the telephone instead of employing an office manager or administrator.
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Athens Chautauqua Society
The Athens Chautauqua Society has witnessed phenomenal growth in its short history as a non-profit, community cultural organization in Athens-Clarke County providing humanities-focused, educational programs for the general public. In addition, we develop programs (currently virtual) that encourage and support civic discourse and engagement. The Athens Chautauqua Society (a 501c3 nonprofit organized in 2019) is a "rebirth" of the first Athens Chautauqua that was held in April 1914 and continued for five more years until 1919. Most likely, the Spanish flu may have helped bring about its demise. Athens Chautauqua Society is now attempting to revitalize this "movement" even during the time of COVID 19 by using virtual learning.
Like the Chautauqua Institution founded in 1874 near Jamestown, New York, the Athens Chautauqua Society is "dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and the enrichment of life through a program that explores the important religious, social and political issues of our times."
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Strong Girls
Strong Girls Serve creates opportunities for young women to connect with each other and their community through school groups, service projects, and events. We believe our programs develop compassionate and inspired leaders. Strong Girls Serve is a nonprofit organization. It empowers girls from elementary school to high school through community service, team-building, and leadership activities. Our elementary school groups are located within underserved schools in the Athens area and focus on leadership and service. The middle school and high school groups have a bi-monthly book club meeting during their planned school time. Each year, the community service branch of Strong Girls Serve partners with a local, non-profit agency, where they volunteer at least once a month.
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The Backpack Project
The Backpack Project, Inc. ("TBP") is a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to packing and hand-delivering backpacks containing food, toiletries, and other necessities to those experiencing homelessness. Founded in 2015, TBP operates throughout the state of Georgia with a focus on Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah. TBP strives to provide items of high quality to all clients, tailored to seasonal needs. In 2021, the organization will distribute its 10,000th backpack and 400,000th item.
In large part due to our sponsors, partners, and community members like you, we've been able to create marked impacts in all of our communities. We ourselves have been deeply humbled and moved by our clients. The connections and relationships we form through simple conversations with our clients inspire us to tackle homelessness with creativity and compassion.
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Common Good Atlanta
Common Good Atlanta exists to enrich the community's common good by providing access to higher education, especially to incarcerated people and their families.
We believe that broad, democratic access to higher education strengthens the common good of communities.
We believe that a college education helps people develop a deeper understanding of both themselves and the societal forces at work around them.
We believe that communities are weakened when access to higher education is restricted on the basis of wealth, privilege, or class.
We believe that higher education can restore dignity and reconnect people to their own humanity, allowing incarcerated people to transform their influence on society from negative to positive.
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Everybody Wins! Atlanta
Everybody Wins! founder, Arthur Tannenbaum, and his wife Phyllis had always read aloud to their children. Reading aloud was an important time to come together after a long day. It helped the Tannenbaums instill a lifelong love of reading in their children. Trelease wrote that reading aloud to children was the single most important factor in improving children's literacy skills - but what happened to those children who never had that opportunity?
Arthur saw a chance to make a difference. His idea was simple: visit a neighborhood school once a week during lunchtime to read with a child. He quickly recruited four co-workers to join him at his weekly Power Lunch. Soon after, the volunteers' impact became obvious. Children in the program were learning to love reading, they were gaining self-confidence, and they were becoming better readers. This simple program was enormously powerful.
Soon, volunteers from other companies were joining in. In its second year, Arthur's lunchtime reading program grew to two companies - five companies - ten companies. In 1991, three years after his first Power Lunch, Arthur retired from his accounting job and founded Everybody Wins! as a non-profit organization.
In 1997, Everybody Wins! Atlanta was founded, serving the students of Hope-Hill Elementary School through the Power Lunch program. For over 18 years, Everybody Wins! Atlanta has been devoted to improving the reading skills and developing a love of reading in students who are reading below grade level, giving them a greater chance for success in school and expanding their life horizon.
