2018 Jackson EMC Foundation Annual Report

Helping Turn Lives Around

JA CKSON E MC FO UND A T I O N 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

HELPING TURN LIVES AROUND One At A Time

So often when we communicate the work of the Jackson EMC Foundation, we speak in terms of numbers.

The Foundation was formed 13 years ago to manage funds raised through Operation Round Up®, Jackson EMC’s philanthropic program that enables members to round up their monthly power bill to the next

This annual report visits 10 organizations that received Jackson EMC Foundation grants this year in order to continue work that impacts many people, one by one.

dollar, with the donations supporting local charities and individuals in need. With almost 229,000 meters on Jackson EMC lines, the

These organizations provide housing for the homeless—one

average annual donation of $6 per member goes a long way.

at a time—as they work to get back on their feet. They help

Since 2005, the Jackson EMC Foundation has awarded 1,307 grants totaling more than $12.2 million to nonprofit agencies that do important work in our communities.

Of that total, almost $4.6 million has gone to organizations that meet the most crucial needs. These particular agencies work to provide housing for the homeless and healing for the abused.

Their leaders often tread where few dare to go as they strive to help turn lives around for alcoholics and drug abusers, former inmates and the mentally ill.

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those fighting alcoholism and drug abuse gain freedom from addiction—one day at a time. They provide support services to people of various cultural backgrounds to serve them where they are, one at a time. They counsel mothers who have lost babies and adults who have lost their way, healing hearts and building character—one person at a time. With assistance from Jackson EMC members who donate through Operation Round Up, the Jackson EMC Foundation is helping change lives, one at a time.

Along with serving the deepest of human needs, these organizations have a few things in common:

Often, after going through trials of their own, founders of

In the following pages, we introduce some of the many

these organizations started their nonprofit in order to spare

organizations to which we provided funds this year. We are

others the pain they endured.

proud of the way the Jackson EMC Foundation impacts

Several of the agencies stress their thanks for not only funds provided by the Foundation but also for the

individuals by helping them turn their lives around. Here, we share their stories, one at a time.

additional funding our grants make possible through matching funds from other resources.

Sincerely,

Organization leaders share that assistance from the Jackson EMC Foundation isn’t just about the money. They say knowing the Foundation believes in them and their mission—that they have our support and encouragement— goes a long way.

Beauty P. Baldwin, Chair, Jackson EMC Foundation

Sadly, almost all of these organizations have waiting lists. While they often struggle to meet the needs of clients, more potential clients are waiting in the wings. Due to the increase in need for services, several of these organizations need larger facilities.

Chip Jakins, President & CEO, Jackson EMC

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ANGEL HOUSE OF GEORGIA angelhouseofgeorgia.org SISTERHOOD AND SOBRIETY AT ANGEL HOUSE

GOAL Provide a second chance to women with alcohol and/or drug addiction

SERVES Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Lumpkin counties

GRANT

$5,000 to enable indigent women to participate in 12-month program

Case Manager Laura Aiken, left, and Executive Director Angela English relax with residents at Angel House.

A substance abuse and recovery residence for women, Angel House offers clients a second chance at life.

Located in Gainesville, their 12-month residential program provides

She recalls one client who came to Angel House after she fell asleep

women a structured drug and alcohol-free living environment with

high in bed and accidentally suffocated her child. Another spiraled

peers also working toward sobriety.

into alcoholism after her husband of 30 years died. Another became

Executive Director Angela English founded Angel House in 2011.

addicted to painkillers following surgery.

The nonprofit serves 30 women at a time, with 16 living in a group

Whatever the addiction, the root source of the pain must be addressed

house and 14 in apartments used for transitional housing. Some

in order for healing to begin, so clients are referred to outside agencies

residents live here instead of serving time, while some transition to

for counseling in partnership with other nonprofits, according to Angela.

Angel House when released from incarceration; some are referred by the Department of Family and Children Services, while others are encouraged by their families to live here.

sobriety,” says Angela, who notes that most alcoholics and addicts drink or use because of deep pain.

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again when something triggers them and they’ll be back on drugs or alcohol,” she says.

“We encourage the women to work the 12-step program toward

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“They can get clean, but if that wound does not heal, it will rip open

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Angel House residents pay a weekly fee, which covers room and board and programming. This aspect of the program is important because

CLIENT IMPACT: JENNIFER On and off drugs for many years, Jennifer wound up serving a one-year sentence at Rockdale County Detention Center. “I’m so thankful for that year in jail,” she says. “I needed every day of it. If not for that, I would be in the same circle – if I was still alive.”

Taking part in the jail’s rehabilitation program, she learned the basic 12-step program lesson of “accepting who you are and who you were to get to where you need to be,” says Jennifer. So when people in her rehab program recommended she move into Angel House rather than go it on her own when she got out of jail, she took their advice.

“I spent a lot of years doing the same thing—using drugs, being co-dependent in different relationships,” Jennifer recalls. “I was about to be 40 and never got anywhere with my life. I’d started education and then stopped with drugs, started jobs and stopped for drugs. I finally decided I have to do something different or this will be my life for the rest of my life.”

In May, 2017 she entered Angel House, where she lived for 14 months in the group home and now lives in a transitional apartment.

She credits Angel House with teaching her to be independent.

At Angel House, the direction is always up for clients working through alcoholism and addiction.

“It’s taught me to stand on my own and with that comes responsibility and being dependable,” says Jennifer, who works full-time in customer service at a distribution warehouse. “It’s given me a sense of accomplishment, which has given me selfworth, and has provided me a shared sisterhood with people I can relate to. Addiction is a lonely place. Angel House has given

Addiction is a lonely place. Angel House has given me people I can count on.

me people I can count on.”

At Angel House, she took classes on healthy relationships. “I’ve learned how to set boundaries, and that helps because when you come from addiction, you come from a place where you don’t have boundaries,” she says.

many of the women have relied on their parents, boyfriend or

According to Jennifer, Angel House has changed her life.

husband to take care of them, according to Angela, who says they

“I’m a different person than when I got here,” she says. “I was

need to learn to hold a job and pay bills in order to be responsible

underweight and malnourished. After 14 months of sharing

and financially independent.

community dinners with women in the house, keeping doctor’s

Case Manager Laura Aiken admires the women who work diligently at Angel House to turn their lives around.

