About the Awardees: Cycle 1

Training, Technical Assistance & Financial Assistance

Advantage Behavioral Health: Vocational Readiness Program is a publicly-funded provider of behavioral health, developmental disability and addictive disease services for Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties.

Athens Area Homeless Shelter provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and fosters public awareness of homelessness in the community.

Athens-Clarke County Family Connection/Communities in Schools of Athens is the official planning and coordinating body for services for children and families in our community.

Athens Clarke Literacy Council promotes and supports learning opportunities for adult residents in the Athens community.

Athens Community Council on Aging is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for elders and persons with disabilities through advocacy and services.

Athens Urban Ministries pulls people back from the brink of hunger, homelessness, and addiction....and equips them to prosper.

ATLAS Ministry is a faith-based organization committed to improving the economic profile of Greene County, Georgia one family at a time.

Boys & Girls Club of Athens inspires and enables all young people, especially those at-risk, to realize their full potential as responsible, caring and productive citizens. 

Casa de Amistad identifies and addresses the needs of the under-served Hispanic community through direct service, education, advocacy and community involvement and creates a just and harmonious, multicultural community.

Children First, Inc. engages families in our community and the courts to promote safe, stable and nurturing living environments for children.

Community Partnership of Elbert County develops, connects and provides community resources to strengthen families and helps children stay in school and prepare for life.

Diakonia Christian Legal Services provides civic legal services to low-income individuals while enhancing the education of law students.

Peace Place was created as a safe shelter to assist battered women and their children with rebuilding their lives, independently and free of abuse. 

Prevent Child Abuse Athens strives to prevent child abuse and neglect in all its forms - physical, sexual, emotional and neglect - through education, support, and public awareness.

Project Safe works to end domestic violence through prevention and educational programs, crisis intervention and ongoing supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children, and advocacy/ systems change work in our community.

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Christ Our Savior Conference seeks to improve the economic conditions of the poor in Greene County, Georgia by addressing immediate needs that hinder their growth to self-sustainability.

The Tree House is a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce the impact and occurrence of child abuse through counseling, educating, support, and nurturing children and families in Barrow, Banks, and Jackson Counties.

Waseca Learning Environment is a Montessori pre-school serving diverse families from various economic backgrounds.


Training & Technical Assistance 

Athens Justice Project assists low income individuals with pending criminal charges in achieving a fair legal outcome and in becoming productive, law-abiding community members.

Barrow County Family Connection/Communities in Schools aims to improve the quality of life for all people in Barrow County by promoting community collaboration.

Cancer Foundation of Northeast Georgia is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help alleviate the financial burden of cancer for eligible patients.

Georgia Clients Council empowers low income people through education and training to create positive changes in their lives and in their communities.

Economic Justice Coalition promotes justice for workers and builds avenues for workers to succeed.

Express H.O.M.E. (Helping Others Magnify Education) teaches teens and young adults how to become productive and viable components in their own community, while encouraging them to collaborate, teach and give something back through volunteerisn and peer-to-peer education.

Interfaith Hospitality Network provides immediate shelter and guidance to homeless families with children, due to the impact of misfortunes upon their lives.

Jefferson First United Methodist Church's Northeast Georgia Career Services Center is an innovative approach for efficiently providing critical career services to underserved experienced unemployed workers in non-metro areas.

Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living breaks down all barriers to inclusion by enhancing the equality of life and empowering people with disabilities through advocacy, education and training.

Nancy Travis Hope for Babies provides childcare for families living in shelters in Athens.

Northeast Georgia Community Development Corporation seeks to strengthen families by providing affordable housing, cresting employment and referring them to the proper resources.

The Healing Place helps homeless men, regardless of race, creed, or religion, who are addicted to drugs and alcohol to achieve productive, independent, and sober lives.

The Stable Foundation is an organization dedicated to eradicating homelessness by providing housing to families and individuals in need in Athens, GA and surrounding areas.