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Tommy Nobis Center
In 1975, Bobbie Knopf was chair of the Department of Special Education at Northside High School in Atlanta. At that time, she began a needs assessment dialogue with Joyce Slaughter, the mother of one of Bobbie's students. They realized that the options available in North Atlanta for students with special needs after completing high school were limited. As a result of the needs assessment, they formed an advisory board. Having heard of Tommy Nobis' commitment to the Special Olympics and people with disabilities, the board approached the Atlanta Falcons All Pro Linebacker for support and named the project Tommy Nobis Center. Today, Tommy Nobis Center continues to implement innovative programs and services to meet the employment needs of people with disabilities.
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MUST Ministries
Founded in 1971 by the Rev. Wayne Williams, MUST Ministries' initial programs included a grocery bus ministry for the elderly, a youth tutoring program and outreach ministries to "alienated" young people. Since its inception, MUST has fulfilled Wayne's vision of connecting people who have a desire to help with those who need help the most. Today, MUST encompasses more than 17,000 volunteers who are continually helping MUST Ministries achieve its goal of being Georgia's most respected servant-leader. Find out how you too can be a part of the movement of Christ's call!
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First Candle
First Candle is committed to ending Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths while providing bereavement support to families who have experienced a loss. This has been our role for more than 35 years. In 1994 we partnered with the National Institutes of Health on the Back to Sleep campaign, which led to a reduction in the rate of SIDS by more than 50%. Despite this, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), which includes SIDS and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed (ASSB), remains the leading cause of death for babies one month to one year of age. Due to SUID more than 300 babies every month may not live to see their first birthday. Infant mortality rates in the U.S. are also higher than in the 20 wealthiest nations.
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YELLS
Youth Empowerment Through Learning, Leading and Serving Leading, and Serving, Inc. (YELLS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit youth development organization based in the Franklin Gateway community of Marietta, Georgia. By providing youth with marketable skills, support, and opportunities, we inspire them to invest in themselves, in their educations, and in their communities. Whether they are kindergartners or high schoolers, YELLS youth participate in innovative programs that combine mentorship, character development, academic achievement, community involvement, and service learning. From Afterschool Program participants who learn that daily acts of kindness can be fun, to Mentoring Program participants who are inspired and inspire in turn, to Community Action Café participants who have made successful government proposals to shape the identity of their community, YELLS youth receive support from the programs but also shape them as they assert their voices as community leaders. YELLS provides a safe haven for youth in the Franklin Gateway neighborhood while empowering them with the skills, resources, and character they need to serve as effective leaders and community members. Leadership workshops, arts enrichment, recreational activities, and academic support all work together, along with parent workshops and engagement, to build assets for youth and to promote stronger, healthier communities.
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Giving Kitchen
Giving Kitchen is a food service community meeting crisis with compassion and care. Our mission is to provide emergency assistance to food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources. Our team consists of some of the hardest working, food lovers you're likely to encounter.
Guiding Principles
Empathy: Understanding and responding to unanticipated crises in the food service community.
Generosity: Compassion and care beyond expectation.
Community: Transcending boundaries, our community is built through caring and the connection to service of others.
Precision: The right resources, at the right time, in the right amount, to the right people.
Trust: Stewardship and governance that honors our mission and those we serve.
Gratitude: Appreciation for the opportunity to serve our community.
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2022

Boyce L. Ansley School
The Boyce L. Ansley School, located in downtown Atlanta, opened its doors to its first pre-K class in 2018, in space generously donated by St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Our mission is to provide a tuition-free, private school for children of families who have experienced homelessness in Atlanta. We strive to help families break the cycle of generational poverty by providing children with an excellent education and collaborative family support in a nurturing and faith-inspired environment. The Boyce L. Ansley School, Inc. admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
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Clarke County Mentor Program
The Clarke County Mentor Program began in 1991 as a joint initiative of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and the Clarke County School District to increase the number of students who graduated from high school, and who were prepared for employment or post-secondary education. The CCMP is a thriving non-profit serving the children in Athens-Clarke County every day with approximately 500 UGA student and community mentors. The Clarke County Mentor Program works with all 21 schools in the Clarke-County School District. Mentors serve in grades Kindergarten-12th.