“I’ve been here since 2012 and we haven’t had a girl in here who was a bad person,” says Laura. “All of them are good, giving people with big hearts, but they suffer from a disease. Like someone who suffers from diabetes, they need help and compassion.”

appointments, and taking care of myself in ways you don’t do when you’re in active addiction, I’m much better.”

Jennifer hopes to eventually mentor girls who end up at Angel House like she did. “This place did so much for me,” she says. “I’d like to give back, whether that means taking a resident out to get a hamburger or coffee—or just to listen to someone.”

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ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER aarcatl.org FIRST STEP TO STABLE LIFE IS STABLE HOUSING

GOAL Provide supportive services to those in need

SERVES Gwinnett County

GRANT

$10,500 for Rapid Re-Housing Program

Rental assistance is the key to helping Jukeya and other homeless individuals enter back into society.

The Asian American Resource Center organized as a nonprofit in 1997 to help Asian Americans navigate the language and culture of Metro Atlanta.

In the past two decades, the Center’s scope has broadened to

She calls the Resource Center a “one-stop referral agency for public

serve not only Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans but also African-

assistance and community resources” as it works to enhance self-

Americans, Latinos and more. The organization annually impacts

sufficiency. Its three major programs include:

1,500 individuals from diverse ethnic communities across Gwinnett County and beyond.

low income adults;

Executive Director Connie Jee’s husband Henry, now deceased, started the program by teaching English in small groups to Asian newcomers to the community. Today, the Center in Duluth annually provides ESL (English as a Second Language) classes to 600 clients.

“So many people of a different culture struggle financially and emotionally,” says Connie. “Our mission is to get them off the welfare system and become self-sufficient. We give them hope by teaching life skills, helping with their job search and budgeting, and providing counseling and a citizenship program.”

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Civics/ESL—provides free English literacy and civic classes to

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Benefit Referrals—helps low income families in critical need with referrals to mainstream benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid, food banks, and legal services; Rapid Re-Housing Program—provides homeless families with housing assistance and support services to transition to permanent housing.

The Jackson EMC Foundation’s grant targets the Resource Center’s Rapid Re-Housing Program, which provides clients with rental

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assistance for up to six months and related services for another six months as they transition into permanent living arrangements.

Our first goal is to get clients in a home because you can’t get everything else together until you have stable housing.

“We have clients living in cars with babies,” says Program Manager Latoya McLennon. “Rapid Re-Housing addresses the issue of poverty by alleviating challenges that homeless families navigate due to language, cultural, social, and economic barriers.”

Individuals with children end up homeless due to employment loss, the death of a spouse, medical/mental health illness and various other reasons that lead to difficulty in paying their rent, which leads to eviction.

“Our first goal is to get clients in a home because you can’t get everything else together until you have stable housing,” says Latoya.

“Support from the Jackson EMC Foundation enables the Asian American Recourse Center to help families get back on their feet.”

CLIENT IMPACT: JUKEYA Jukeya is intelligent, poised and personable. Chat with her about the new event planning business she’s opening, and you would never imagine she and her children were homeless not too long ago.

Like numerous others in the Metro Atlanta area, the young mother of two found herself homeless when she couldn’t pay the rent. For about a month, she and her children, ages 3 and 1, led a nomadic lifestyle she wouldn’t wish on anyone.

“We stayed in hotels for a few weeks, going from one to another,” she recalls. “It was scary. I saw things I wish I’d not seen—like dirty carpets and blood on the floor. It was not an ideal situation, but it was somewhere to stay.” She recalls taking her children outside to play in hotel parking lots while she watched over them.

The Asian American Resource Center helped her get back on track by providing rental assistance for five months, which allowed Jukeya and her kids to move into an apartment. The Center also assisted her with budgeting and career planning. “It was a huge help,” says Jukeya. “We could put away money and at the end of the program, I had cash in savings.”

Jukeya has used that cash to open an event planning business Stable housing is the first step a homeless individual must take to turn their life around, says Program Manager Latoya McLennon, right, shown with client Jukeya.

and can’t picture herself ever homeless again.

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GATEWAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER gatewaydvcenter.org ENSURING SAFETY FOR VICTIMSCENTER GATEWAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

GOAL Assist victims of domestic violence and their children

SERVES Hall County

GRANT

$15,000 to provide emergency legal assistance and safety planning for 65 victims of family violence

A signed Temporary Protective Order (TPO) can mean the difference between fear and security.

For those unfamiliar with the legalities of filing a temporary protective order (TPO), the issue may seem meaningless. But for anyone who’s suffered domestic violence, obtaining a TPO can mean the difference between fear and peace, or life and death.

To assist domestic violence victims in navigating the court system,

and their children. Along with emergency shelter and transitional

Gateway Domestic Violence Center offers free legal assistance in filing

housing, Gateway services also include a crisis hotline, parenting

TPOs in emergency situations. The Gainesville nonprofit also provides

classes, and programs for children who have witnessed abuse at

help with emergency safety planning to keep abusive partners from

home. All services are free and confidential.

contacting or harassing domestic violence victims. The Jackson EMC Foundation granted $15,000 to the Legal Advocacy/Protective Orders program this year.

Gateway’s Legal Advocacy offices are at the Hall County Courthouse, where they have been since the advocacy program was established 20 years ago. Lanita Harris, an attorney, is the program director and Erica

Gateway Domestic Violence Center was founded in 1982 as Gateway

Perez, a legal advocate. Potential clients meet first with Lanita, who

House to provide shelter and services for victims of domestic violence

gathers their information to determine if they are eligible to receive a

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temporary protective order. Erica prepares cases and assists in filing the paperwork and getting the orders approved by a judge. The program provides about 120 TPOs a year, mostly to women.

“There is a critical need for legal assistance for victims of domestic violence,” says Erica. “It would be a lot more difficult for a victim to get a temporary protective order if they had to navigate the complicated legal process to obtain one on their own. So we serve as advocates for those coming in to get a TPO.” The legal advocates also assist clients with safety planning, which includes teaching victims to identify a person to tell about their safety concerns, helping them put locks on doors or have locks changed, and providing emergency cellphones if they don’t have a way to call 911.

“Our services make it easier for victims to get the assistance they need,” says Lanita. “The TPO helps victims, especially if they’re married and live in the house with their abuser and have nowhere else to go.

