Goodwill of North Georgia, a 501(c)(3) corporation, provides job training and employment services to people who are having trouble finding work, want to change careers, or start their own business. With the agency’s support, Goodwill participants overcome employment hurdles caused by physical, emotional and developmental disabilities, limited job skills, poverty and other challenges. We sell donated clothing, books, furniture and household goods in stores across North Georgia, and the proceeds help fund our mission to put people to work. Since 1925, your donations have been helping to change lives.

Georgia Sheriffs Youth Home is an education management company based out of 8109 Highway 297, Nunez, Georgia, United States.

Since 1981, the CHRIS 180 mission has been to heal children, strengthen families and build community. CHRIS is an acronym that represents our core values: Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety. Our goal is to unlock the potential of Georgia’s youth and fortify families by providing a hand up, not just a handout, through our integrated Family of Services. We believe that potential is a right, not a privilege. This holistic approach enables children, youth and families to unlock their potential for happiness, health and success despite challenging circumstances, often beyond their control. We offer an array of individualized programs through our Family of Services which includes: Behavioral Health, Safe Homes & Environments, Strong Communities and Education & Training. Our ambition is to be Georgia's go-to place where every vulnerable child or traumatized youth discovers how to unlock their potential. For more information or to help make a difference, visit www.chris180.org

Atlanta Habitat for Humanity partners with working families, sponsors, and communities to build affordable, green, quality homes and to provide support services that promote successful home purchase and ownership. As one of 1,500 local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International, Atlanta Habitat works primarily in the city of Atlanta and Fulton County to bring generous donors and hardworking volunteers together with qualified, working families. The result is dramatic, positive differences in the lives of family members and in neighborhoods. We construct quality houses that are sold to homebuyer families through no-profit, no-interest loans. Homebuyers complete 250 sweat-equity hours and other requirements, pay for their homes and all upkeep, and maintain current payments on their properties. More than 40 staff members support the efforts of over 13,000 volunteers to raise funds, qualify homeowner applicants, build houses, provide administrative support, and much more. Our extensive homeowner education program offers a wide variety of classes, 12 of which are required. With 30 years of experience fostering successful transitions from tenancy to ownership, we know the essential ingredient that fosters success is knowledge. Our four-star rating by Charity Navigator is an affirmation of our intense focus on fiscal responsibility as we work to serve more parents, grandparents, guardians, and most importantly – children. Please visit our website for more information.

The Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. (GAO) is a private non-profit corporation, who's mission is to work with, and for oppressed and vulnerable individuals in Georgia who are labeled as disabled or mentally ill to secure their protection and advocacy. GAO is federally funded, and has been designated by Georgia as the Congressionally-mandated agency to implement Protection and Advocacy of individuals with disabilities throughout the state GAO has seven different programs, each rooted in a different piece of federal legislation. Every program uses a combination of self-advocacy supports, citizen involvement, staff advocacy, and legal advocacy to protect and advocate for the rights of Georgians with disabilities. We also focus on community building and partnering with self-advocates and community associates to widen the support network available in Georgia for people with disabilities and those who care about them. GAO supports Citizen Advocacy, an additional strategy to protect and advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities in Georgia. Citizen advocacy happens when a valued citizen, unpaid and independent of human services, creates an intentional relationship with a person who is at increased risk of abuse, neglect and social exclusion. The citizen advocate learns to understand, respond to, and represent the partner’s interests as if they were the advocate’s own. This allows the gifts and concerns of the person with the disability to be brought forth into the circles of ordinary community life. We believe relationships with people who are loyal and free from conflict of interest are what make all people safer. It also helps create a space for our communities to be enriched by all of its members.

MACON-BIBB COUNTY EOC, INC is a hospital & health care company based out of 1680 BROADWAY, Macon, Georgia, United States.

Comprised of more than 800 churches, 1,300 clergy members, and 360,000 lay members, The North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church seeks to develop principled Christian leaders, to engage in ministry with the poor, improve global health, advocate for justice, respond to disasters, and fulfill the mission of the denomination: “To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” The United Methodist Church, as a whole, is an 11-million-strong global church that opens hearts, opens doors and opens minds through active engagement with our world. John Wesley and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today. The North Georgia Conference is currently the largest regional body of The United Methodist Church in the United States. It includes 12 smaller geographical divisions called “districts.” The North Georgia Conference is headquartered in Atlanta and overseen by Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson.

CaringWorks is a nonprofit 501(c)3 agency working to end homelessness. We go beyond one-size-fits-all housing and services to provide care that is carefully tailored to each client, respecting their dignity and seeing their inherent potential for success.

Clayton County Community Svc is an e-learning company based out of 1000 Main St, Forest Park, Georgia, United States.

Sheridan Construction Began as Chris R. Sheridan & Co., a family owned business in 1947. We now are owned by the employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We provide a complete range of commercial and industrial construction services within the State of Georgia. Negotiated work represents 85% of our volume, most of which is with repeat customers. The principals of the firm are registered Engineers and a significant portion of our work is design-build projects. Sheridan Construction has done all types of work including new and renovation work for educational, financial, medical, religious, retail, wholesale and industrial clients. The company operates primarily in the State of Georgia. As stated above, we are an employee-owned company; each employee is motivated to serve the customer’s needs and every customer works directly with an owner. Our goal is to make our client happy. We stand firm on the strength of our promises, and our delivery. The results are clear for all to see.

Hallmark Systems is a company based out of 9 Rosedale , ASHTEAD, United Kingdom.

The Social Empowerment Center offers a variety of services with a multicultural focus, geared at maintaining and supporting families in mind body and spirit. Our staff offers a proven record for quality services and expertise in the following areas: Individual/Family Therapy (most insurance accepted) Comprehensive Child And Family Assessments Homestead/Wraparound Services, including (but not limited to) Home Evaluations and Drug/Alcohol Assessments In-Home Family Therapy Parent Aide/Brief Intervention Services Intensive Family Intervention Individual, Family and Organizational Assessments Education and Training for families and staff IMPACT training Resource Family Studies Student Internships and Practicums A social services company providing quality and cost-effective services and programs that meet the needs of individuals and families, preserving their rights and respecting them as individuals. Encouraging coordination and collaboration amongst social service providers to assist in quality service delivery to families and individuals. Actively working as Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals to ensure that the concepts of social justice and empowerment are included in policy, program delivery, program evaluation, and training.