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Communities In Schools of Atlanta
Communities In Schools of Atlanta is an award-winning dropout prevention organization that was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972. What began in the basement of a modest home in the Grant Park community is now the nation's largest dropout prevention network with a proven track record of positively impacting graduation rates. Communities In Schools of Atlanta's mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. By bringing caring adults into the schools to address children's unmet needs, we provide the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach, and students--many in jeopardy of dropping out--have the opportunity to focus on learning. Communities In Schools of Atlanta empowered 34,000 students during the 2020-2021 school year, and 2,106 of those students received intensive individualized support. 97% of our caseload students stayed in school, graduated on time, or were promoted. We are currently serving four school districts; Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, DeKalb County, and Clayton County.
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Fugees Family
Since our founding in 2006, Fugees Family has provided over 15 years of education to refugee and immigrant youth new to American life and culture. We have meticulously designed our education model — grounded in the Comprehensive Student Development framework--to meet the unique needs of English language learners and young people who have experienced traumatic events and displacement from their home countries. At Fugees Family, we believe in the vast potential of America's fastest growing population and that the journey to success starts with an excellent education.
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Cobb Bar Community Service Fund
The Cobb Bar Community Service Fund was created and established by the Cobb County Bar Association to allow our Association the ability to serve the Cobb community through indirect and direct support of families in need, with special emphasis on direct support of families in an emergency situation. We coordinate these efforts with the Cobb and Marietta School Systems and the social services counselors in these local schools. Quite literally, the direct support provided by the Children's Emergency Fund is sometimes the only difference between a family with children living under a roof, or becoming homeless with no options but a shelter. The Children's Emergency fund was started to raise money for families throughout our community, families who are in crisis. This may be due to Mom or Dad being laid off from work, being injured, suffering a severe illness, or other uncontrollable situations. We offer a one time financial grant to assist with bills, clothing, housing, etc., to get them back on their feet or keep them from falling behind. With the support of businesses and organizations and the assistance of local social workers, we are able to keep the lights on for financially desperate families, provide eyeglasses to schoolchildren, and even keep whole families in their homes and off the streets (all checks are mailed directly to the service provider). Everyone needs a helping hand at times, and this is a great way to lend that helping hand to the members of your own community who need it most.
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100 Black Men of Atlanta
100 Black Men of Atlanta is one of eight 100 Black Men organizations based in cities around the nation. Through its programs to support Atlanta's challenged communities, members have become actively involved in educational issues affecting youth, public policy, as well as economic, social and health issues impacting the communities it serves. The organization is often called upon to endorse efforts that support its mission. The members of 100 Black Men of Atlanta are proud of the accomplishments of the organization and the achievements of its students. They look forward to affecting positive change for Atlanta's challenged communities and its youth for years to come.
In large part due to our sponsors, partners, and community members like you, we've been able to create marked impacts in all of our communities. We ourselves have been deeply humbled and moved by our clients. The connections and relationships we form through simple conversations with our clients inspire us to tackle homelessness with creativity and compassion.
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The Ukrainian Red Cross Society
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society cooperates with 21 national societies in the foreign countries based on the cooperation agreements signed. Thus, more than 20 humanitarian programs are implemented annually with the financial support of the international partners. The Ukrainian Red Cross Society is one of the key developers of the strategy for The International Red Cross Movement on preparation for response to nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical emergencies. Special attention is given to cooperation with the international organizations and foundations (such as UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, ECHO, WEP, GIZ, WHO, UNHER etc.) as for support of the Society's humanitarian programs.
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Lead Program
The LEAD Program is an international cross-sector collaborative of (1) premier U.S. corporations, government agencies, higher education and non-profit partnerships, that focus on developing high potential youth of diverse backgrounds into high achievers and responsible leaders. LEAD has been recognized for its 40-year commitment to building an inclusive pipeline to ensure leadership roles in the global economy. A workforce that more vividly reflects the many cultures that made the United States an economic superpower is also the gateway to the country's future. Multinational corporations acknowledge the benefits of workforce diversity and as companies build competitive workforces to meet the needs of an ever-changing landscape, LEAD endeavors to influence students from underserved backgrounds with outstanding academic performance and demonstrate leadership skills to pursue careers in business, technology, engineering and health sciences.