With a TPO, the abuser has to move out and is not allowed to come back. That’s good for the victim because until there’s a court order, the abuser can come and go in the home as they please.”

While some potential clients won’t be eligible for a TPO, others will require hours of assistance and legal representation, according to Lanita. For those not able to get an order, Gateway helps with safety planning and refers them to other agencies for support or shelter.

When TPOs are signed, abusers are not allowed to come within 500 yards of the victim. “That’s five football fields,” says Lanita, noting that temporary protective orders are good for 30 days. “Within those 30 days, the victim may work to have the order continued for one year and then make it permanent, if necessary.”

Trust and privacy are Gateway’s gift to victims of domestic violence who seek TPOs.

CLIENT IMPACT Due to the nature of the services they receive, clients who obtain

“This man in Ohio sent her a Facebook friend request, and she

assistance from Gateway Domestic Violence Center to obtain

accepted it because she thought it was someone she went to high

temporary protective orders are reluctant to share their stories and

school with,” says Lanita. “It wasn’t who she thought it was, so she

identities. But Gateway staff members recalled some situations.

was completely uninterested, but if you read his side of the messages,

One client who visited their Gainesville office seeking a TPO was lucky to be alive, according to Legal Advocate Erica Perez.

“The woman’s husband had rammed the back of her car, pushing it into heavy traffic,” says Erica. “Thankfully, no one was hurt.”

Legal Advocacy Director Lanita Harris shares the story of a woman who was stalked by a complete stranger.

you’d think they were in a relationship.”

The stranger continued sending messages to the woman and eventually took a bus to her apartment complex in Georgia, where he tried but failed to make contact with her. Terrified, she called police.

The man was arrested and served time for making terroristic threats.

The woman first received a TPO and then a 12-month restraining order and, finally, a permanent order that will not expire, according to Lanita.

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY/MADISON COUNTY mcghfh.org PRODUCING HOUSES AND HOMEOWNERS

GOAL Build homes provided to families with no-interest mortgage

SERVES Madison County

GRANT

$10,000 to purchase building materials for its ninth house

Patty, seated, was the first Habitat/Madison County homeowner and continues to volunteer with the organization. Board members are, from left, Brad Smith, Hattie Lawson, John King, Mitchell Hill, and Ron Little, who donated the land on which Patty’s house was built.

Habitat for Humanity/Madison County this year observes its 20th anniversary as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, the worldwide nonprofit that works with families to build affordable homes.

Habitat for Humanity International started in 1976 in Americus, Ga.,

“We work with the families to build their houses, and then visit them

and now builds houses in more than 70 countries and almost 1,400

and keep in touch,” says John. “We live in the same community and

communities across the U.S. Habitat partners with prospective

care about one another.”

homeowners to build or renovate houses. New homeowners work alongside volunteers to build their home, for which they pay an affordable, interest-free mortgage.

Ron Little, Don Mosley and Larry Blount formed the affiliate in 1998 in response to the need in Madison County for affordable housing. Two years later, they completed construction on the first Habitat house on land

Based in Comer, Habitat/Madison County was organized in 1998, and

in Comer donated by Ron and his wife, Marcia. Eighteen years later, the

has built eight houses and remodeled one. Using the Habitat model

Littles are still next door neighbors to the organization’s first homeowner.

for homeownership not only helps get families unable to qualify for conventional loans into homes; it provides them with a community as well, according to Habitat/Madison President John King.

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The affiliate’s last home was built in 2017 and the next is set for construction in 2019, according to John, who says Habitat owns 15 lots in Comer on which to build future homes.

I’ve met a lot of people through Habitat and worked on four houses since moving into mine. And, thanks to Habitat, we could own a house cheaper than renting one. It’s just been a blessing.

“There’s real need for safe, affordable housing here,” he says, noting

Patty has held various jobs since she became a Habitat homeowner 18 years ago, including work as an over-the-road trucker and a hair stylist.

that Habitat/Madison builds one house every two or three years. “We would like to build more. We have the lots and we have some funds.

Our challenge is to increase the number of volunteers on our board and to increase Habitat’s visibility in the county so we can eventually build one house each year.”

CLIENT IMPACT: PATTY Patty was living in a two-bedroom mobile home with her young

While many Habitat affiliates have at least one paid staff member, the

son and teenage daughter when the new Habitat for Humanity

Madison affiliate is an all-volunteer organization with a need for more

affiliate in Madison County was formed in 1998. Twenty

leadership, according to its president.

years later, she remains thankful that she was chosen as the

To date, Habitat/Madison County has placed a diverse cross section

organization’s first homeowner.

of families in homes, according to Vice President Mitchell Hill, who

The single mother of two says she grew up in a “Leave it to

says the homeowners include three African-American families, three

Beaver” family and wanted the same sense of security for

Caucasian families, and two Burmese families who originally lived at

her children.

Jubilee Partners, a Christian community for refugees in Comer. When partner families are chosen, Habitat/Madison County treasurer Brad

“I rented after my divorce, and the three of us and a dog were

Smith works with them to ensure they have the financial information

living in a trailer,” Patty recalls. “I wanted to own something. I

they need.

just wanted a good house for my family to live in.”

Board member Hattie Lawson has been impressed with how

She, her kids and the family dog moved into their new home in

many people volunteer at Habitat builds to help their Madison

2000 and she’s lived there ever since. Her house will be paid off

County neighbors.

within five years.

“It’s amazing the amount of work they do,” she says. “Volunteers

Like all Habitat homeowners, Patty got to choose her floor plan

come in from Athens and all over, and the homeowner families work

to suit her family’s needs. The three-bedroom, 1,200-square foot

hard, too.”

home came in especially handy as she served as an emergency foster parent through the years.

The Jackson EMC Foundation has provided several grants to Habitat/ Madison to purchase building materials such as drywall, plumbing

Patty says being a Habitat homeowner “tremendously” impacted

fixtures, and vinyl siding.

her life. “I’ve met a lot of people through Habitat and worked on four houses since moving into mine,” she says. “And, thanks to

“That money always comes just when we are about to be out of funds,”

Habitat, we could own a house cheaper than renting one. It’s just

says Mitchell. “The Foundation’s gifts have helped us continue and

been a blessing.”

complete construction on several homes.”

