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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way: How Georgia Center for Opportunity is Fighting Family Instability
“For decades now in America, we’ve done a good job making poverty survivable. We’ve not done a good job of making it escapable.” When Randy Hicks first heard about a…
The Gift of Thoughtful, Loving Care: How Annandale Village Empowers Adults with Developmental Disabilities
“Knowing that [our Villagers] get to live their entire lives in the home that they love is why we do what we do.” Kayce Pearce is the chief development and…
Planting Seeds of Advocacy: Peachtree Farms’ Mission to Promote Independence and Dignity Despite Disability
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a seed was planted in the Twiner family. 20 years before, the youngest Twiner child, Mary Quinn, was born. She was diagnosed with verbal apraxia, which…
From Crisis to Stability: How Home of Hope Supports Young Families
In Gwinnett County, homelessness among young mothers and their children is a crisis. But this crisis isn’t too big for our community to fight. At Home of Hope, families receive…
In case of emergency: How one regional nonprofit stays ready to respond
In April 1998, a deadly metro Atlanta tornado nearly destroyed Sherwin Levinson’s home in Berkeley Lake. The storm caused $50,000 worth of damage to his home and affected his neighbors’…
There’s Still Hope for You: Peachtree Christian Health’s Story
“The number one fear for anyone over the age of 65 is dementia. They would rather have cancer than dementia.” This is the startling truth Peachtree Christian Health’s Program Director…
Senior-focused volunteer-run organization grows impact as a nonprofit fundholder
In March 2023, Friends of Gwinnett Seniors celebrated its 25th anniversary. A milestone for a nonprofit that has truly been making a difference for seniors in need. Some of the…
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…
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…