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MARR Addiction Treatment Centers
More than 23 million Americans struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Only about 10 percent of that population are receiving the treatment they need. Established in 1975, MARR Addiction Treatment Centers is a private organization that provides long-term residential addiction treatment to men and women. We are dedicated to bringing lasting recovery through intensive, high-quality, gender-specific rehab programs. Accredited by The Joint Commission, MARR is also a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Programs (NAATP) and fully licensed under the laws of the State of Georgia. To ensure its mission is achieved, a Board of Trustees oversees the organization so that MARR remains a leader in the treatment of chemical dependency and among rehab centers nationwide. Each trustee demonstrates leadership, community involvement, philanthropy, professional and/or personal achievement, as well as an ongoing commitment to the values of MARR. Today, MARR continues to set the standard in long-term residential addiction treatment for chemically dependent men and women. We help clients identify the core issues behind their drug and alcohol abuse and break free from the chains of addiction.
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Next Generation Focus
Next Generation Focus (NGF), a public charity that is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is the brainchild of Amy Sol, a resident of Forsyth County, Georgia. By addressing academic deficiencies early, NGF increases the chances for our children to succeed in middle school, high school, and beyond, reaching their full potential in life. Our program also provides a safe haven for children to thrive academically and socio-emotionally, which will reduce juvenile crime in the long run. NGF hopes to help end the cycle of poverty by focusing on education and youth development. NGF focuses in providing underprivileged children in Pre-K-12th grades the opportunity to participate in educational programs and other life-enrichment activities which they may not otherwise be able to access. We have an early literacy program to help children who are struggling with reading. NGF partners with schools to identify eligible children; the students are nominated by social workers, counselors, and teachers.
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Healing 4 Heroes
Healing4Heroes™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to assisting our military service members and veterans lead healthy, productive lives. Our objective is to connect wounded service members, as well as those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, with A.D.A. compliant service dogs. Healing4Heroes™ has dual purposes in that it serves the community by helping military personnel and veterans as well as local animal shelters by rescuing suitable dogs. Our military personnel and veterans, after being wounded both physically and mentally, are able to move forward and live more productive lives with the assistance of service animals.
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Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter
Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to ending chronic homelessness among women veterans in the Southeast. For these women, the return to civilian life is very hard. Many suffer from issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma. We provide transitional housing, career training, mental health counseling, life skills classes and education programs that put female veterans back on the path to independence and self-sufficiency. Genesis also assists homeless female veterans in taking stock of their life experiences. They are given practical and effective tools to take charge of their lives and transform their futures. We know that thousands of lives will be turned around through our programs.
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Flagpole
For over 32 years in Athens, Flagpole has taken a fiercely independent, hyperlocal approach to covering politics, music, art, food and culture, in addition to providing a comprehensive events calendar. Put simply, we keep Athens informed on the who, what, when, where and why of goings-on around town. Unlike many other newspapers, Flagpole has always been and will continue to be free, thanks largely to Athens' local business community. In exchange for their support, our partners reach more than 35,000 unique readers each week by advertising in Flagpole. Still, it's no secret that, like print publications everywhere, Flagpole faces an uncertain future. And with real journalism under siege and local media an especially endangered species, we are increasingly hearing from friends who ask, "How can I help support Flagpole?" How about donating?
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HEY!
We don't believe that our young people need to sit and wait for the leadership baton to be passed to them; it's time for them to start running and take it! HEY! was created to cultivate, encourage and mentor young people to identify and meet the needs of their ever changing world. With this in mind, HEY! focuses on three initiatives to address those needs: Sport For Good S.T.E.A.M., the EMPOWERED! Leadership Academy, and the HEY! Let's Read! Book Festival for Children of Color. In addition, we are adamant about meeting the needs of the young people serve as those needs arise. While being mission driven is important to an organization, being able to pivot based on what our youth need is paramount to the success of HEY! As a result, our current needs based initiative is focused on providing alternatives and options for the "ATL Water Boyz" while helping to change the narrative of young black male youth in the city of Atlanta.