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H.O.P. E . , INC. hopbe.org EMPOWERING PARENTS TO GET DEGREES

GOAL Help low-income single parents obtain college degrees

SERVES Gwinnett and Hall counties

GRANT

$5,000 to assist with childcare and housing so parents can continue college education

Tamika, right, shares her love of education with her daughter, Shaniyah, 13.

Kenita Pierce-Lewis founded H.O.P.E., Inc. so that single parents wouldn’t have to earn their college education the way she did.

Juggling parental responsibilities, work and college courses, it took

assistance and up to $400 a month in rent when lack of either puts

her 10 years to get her bachelor’s degree in business administration.

acquiring a college degree at risk, according to Kenita, whose own

H.O.P.E., which stands for Helping Other People be Empowered, helps

college degree was delayed because she couldn’t afford childcare.

low income single parents obtain college degrees by providing rental

“This enables students to focus on their academics without the

and childcare assistance, connections to community resources,

anxieties of shelter loss and childcare issues,” she says. “With

financial advising, counseling resources and success coaching.

this investment, parents not only increase their earning potential,

“Statistics show the number one reason students don’t finish their college education is financial stress,” says Kenita. “We focus on single

but they also increase the likelihood that their children will pursue higher education.”

parents who work and don’t qualify for government assistance but

Based in Duluth, H.O.P.E. helped its first two participants in 2011.

need help to provide for their children and plan for a better future.”

“We had a budget of $11,000 and helped two families,” says Kenita.

The Jackson EMC Foundation grant targets childcare and housing costs for H.O.P.E. clients who receive up to $100 a week in childcare

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“In 2018, our annual budget was $118,000, and we had 15 students in the program.”

H.O.P.E. has served 53 families since 2011. Of the 27 participants who have graduated from college, most have used their degree to increase their income by an average of $20,000.

“Having a college degree enables you to increase your salary. That’s important to our clients, who typically come here making less than $25,000 a year,” says the director. “We have a single dad, our first male participant, who recently graduated from college. He has doubled his salary, and now he donates to the program.”

The Jackson EMC Foundation grants have been a blessing. It was one of the first foundations that believed in us and our vision.

While many charitable organizations provide one-time assistance with rent or childcare, what sets H.O.P.E. apart is that it continues to help with rent and childcare until clients have their college diploma in hand.

“The goal is for our clients to graduate without massive debt,” says Kenita, who held a high-paying executive job in downtown Atlanta before switching gears to found H.O.P.E. “It’s the best thing I could be doing because it changes lives,” says the woman who struggled a decade to get her degree. “Sometimes our storms, our difficult times, can be a catapult to a blessing. If I hadn’t been a single parent, I wouldn’t have known the need.”

She credits the Jackson EMC Foundation for helping H.O.P.E. get off the ground and is thankful for its continued support.

“The Jackson EMC Foundation grants have been a blessing,” she says.

“It was one of the first foundations that believed in us and our vision.

I thank them from the bottom of my heart for believing in H.O.P.E.”

Kenita Pierce-Lewis, left, leads H.O.P.E., Inc., which helps clients like Tamika obtain their college degree.

CLIENT IMPACT: TAMIKA Tamika had an associate’s degree in early childhood education and

Rainbow Village provides meeting space for H.O.P.E. Inc. and the two

a good job with the DeKalb County School System a few years ago.

nonprofits partner with their Hand-in-Hand program. Tamika was one

But when the school lost its Title 1 funding, she lost her job.

of the first two participants in the program which debuted in 2014

“I had enough savings to live for six months, but then my savings was depleted,” she recalls. “I saw the walls caving in.” She fell behind on her rent, was evicted, and ended up living at Rainbow Village, a Duluth apartment community that helps homeless families transition into permanent housing.

Going back to school to obtain a bachelor’s degree so she could better provide for her family was her No. 1 priority, and H.O.P.E. helped her meet that goal, according to Tamika. “While residing at

with individuals from Rainbow Village accepted into H.O.P.E. Tamika graduated two years later from DeVry University with her bachelors in Technical Management and now works as an elementary school teacher with Walton County School System.

“I wouldn’t have been able to make it without H.O.P.E.,” says Tamika. “I was making $9 an hour as a certified nursing assistant. Now, thanks to H.O.P.E. helping me get my degree and build up my credit, I own a home in Loganville and my oldest daughter plans to go to college.”

Rainbow Village, I met Kenita Pierce-Lewis of H.O.P.E.,” she says.

The mother of five feels confident her younger children will follow suit

“She was my backbone. Anytime I ran into something and folded,

and thanks the nonprofit for pointing them in that direction. “Coming

she was there to pick me up.”

here, you feel the love,” says Tamika. “You won’t be the same when you walk out of this program.”

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JUDY HOUSE MINISTRY judyhouse.org PROVIDING A HOME FOR THE HOMELESS

GOAL Provide transition house for homeless men who have been incarcerated or under community supervision

SERVES Barrow, Gwinnett and Hall counties

GRANT

$10,000 to provide food, household supplies and rent while residents seek jobs and reconnect with their families and community

Judy House residents and staff take turns preparing meals as Paul Epperson and Dan Capobianco demonstrate.

Dan Capobianco came up with the idea for Judy House within days of his wife’s death in March of 2013.

With his Lawrenceville home empty without her laughter, Dan would

With Russell seeing the need firsthand at the detention center, Judy

fill it with people in need. While providing them a home, he might again

House’s first clients were identified quickly and, by the summer of

experience joy in his own life.

2013, there were nine residents in the house. Since then, says Paul,

Teaming up with two other men, Dan launched Judy House Ministry, a faith-based program named for his wife, where once-homeless men are

Judy House has served 175 men. At any given time, four to six clients reside at the large house where meals and community are provided.

provided housing, Biblical counseling, and a community of peers who

“Most of our clients get here just after being released from jail,” says

encourage each other as they transition to independent living.

Paul. He identifies the reasons that lead to homelessness as “poor

As director, Dan operates the ministry with Paul Epperson, program manager, and Russell Gray, president of Greater Gwinnett Re-entry

decisions, drugs, and alcohol,” short and simple. The way out is not always as simply stated.

Alliance, which helps people released from prison re-enter society. A

“People can’t go it alone,” says Paul. “Judy House believes that

volunteer at the Gwinnett County Detention Center, Russell also volunteers

effective transition requires relationships, and that’s why our program

with the Gwinnett Reentry Intervention Program (GRIP), which connects

meets people where they are with resourceful information and

homeless inmates with local assistance before they are released from jail.

residential transition to help navigate their crisis.”

