Keeping Gwinnett Great, One Steward at a Time
Gwinnett is already great. And Schelly Marlatt and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GCB) want to keep it that way! “I remember the old water towers that said ‘Gwinnett is great’…
Meet New CFNEG Fundholder, The Children’s Haven
Meet New CFNEG Fundholder, The Children’s Haven Over 40 years ago, a judge in Seattle saw that everyone in the courtroom had an attorney or advocate in their corner —…
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…
“A Blessing and a Respite”: How Joyce’s Place Met One Family in Their Darkest Days
It just seemed like a regular sinus infection. Until it wasn’t. Clayton Vaughan was a student at the University of Georgia, home for Christmas break. When he started experiencing migraines,…
More than music: How AMP creates opportunities for Atlanta youth
When seventh-grader Spencer Branch picked up a trombone for the first time, he unlocked his future. Six years later, the young man from South Atlanta was headed to Hampton University…
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…