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Drawchange
DrawChange serves children living in homeless shelters and refugee children, helping them to create art projects centered around sharing with them a vehicle to visualize a break from the cycle of poverty. We empower them to reach their dreams while building confidence. Self-confidence is a sustaining emotional anchor that carries children through times of turmoil and transition that they encounter during the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Our desired outcome when creating art with the children is to provide happiness, awareness of self, empowerment, and a sense of belonging. Through our programs, we prove to the children that you can attain anything you can imagine. Within the United States, we currently have programs in Atlanta, Orlando, and Tucson.
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2023

OLLI
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia (OLLI@UGA) in Athens began as Learning in Retirement (LIR) in 1994. In February 2009, LIR became OLLI@UGA, a dynamic Learning and Social Community. OLLI@UGA is a member-led organization with elected officers and board members, as well as professional staff. Membership in OLLI@UGA is open to anyone age 50 or older.
OLLI@UGA is one of 125 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes of The Bernard Osher Foundation, each affiliated with a college or university across the country
OLLI@UGA membership: 1,000+ members from the Athens area
400+ non-credit courses per year: literature, history, religion, health, science, food, social sciences, art, architecture, personal finance, computers, lifestyle issues and more topics
Travel/Study Adventures: local, regional, national, and international
30+ Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) exclusively for members: hiking, writing, photography, bridge, gardening, music, kayaking, film/book discussions, and so much more
Social events throughout the year: Lifelong Learning Fair, holiday Dutch-treat luncheons, parties, picnics, volunteer appreciation events
Primary location is UGA's River's Crossing building, 850 College Station Road in Athens, GA (contact us here)
4 full- or part-time staff
Volunteer leadership: 4 officers elected annually, 10 board members elected to 2-year terms, 12 committee chairs.
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Achieve Atlanta
Achieve Atlanta: We're working every day to ensure that more of our students have access to college and succeed once they get there. Our programs supplement the academic preparation students receive with the financial and social/emotional supports they need. The strategies we pursue are rooted in best practice and focus on what works to produce the best college access and college persistence outcomes.
OUR VALUES
Unwavering Belief
An unshakeable belief in our students is the inspiration and fuel for everything we do.
Champion for Students
Our belief in students is backed by action. With their dreams as the foundation for our work, we break down systemic barriers, earn trust, and build capacity so that ultimately, students can be their own champions.
Expectation of Excellence
Excellence requires effort, tenacity, responsibility, and integrity that lead to high-quality work. It is the standard we set for ourselves and the model we demonstrate to students and our community of stakeholders.
Intentional Collaboration
We cannot achieve our vision alone. We deliberately build partnerships that work toward common goals and create sustainable growth and change.
Continuous Innovation
We are relentlessly curious and encourage thoughtful risk-taking. We must be nimble enough to pursue promising ideas, yet humble enough to learn from the outcomes.
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Georgia Conflict Center
Georgia Conflict Center. Since its inception in 2010, GCC has sought to serve the Athens, Georgia community and beyond, working in collaboration with our community partners to build a just and equitable community. From the beginning, the primary focus of our work was teaching conflict skills to help children, youth and adults embrace conflict as a natural part of life and an opportunity to learn and grow. Over the years, we have honed the focus of our work to build peace with justice by advancing restorative practices within communities, schools and institutions. Today, GCC's work is advanced by a dedicated core leadership team, a committed Board of Directors, school-based restorative coordinators and a collection of GCC-connected experts and collaborators.
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Preface Project: Equality Through Education & Early Childhood Literacy
Preface is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that jump-starts childhood literacy by pairing high school mentors with elementary school students to set them up for a lifetime of learning. Headquartered in Gwinnett County, Georgia--one of the most diverse and fastest-growing counties in the nation--our model is founded on the simple idea that relationships matter. After just 10 weeks with Preface, young students are going from functionally illiterate to reading at or above grade level.
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Angel Flight Soars
The mission of Angel Flight Soars is to remove the obstacle of transportation for individuals with medical and financial needs. We will accomplish this mission by coordinating free air transportation, as often as possible, to those who need it most. Angel Flight Soars serves the community by flying patients to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas, and reuniting families during desperate times. This community service is made available to any individual, medical agency or health care organization for medically stable and ambulatory patients traveling from, to or through the States of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and the Carolinas.