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Judy House believes that effective transition requires relationships, and that’s why our program meets people where they are with resourceful information and residential transition to help navigate their crisis.

CLIENT IMPACT: MIKE Less than two years ago, Mike was homeless and living on a street corner in downtown Atlanta. He used cardboard that he found in a dumpster for shelter as he slept between highrise buildings.

Director Dan Capobianco, left, and Program Manager Paul Epperson, middle, have helped 175 men, including Mike, right, through Judy House Ministry.

Originally from Atlanta, Mike had moved to Ohio to be with a girlfriend.

“But things dried up as far as a job and money,” he recalls, adding

The ministry offers a family-setting and support to help clients

that the relationship ended, too, so he took a Greyhound bus

successfully re-integrate back into the community. Some seek short-

south and landed in Atlanta with $15 in his pocket and no place

term emergency housing while those who need long-term housing

to go. “I was living on the street when my sister and brother-in-

may stay a year until they get a reliable job that enables them to

law found me.”

maintain a home.

Clients are welcome to stay as long as they meet house rules, according to Paul. A weekly program fee is required, and residents must be gainfully employed and help maintain the house. Clients are expected to take part in daily accountability groups and aftermeal devotions.

“Our goal is to reconnect men with God, their families, and the community,” says Paul.

Almost all of the men who leave Judy House as success stories remain successful, according to its leaders.

“We feel like we have a model that’s working and would like to

They took him to Quinn House, a homeless shelter where he lived for 50 days before moving into Judy House about a year ago.

“I’m very fortunate to have found this place,” says Mike. Within two weeks of moving into Judy House, he got a job with a landscaping company. He worked there a year, but long hours and hard physical labor was tough on his health.

“My back wouldn’t let me continue,” he says, “so now I work with an HVAC company, and I’m interviewing for a factory automation job like one I worked at before.”

He credits Judy House with giving him a home, friends who care for him, and hope for the future.

expand it to help more men transition into stability and community,” Dan concludes.

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ROCK GOODBYE ANGEL rockgoodbyeangel.us FINDING COMMUNITY IN THE DEPTHS OF GRIEF

GOAL To provide grief support for those who have lost children in pregnancy or infancy

SERVES Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Lumpkin counties

GRANT

$5,000 for pregnancy and infant loss grief support program Names of children lost in pregnancy and infancy are remembered at Rock Goodbye Angel.

A licensed pastoral counselor and ordained minister, Angela Ewers founded her faith-based nonprofit, Rock Goodbye Angel, in 2010 in order to help those dealing with trauma similar to what she’d suffered.

Her journey began in 1999 when her first child was delivered stillborn

“Grieving a future is a lot different than grieving a past—grieving what

at 24 weeks. “That was my introduction into motherhood,” she recalls.

you thought you’d be as a parent,” says Angela. “I wondered if I was

The following year, Angela had a miscarriage. Finally, in 2001, she

still a mom to the children I’d lost. Since I didn’t have my child to hold,

gave birth to a healthy daughter, but in 2002, she lost another baby

was that title of mother stripped from me?”

to miscarriage. In 2003, her final pregnancy resulted in the birth of a healthy son.

Realizing that she indeed was mother to all five of her children, Angela opened Rock Goodbye Angel to create a community where parents

“I knew what it meant to be a mom to my earthly children but felt like

of miscarriage and infant loss could be educated about grief and find

I’d never been a mother to my heavenly children,” says Angela, who

support among others who have faced similar losses.

didn’t know anyone else who’d had a miscarriage. “I felt very alone, broken and confused.”

In the United States, one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage and more than 25,000 babies are stillborn each year, according to Angela.

For a decade, she and her husband, Jeremy, worked through their pain

To help these families, Gainesville-based Rock Goodbye Angel provides

and, in 2010, she founded Rock Goodbye Angel (RGA) to share with others

a support network to parents who learn about RGA in the hospital after

what she learned about navigating the grief brought on by losing a baby.

losing a child. Each year for the past seven years, RGA has donated

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The mission is to create a safe environment where parents can be educated on grief.

CLIENT IMPACT: BETHANY Bethany has been a Rock Goodbye Angel client since losing her middle child three years ago. Her story is one of heartbreak and, much thanks to RGA, healing.

Almost five months pregnant, Bethany sensed something was wrong in May 2015 when the technician at her baby’s 21-weeks scan started asking questions beyond the routine. The motherto-be was sent to a specialist for an extensive ultrasound where she learned her baby had not formed kidneys and wouldn’t live outside the womb.

“I went to a counselor who said I’d been called to deliver a baby straight to heaven,” Bethany recalls. “I realized he was alive, so we were going to live his life right now.”

Knowing that the only time she would share with her child was the time he lived inside her, Bethany chose to carry him full term. While he thrived within her, she and her husband planned his burial. Standing with them was Rock Goodbye Angel.

“With their help, I made plans for how I would handle that day,”

Bethany holds a Joshua Lamb, named for her son, like those given to mothers who lose their babies in pregnancy or early infancy.

says Bethany. “I had decisions to make, and Rock Goodbye Angel walked me through the process. Doctors cared for the physical part of it and RGA’s Angela Ewers was there for the emotional side.”

at least 100 memory boxes to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for families of pregnancy loss and early infant loss. Each box contains a stuffed lamb along with ideas and materials on how to memorialize the baby.

Parents who contact RGA are invited to weekly support groups and counseling. Each year, RGA hosts Mother’s Day and Father’s Day events, an Annual Candlelight Remembrance, and a 5K fundraiser. More than 250 participants typically attend the public remembrance events.

Rock Goodbye Angel recently produced a seven-session video series that can be used to start a support group, according to Angela who says she has been contacted about it by military bases, women’s prisons and other organizations.

“The mission is to create a safe environment where parents can be educated on grief,” she says. “Because it’s not a matter of if we grieve, it’s when and how.”

At last year’s RGA Candlelight Remembrance, a visitor confided in a volunteer that she had lost a baby almost four decades earlier. Among

Bethany delivered her first son, Joshua, at 39 weeks. He was born alive, a miracle in itself, according to doctors who say most infants with his condition are stillborn. Joshua lived for two hours, his brief life filled with visits from family and friends, including Angela.

