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Young philanthropist starts nonprofit to put kids on track to literacy
He grew up in Gwinnett, left for college, and came back to find his place. And found his place he has. Three years ago, 28-year-old JT Wu founded Preface, a nonprofit focused on increasing childhood literacy. “I came back home to be closer to family and started to…
Meet the nonprofit providing help and healing to victims of sexual abuse and assault
One of our newest nonprofit fundholders, Mosaic Georgia, is a sexual assault and children’s advocay center based in Duluth. While we want to share the story of why they became a fundholder with us, we also want to highlight the very important work they are doing. We were…
Helping GCPS students see — and succeed
Were you one of those kids in school? The one who had to sit in the front row to see the board? Do you remember squinting to read or to see things at a distance? Maybe your teacher told your parents what was happening and you ended up…
Life Lessons from the Barn
What can horses teach us about life? A lot, actually. Just ask the boys and girls at Eagle Ranch - a Christ-centered nonprofit in Flowery Branch dedicated to healing children in crisis and their families. For many years the ranch has had a therapeutic horse program. As the…
Meeting the Needs of Gwinnett’s Booming Senior Population
Did you know we currently have 136,604 seniors in Gwinnett and will have 200,000 by 2030? By then, we'll have more seniors than kids in Gwinnett County Public Schools! No one knows these stats better than Friends of Gwinnett Seniors. A volunteer-governed nonprofit that raises funds to help…