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Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library
The Friends of the Athens-Clarke Library is a 501c(3) non-profit organization that supports the library in numerous ways: hosting Café au Libris author events, Live@the Library concert series, and book sales at the Athens-Clarke Library. Additionally, they provide supplemental funding for a wide array of programs such as the Summer Reading program. Call the library at (706) 613-3650 or visit the Friends of Athens-Clarke County Library Facebook page. If you would like to share your time and talents in support of the library by serving on the Friends Board, please complete the Friends Board of Directors Application or print out the form and return it to the Friends of the Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606.
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All Pro Dad
All Pro Dad: We are a group of people passionately committed to bringing intentional focus to fathers around the world. Our message will inspire you to embrace who you are, give you tenderness of heart, and boldness of character as a dad and husband. We are consistently here for you to provide guidance and practical tips in raising your kids in a life giving way. All Pro Dad is a program of Family First.
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TogetherATL
TogetherATL: The needs in our community are pressing and we need to move with the urgency of now to address those needs. The Community Foundation has unequivocally embraced equity as the Foundation's #1 priority. Named TogetherATL, this strategy provides a blueprint for how the Community Foundation will champion equity and lead boldly in collaboration with our community partners to work TOGETHER to secure prosperity for all throughout the region. Atlanta is #1, but this time, it's not a good thing. Atlanta is the worst in the nation for income inequality. In order to thrive as a region and a community, it must be addressed. Our region will see even greater growth when all residents have an equal and equitable opportunity to learn, work, civically engage and contribute to a healthy, just, thriving and prosperous community. TogetherATL has two major facets: a focus on place and an emphasis on changing the systems that underpin our region for lasting impact.
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UGA Student Emergency Fund
The UGA Student Emergency Fund provides limited financial assistance to enrolled students facing temporary hardship related to an emergency situation, such as an accident, illness, death of a family member, natural disaster, or any other circumstance deemed appropriate.
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Fulton Fresh Mobile Market Famers Program Fund
The Fulton Fresh Mobile Market Famers Program Fund: The purpose of the fund is to deliver nutritional education and distribute at least 16,000 pounds of locally grown fruits and vegetables to more than 2,000 residents of food desert neighborhoods.
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Let All the Big Dawgs Eat Food Scholarship
Let All the Big Dawgs Eat Food Scholarship: The scholarship is awarded by the Office of the Dean of Students and benefits UGA students who are battling food insecurity by awarding a full seven-day meal plan for the full academic year to support the university's neediest students.
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Communities in Schools: Marietta-Cobb
Communities In Schools: Marietta-Cobb. Communities In Schools focuses on improving student and school success by providing needed support and services to students and schools. Our goal is to support youth, improve graduation rates, academic achievement and job and post-secondary school readiness. Communities In Schools believes that programs don't change kids, relationships do. Our philosophy is embedded in the CIS five basics for kids©, which focus on building a supportive environment for children and youth to help them thrive and be successful.
Our Mission
The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
The FIVE CIS Basics
We believe that every child needs and deserves
A personal, one-on-one relationship with a caring adult;
A healthy start;
A safe place to learn and grow;
A marketable skill to use upon graduation;
A chance to give back to peers and community
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Campus Kitchen
Campus Kitchen at UGA is a food recovery and redistribution program led by student volunteers. They provide meals to older adults and human service agencies in Athens, Georgia. Help fund transportation, food, supplies, administration and training costs, and other related expenses for Campus Kitchen.
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Physical Activity and Learning Program
The Physical Activity and Learning Program (PAL) is an after-school enrichment program focusing on stimulating children's learning & academic achievement, increasing physical activity and health behaviors, and promoting family guidance.
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2024

Charlayne Hunter-Gault Giving Voice to the Voiceless Fund
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Giving Voice to the Voiceless Fund: Provide support and encouragement for University of Georgia students engaged in projects that "give voice to the voiceless," the charting light of the work of Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
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Blankies 4 My Buddies. Our mission is to provide an extra dose of comfort to kids who need it. Whether we're collecting blankets, books, or food, we strive to empower kids and their families who are dealing with difficult situations like illness, loss, grief, food insecurity, and homelessness. We initiate projects we believe will make their load lighter.