To thank RGA, Bethany’s in-laws fund the organization’s ministry to provide a stuffed lamb to every mother who must leave the hospital without a baby. Joshua Lamb is named for their grandson.

“I have three children,” says Bethany. “Two, I got to keep, and one is in heaven.” Joshua’s big sister, Camille, is now 8 and his little brother, Andrew, is almost 2.

Her peers at Rock Goodbye Angel are an extension of her family, according to Bethany.

“It’s a club no one wants to be in, but we are members,” she says. “These are my people.”

peers familiar with similar grief, she spoke her son’s name for the first time in 38 years.

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SER FAMILIA serfamilia.org STRENGTHENING LATINO FAMILIES

GOAL Provide comprehensive social services for Latino families

SERVES Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson counties

GRANT

$12,500 to provide tele-psychiatric mental health services and to equip a child’s therapy room While working on art projects, children candidly open up to Ser Familia counselors.

The leading social, family and mental health services agency for Georgia’s Latino population, Ser Familia serves more than 4,000 clients annually in its four locations, including its Buford office, which received a Jackson EMC Foundation grant this year.

Executive Director Belisa Urbina and her husband, Programs

and related services delivered by Spanish-speaking Latinos familiar

Director Miguel Urbina, organized Ser Familia as a nonprofit in 2001.

with the culture of their clients.

Ser Familia translates as “to be a family,” and that’s the goal the organization works toward—to strengthen Latino families.

“We have kids here who don’t have a support system,” says Belisa. “Their parents work many hours, and often the burden of keeping a home falls

“When my husband and I moved here from Puerto Rico, we realized there

on their kids’ shoulders. The pressure’s on them to parent siblings while

were no social services here in Spanish,” says Belisa. “Your relationships,

their parents work to sustain family here and outside of Georgia.”

love, marriage, dreams and faith are expressed in your native language.”

These pressures can lead children to cut and harm themselves,

An estimated 61 percent of Latinos living in Gwinnett, Hall and

according to Belisa, who says issues with sexual abuse, physical

Jackson counties speak very little or no English, which leads them

abuse and neglect are rampant in the Latino community.

to face challenges receiving appropriate services, according to the director. Ser Familia seeks to fill the gap with mental health counseling

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“Latino teens have higher rates of depression and anxiety than teens of

other ethnicities,” she says, noting that one in five Latino teens attempts suicide. “These issues get more complicated by the lack of linguistically proficient services. We estimate that 30 to 40 percent of our clients need psychiatric services to fully recover from their traumatic experiences.”

With the Jackson EMC Foundation grant, Ser Familia clients in need of mental health counseling can now be served via tele-psychiatry, according to Belisa who says videoconferencing with the staff psychiatrist enables patients to receive psychiatric evaluations, education and medication management from a distance.

The Jackson EMC Foundation grant also paid for equipping a child play therapy room for children under age 10 who have suffered sexual abuse or trauma. At the new therapy room, children engage with puppets, a doll house, games and art supplies as they talk with counselors.

Two years ago, says Belisa, Jackson EMC Foundation’s support was instrumental in Ser Familia opening its Buford office.

“It has been wonderful to gain the Foundation’s support,” says Belisa.

“We cannot say enough to express how grateful we are.”

CLIENT IMPACT: LUZ For most of her 47 years, Luz has been in bad relationships that left her bruised—both physically and emotionally. She grew up in a dysfunctional family, an experience that distorted her expectations throughout life.

“My father abused me and my sisters until I was 19, then he left home,” says Luz. “I started cutting myself at age 13, got into the wrong crowd, and spent time in jail. I grew up seeing my father hit my mom, so I thought it was normal. My family argued and fought, so I thought that was normal.”

As an adult, Luz fell in love with a man who abused her; they were married 14 years and had three children. Finally, with the help of her brother, she left her abuser and ended up in a nine-year relationship with a man who was not physically abusive.

“A few months ago, I would have said it’s a good relationship because he didn’t hit me,” says Luz. “There was no physical violence, but there was emotional manipulation that was abusive.”

Luz moved to Georgia in 2017 seeking a fresh start. When she

Your relationships, love, marriage, dreams, and faith are expressed in your native language.

visited the public health department in Buford last December, she was referred down the hall to Ser Familia.

“They took me in, and counseling has completely changed my whole outlook,” says Luz. “I’m not even the same person I was in December. I have hope.”

Because counseling in the Latino community is taboo, Luz was taught to shun help. But now she attends parenting and healthy relationship workshops, along with weekly counseling sessions.

“I see the benefits of counseling now,” she says. “I lived through child abuse and then domestic violence. You grow up thinking things are normal and then you go through counseling and realize, hey, maybe that’s not so normal.”

Ser Familia has helped her break bad habits and move past old fears.

“For many years, I felt less than,” says Luz. “Now, I feel I have value.”

She shares her story of abuse and healing with individuals and groups as a Ser Familia spokesperson.

“It’s like when you know there’s a good shoe sale, you want to tell your girlfriends,” says the survivor. “This is like that—there’s a good program here that can help you, so go get help.”

Luz, right, shares her story with Ser Familia Counselor Marlen Adames.

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SIDE BY SIDE BRAIN INJURY CLUBHOUSE sidebysideclubhouse.org DEALING WITH BRAIN INJURY, SIDE-BY-SIDE

GOAL Help individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury regain employment and living skills

SERVES Gwinnett County

GRANT

$13,248 to provide four weeks of rehabilitation service for nine Gwinnett County adults permanently disabled by traumatic brain injury Side by Side club members prepare to put away groceries.

While directing a brain injury camp for the Brain Injury Association of Georgia in the 1990s, Cindi Johnson wondered to herself: “Wouldn’t it be great to have a place where people with brain injuries

innovative partnership model allows members to participate in all

could just be themselves for longer than three days each year? Where

aspects of the clubhouse program, from hiring staff to setting policy.”

it’s okay if you don’t remember someone’s name or you work with the use of only one hand?”

Members of the Clubhouse come from all walks of life and have one thing in common: An acquired brain injury has robbed them of the life

In the year 2000, she opened Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, a

they once knew. For the most part, their brain injuries are the result of

nonprofit that serves adults with acquired brain injury by providing

auto or motorcycle accidents, while some club members are domestic

them a community of support as they navigate their new reality. Using

violence, gunshot or stroke victims, or wounded warriors.

a clubhouse model first introduced in the 1940s for people living with mental illness, Side by Side works with people who have brain injuries as they transition from patients dependent on others to community members who gain self-sufficiency through skills-based rehabilitation, mutual support, and professional guidance.

“Club members and staff work together daily, side-by-side, to operate the clubhouse as members rebuild their lives,” says Cindi. “Our

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“Our members have been severely injured. Many were in a coma for a long time, and many still have seizure disorders or physical disabilities,” says Cindi. “Most have trouble thinking and figuring out how to do day-to-day life activities. They have trouble remembering what happened recently and some lack in social skills.”

But they understand each other, according to Cindi. “They value each other’s talents and skills, and it gives them meaning to be productive

and to be needed and expected each and every day,” she says. “This is

stay is two and a half years. The Clubhouse is open Monday through

their community. It’s their second family and, in some cases, it’s their

Friday, and most club members attend two or three days a week.

first family.”

Some members live with their family, some reside in group homes and

At Side by Side, located in Stone Mountain, some clients are lifelong members and others attend for a month or two. The average length of

some live independently.

Club members volunteer to work in the kitchen, maintenance or business unit. Kitchen helpers shop for groceries and cook lunch for club members and staff while maintenance workers keep up the facility and its grounds. Those who work in the business unit put out the club newsletter, send thank you notes, and answer the phone.

“We’re proud and honored to offer a lifelong, caring community that meets each member where they are and welcomes them back anytime as their needs change,” says Cindi, noting that a third to half of club members return to work at paid or volunteer jobs. “Our hope is to keep families strong and united, because a brain injury has a life changing impact on everyone.”

Caregivers are supported with a program of their own, and encouraged to learn all they can to plan for the future and prioritize their own self-care.

The Jackson EMC Foundation has provided grants for Side by Side since 2009.

“Support from the Jackson EMC Foundation means that people with brain injuries can get out of the house and come here for a community of support, and their families can get out for a normal day,” says

Kendall works in the business unit where he is careful to help fellow club members only when necessary.

Johnson. “The reliability of these funds coming in means I don’t have to warn families that this might be their last month here.”

CLIENT IMPACT: KENDALL People who acquire brain injury have a completely different experience

Throughout his long career, Kendall worked as an auto mechanic and

than those born with developmental disabilities, says Side by Side

then a mechanics teacher at Gwinnett Technical College and Barrow

Development Director Alexis Torres. “Like Kendall,” she says. “He had a

County Schools before joining the staff at Atlanta Technical College.

full life, a career, and he knows what adulthood and independence feels like. Our job was to help him find his new normal.”

Kendall lost a leg after a motorcycle crash in 2006, but it was an accident in 2011 that resulted in brain injury. A teacher at Atlanta Technical College at the time, he was walking in the city when he was struck by a taxi cab; he remained in a coma for three months at Grady Memorial Hospital and then was treated at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. In 2012, he joined Side By Side, where he works in the kitchen on Wednesdays and the business unit on Fridays.

“I’ve learned how to live life in a different way,” says Kendall. “We work side-by-side, and if I can help someone here, I will. But I’m careful not to help too much. I don’t do things for them unless I realize they can’t do it.”

“I still help with mechanics work,” he says. “I have others do the physical work while I tell them what needs to be done.”

Side by Side Director Cindi Johnson calls Kendall a role model for fellow club members. “When I met Kendall, he was angry and depressed, and now he’s a cheerleader for other members,” says Cindi. “He sees their potential and is very encouraging to them.”

Side by Side has been by his side.

“It’s helped me learn to live and be thankful for the problems I have because many people here have problems worse than mine,” says Kendall. “It’s made me appreciate what the Lord has done for me and allows me to do.”

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THE TREE HOUSE thetreehouseinc.org REBUILDING FAMILIES, ONE CASE AT A TIME

GOAL To reduce child abuse

SERVES Banks, Barrow and Jackson counties

GRANT

$15,000 for Supervised Visitation Program

Lynn and Dallas are reunified and doing great.

Lynn and Dallas are reunified and doing great.

Executive Director Ginette Williams wants people to know that the parents she works with at The Tree House are worthy of the help they receive—help that aims to restore families separated due to child abuse and neglect.

“The parents in this program are not terrible people,” says Ginette.

and has since expanded to serve Banks and Barrow counties as well.

“They’ve made mistakes, but they can be good parents.”

There’s always a waiting list, she adds.

A children’s advocacy center in Winder, The Tree House works to

Rather than supervised visits conducted at the Division of Family and

rebuild families of children in foster care by teaching parenting skills

Children Services by a DFCS caseworker, Tree House clients visit their

and coaching parents to properly bond with their child. An important

children in a neutral location, with visits supervised by neutral observers.

part of the organization’s overall emphasis involves their Supervised

The program provides a safe place for children to visit with their biological

Visitation Program, which the Jackson EMC Foundation supported

parent, with the ultimate goal of reuniting families. Ginette says parent

this year.

coaching is provided before and after the supervised visits, including

The program provides a neutral environment for children in foster

tips on discipline and redirecting children’s attention to other activities.

care to visit with parents working a reunification case plan through

“We are for what’s best for the child,” says Ginette. “If the parent works

the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). The Tree House

toward reunification, we work with them. The kids love their parents,

was the first organization to provide this service for free, according to

and we want to preserve family ties that were there before the child

Ginette, who says the program began in 2005 in Jackson County

went into foster care.”

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CLIENT IMPACT: LYNN AND DALLAS Thanks to The Tree House, Lynn and her 7-year-old son, Dallas, now live together in a happy, healthy motherson relationship.

“Lynn was receptive to every service she received here,” says Tree House Director Ginette Williams. “She’s a good mom.”

The program provides a safe place for children to visit with their biological parent, with the ultimate goal of reuniting families.

While in foster care, Dallas was brought to The Tree House for supervised visits with his mom twice a week. When he arrived, he’d see his mother and the staff and say, “I’m home.”

“He celebrated birthdays and holidays here with his mom,” says Ginette. “Ultimately they were reunified, her DFCS case was closed, and they are doing very well.”

Lynn credits The Tree House with helping her save her most valued relationship.

“When they took my son, I felt like someone had cut my spinal cord, I was so depressed, just a walking zombie,” Lynn recalls. “The two days seeing him here were what got me through it. If not for that, I would have lost my mind.”