What We Do
Grief Programs - B4MB raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for the parents and guardians who support them. Our programming includes community crisis support, grief support groups, school education sessions, professional workshops, and trainings.
Blanket Donations - We donate blankets to individual kids facing challenging situations and organizations that serve those kids.
Youth Initiatives - Through our initiatives, we offer opportunities for youth to make an impact in their own communities.
School Education Sessions - If a tragedy occurs in the school community (a student or teacher dies; there is a mass shooting in the area), B4MB would be able to go into the school to help children cope with grief, and teach them how to be sensitive to those who are grieving.
Professional Workshops - We host professional workshops and trainings for those working with children who have experienced grief or loss.
Events - We host food giveaways, book giveaways, blanket drives, and more to bring communities together to help one another and to inspire youth to get involved.
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Georgia Native Plant Society. The Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the stewardship and conservation of Georgia's native plants and their habitats. We involve ourselves in all sorts of activities to support our mission. Some of our activities include:
Meetings held at one of our chapter locations
Educational activities including workshops, field trips and symposia
Grants for research and scholarships
Plant Sales hosted by our chapters
State-level Newsletter (NativeSCAPE) plus chapter newsletters
Plant rescues (saving plants threatened with destruction)
Partnerships with communities and public places to establish/restore native plant preserves
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The Athens Nurses Clinic is a non-profit 501(c)(3) healthcare clinic providing free evaluation, treatment, and education for acute and chronic medical and dental conditions to uninsured low-and-no income residents of Athens-Clarke County and the surrounding communities. It received a 2022 Gold Rating from the National Association Of Free And Charitable Clinics Quality Standards Program.
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Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation. The Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation educates and inspires Georgians to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environments. As a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, we lead more than 70 city and county programs across Georgia, providing them with the tools and resources they need to engage an average of 100,000 volunteers in environmental preservation efforts each year. We also strive to increase our impact even further by engaging additional communities and individuals in our efforts to end litter, reduce waste, promote recycling, and beautify communities.
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Charles Richard Campbell Foundation, founded by Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Calais Campbell. The CRC Foundation was established in honor of the late Charles Richard Campbell. His philosophies included community activism, goal setting, celebrating achievements, and the solid belief that you can do whatever you set your mind to do. He believed in teaching life skills to young people that would allow them to overcome the adversity they face in their everyday lives, in order to become well-prepared adults. The CRC Foundation is the direct result of his teachings, and through its mission Charles' legacy will continue for years to come. The CRC Foundation is committed to making the world a better place by developing our community to reach its full potential through mentorship, education and providing resources. We do this in honor of Charles Richard Campbell who stood for hope, integrity and the belief that every person deserves the opportunity to live out their dreams. DONATE HERE
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The Professional Association of Georgia Educators. Charitable gifts to the PAGE Foundation enhance the work of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. Donations support PAGE Professional Learning; scholarships for aspiring and current teachers; and statewide academic programs, including the PAGE STAR (Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition) program, the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades; and the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon. The PAGE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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The Gary Sinise Foundation was established under the philanthropic direction of Gary Sinise, an actor and 40-year advocate for the nation's military and defenders. The foundation's outreach supported those who sacrifice to defend the United States: active duty, veterans, first responders and their families. The foundation achieves its mission through a number of programs designed to show gratitude for these American heroes through entertainment, family support and acts of appreciation. The foundation builds specially adapted homes for severely wounded veterans, hosting daylong morale-boosting celebrations at military medical centers across the country and providing meals to veterans and their families across the country. The foundation is committed to ensuring veterans' sacrifices are never forgotten.
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The Cobb Schools Foundation is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, separate from the Cobb County School Board of Education, established to support the needs of students across Cobb County.
How Your Gift Helps.
Family Stabilization provides basic needs for our most vulnerable students aimed at reducing absenteeism, transiency, and homelessness.