Along with supervised visits, The Tree House provided Lynn with counseling and parenting classes.

“The Tree House wants to see you do well; they want you to be a good parent and they give you the tools to do that,” says Lynn. “You have to fight to get your kids back, and all through that, The Tree House is by your side and encouraging you to succeed.”

She and Dallas consider The Tree House a second home and its staff, family.

“Any day of the week, I know I can reach out to the Tree House for help,” says Lynn. “It’s a community that’s a blessing to so many people. In a very dark situation, they were our guiding light.”

For Dallas, coming to The Tree House to see his mom was like coming home, thanks to the child-friendly atmosphere.

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JACKSON EMC FOUNDATION, INC. Statements of Activities for the Years Ended May 31

2018

2017

CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS SUPPORT Contributions $ 1,134,162 $ 1,121,377 Interest 157 97 Contributed Services 57,083 56,069

1,191,402

1,177,543

PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES Community Assistance Family Assistance

1,126,121 48,296

1,046,499 42,463

SUPPORTING SERVICES EXPENSES Administrative and General

57,083 56,125

1,231,500

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS

1,145,087

(40,098)

32,456

UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, BEGINNING 229,019 196,563

UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, ENDING

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$ 188,921

$ 229,019

JACKSON EMC FOUNDATION, INC. Schedule of Community Assistance for the Year Ended May 31, 2018

4-H Club - Oglethorpe County

$

5,000

Adventure Bags, Inc.

7,500

American Red Cross - Northeast Georgia Chapter

15,000

Angel House of Georgia

5,000

Asian American Resource Center

10,500

Athens Community Council on Aging

5,000

Athens Nurses Clinic

12,775

Atlanta Mission

15,000

Auditory Verbal Center

15,000

Barrow Ministry Village, Inc.

8,000

Books for Keeps, Inc.

10,000

Boy Scouts of Northeast Georgia

14,985

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier

14,800

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

15,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of Winder-Barrow County

15,000

Camp Koinonia

15,000

Camp to Belong GA

2,500

Camp Twin Lakes, Inc.

15,000

Camp Twitch and Shout

1,650

Center Point GA

15,000

Children’s Center for Hope and Healing

15,000

CHRIS 180

7,500

Community Helping Place

2,500

Cooperative Ministry - Norcross

15,000

Economic Justice Coalition

3,600

Elachee Nature Science Center

10,500

Enotah CASA, Inc.

6,000

Extra Special People, Inc.

15,000

Eyes of Love Lighthouse Mission

10,000

Families of Children Under Stress

6,000

Family Promise of Hall County

5,618

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia

15,000

For Her Glory

5,000

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children

15,000

Gainesville / Hall County Alliance for Literacy

10,000

Gainesville / Hall Community Food Pantry

2,500

Gainesville Housing Corporation

10,000

Gateway House, Inc.

15,000

Balance – Carried Forward

$

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Balance – Brought Forward

$

386,928

Georgia Children’s Chorus

12,500

Georgia Community Support and Solutions

7,500

Georgia Mountain Food Bank, Inc.

13,000

Georgia Options, Inc.

5,000

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia

15,000

Good News Clinics

15,000

Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Inc.

15,000

Gwinnett Hospital System Foundation

15,000

Habitat for Humanity - Jackson County

15,000

Habitat for Humanity - Madison County

10,000

Hall County Library System

10,000

Helping Mamas, Inc.

5,000

Hi-Hope Service Center, Inc.

15,000

Hope Clinic, Inc.

15,000

H.O.P.E., Inc.

5,000

Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens, Inc.

12,500

iServe Ministries

5,200

ITN (Independent Transport Network) Lanier

15,000

Jewish Family & Career Services

5,000

Judy House Ministry

10,000

Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc.

15,000

LAMP Ministries

15,000

Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry, Inc.

15,000

Legacy Youth Mentoring (aka Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring)

4,000

Lumpkin County Family Connection

4,000

Medical Center Foundation

15,000

Mercy Health Center

10,000

Muscular Dystrophy Association

10,000

Neighbor to Family, Inc.

7,635

NOA’s Ark, Inc.

10,000

North Georgia Interfaith Ministries (Jeremiah’s Place)

7,500

Nothing But the Truth, Inc.

10,000

Our Neighbor, Inc.

8,000

Path Project, Inc.

4,900

Peace Place, Inc.

15,000

Penfield Christian Homes, Inc.

2,000

Balance – Carried Forward

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JACKSON EMC FOUNDATION, INC. Schedule of Community Assistance for the Year Ended May 31, 2018

Balance – Brought Forward

$

760,663

Piedmont Regional Library System

10,000

Quinlan Arts, Inc.

7,000

Rainbow Children’s Home

7,500

Rape Response, Inc.

10,000

Reins of Life, Inc.

1,910

Rock Goodbye Angel

5,000

Rotary Club - Madison County

5,000

Salvation Army of Athens

10,000

Salvation Army of Gainesville

10,000

Salvation Army of Lawrenceville

15,000

Senior Center - Madison County

10,000

Ser Familia, Inc.

12,500

Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, Inc.

13,248

Sisu

15,000

Spectrum Autism Support Group, Inc.

15,000

Spirit of Joy Food Pantry

2,500

Spirit of Sharing, Inc.

2,300

St. Vincent De Paul Society - Flowery Branch

10,000

St. Vincent De Paul Society - Gainesville

10,000

St. Vincent De Paul Society - Jackson County

10,000

St. Vincent De Paul Society - Winder

12,000

Supporting Adoption & Foster Families Together

15,000

The Tree House, Inc.

15,000

Tiny Stitches, Inc.

10,000

Truth’s Community Clinic (aka Hebron Community Health Center)

15,000

United Way of Northeast Georgia

14,000

University of North Georgia Foundation

15,000

View Point Health

15,000

Wishes 4 Me Foundation, Inc.

15,000

YMCA - Athens

10,000

YMCA - Georgia Mountains

10,000

YMCA - Georgia’s Piedmont, Inc.

10,000

YMCA - Metro Atlanta - JM Tull Gwinnett Family

15,000

Young Women’s Christian Organization of Athens

12,500

$ 1,126,121

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P.O. Box 38 • Jefferson, GA 30549 jacksonemc.com/foundation