Learning Interventions provides students with additional resources that assist remediation or other special accommodation.
Scholarships provide students and teachers with funding needed to pursue post-secondary opportunities as well as specialized training to enhance the classroom experience.
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The Athens StepUp Scholarship Program recognizes students who have overcome significant obstacles to pursue their education. With the assistance from donors, we are hoping to enable more students who are financially disadvantaged and have had difficult lives with roadblocks to success, to continue on a lucrative path to a prosperous and happy future. Through higher education, students can break the cycle of poverty, and create a brighter and more rewarding future for themselves as well as their families.
The dropout rate for low income and at-risk students is a growing problem in Athens, GA. The cost of college is beyond many students; even those with a full tuition scholarship. Athens/ Clarke County is eighth in the country in the disparity between the wealth of the country and the poverty existing in it.
The Athens StepUp Scholarship Program was an idea derived from the community and family in which our founder and Executive Director, Hattie Thomas Whitehead grew up.
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The Athens-Banner Herald Empty Stocking Fund raises funds annually to help those in need in our community. The Athens Area Community Foundation manages the funds for the Empty Stocking Fund and proudly partners with nonprofits across the Athens area to distribute funds. Nonprofits work to connect vulnerable community members to financial assistance, helping with needs such as rent and utility bills, medical bills, and other urgent expenses.
How Does it Work?
Individuals or households contact local nonprofits, churches, or schools for financial assistance;
Local organizations vet needs and submit a referral form to the Athens Area Community Foundation;
The Athens Area Community Foundation provides Empty Stocking Fund support to the organization; and,
Within five days, referring organizations receive funds to help pay for the individual/household's needs.
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The Athens Area Diaper Bank
Diapers cost over $1,000 every year, a cost that nearly 1 in 2 families struggle with in our country. Government assistance programs, like food stamps, Medicaid, and WIC, do NOT cover diapers. There are over 8,000 children at risk of diaper need in the Athens, GA community.
WHAT IS THE FALL-OUT OF DIAPER NEED?
PHYSICAL: When families struggle to afford diapers, they report re-using soiled diapers or keeping a baby in a dirty diaper too long. This can lead to persistent diaper rash, UTIs, and staph infections, as well as the associated medical costs.
GENERAL WELL-BEING: When families struggle to afford diapers, they must decide between buying diapers or other basic needs like food and rent.
FOOD INSECURITY: 28% of parents who report experiencing diaper need say that they skip their own meals in order to afford diapers.
MENTAL: 70% of parents who report experiencing diaper need say they feel stressed or anxious about their responsibilities as a parent. 53% say they feel judged negatively because they could not afford diapers.
EMOTIONAL: Diaper need is correlated with maternal stress and mental health need.
SOCIAL: Without clean diapers, babies are not able to participate in early childhood education and social opportunities.
ECONOMIC: Without a supply of clean diapers, families can't send their babies to daycare. Without daycare, families can't go to work or school. By the numbers: 25% of parents experiencing diaper need have missed an average of 5.1 days of work each month because they didn't have enough diapers.
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The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement's mission is to encourage fair treatment of people of all races, bring awareness to inequities, and advocate against systematic practices used to repress or cause harm to particular groups or individuals. AADM strives to break the cycle of systemic discrimination in schools, the criminal justice system, and the business environment with a focus on racial and social issues. To achieve this mission, AADM develops sustainable programs, provides resources, and runs workshops and trainings that foster positive social change!
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The Wheels of Hope program is intended for residents in Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties who do not have the ability to drive due to age, illness, or disability. As a ride sharing program, our network of volunteers provide the rides on an as-needed basis.
The drivers are committed to stay with the rider for the duration of the trip, so riders don't have to worry about being dropped off. We provide "door thru door" service and stay with our clients during their appointments or help them with their errands. There is no charge for our service, but we do accept donations.
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The Strong African American Families (SAAF) Program is a 7-session program designed for youth aged 10-14 and their caregivers. The goal of SAAF is to build on the strengths of African American families and support parents and youth during the transition from early adolescence to the teen years with a specific emphasis on helping young people avoid risky and dangerous behaviors.
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