2 1 Abby Cox Director, Division of Aging Services Counties Served Statewide Service Area Aging Services includes Public Guardianship holiday drive Contact Cynthia Haley Dunn Statewide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Advocacy Lin Chao Statewide GeorgiaCares Outreach Assistants Christine (Medicare Education) Williams Counties Served AAA Region Contact Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale Atlanta Regional Commission DHS Outreach Staff Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Coastal Georgia Area Agency on Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long McIntosh Aging DHS Outreach Staff Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes Central Savannah River Area Agency on Aging / CSRA DHS Outreach Staff Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White Legacy Link / Georgia Mountains Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutien, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox Heart of Georgia Altamaha Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson Middle Georgia Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield Northwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster River Valley Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware Southern Georgia Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth SOWEGA Council on Aging / Southwest Georgia Area Agency on Aging DHS Outreach Staff Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Three Rivers Area Agency on Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson Aging DHS Outreach Staff Phone 404-657-1515 404-657-5595 404-657-5347 Phone 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 404-651-6318 Email dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Email dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov 1. Northwest Georgia [Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield] 3. Three Rivers [Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson] 4. Middle Georgia [Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson] 8. River Valley [Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster] 2. Georgia Mountains [Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White] 5. Northeast Georgia [Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton] 6. Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) [Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes] 7. Heart of Georgia Altamaha [Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutien, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox] 9. Southwest Georgia [Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth] 10. Southern Georgia [Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware] Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability Office Assistance Meal Delivery Assist with writing, research, special events, clerical tasks, or other officebased projects. Flexible We love writers, researchers, organizers, and others with strong skills and a can-do spirit. Help an Area Agency on Aging or assist the Division of Aging Services with projects such as consumer guides, public awareness materials, project research, special events, or office tasks Deliver lunches to homebound adults on Long-Term weekdays. Nourish an older adult and feed your spirit, too. Help your community deliver a lunchtime meal and a friendly "hello" to a homebound older adult. Better yet, get your group to adopt a route! Aging and Disability Service Awareness (ADRC) Host a presentation about services and information available to older Georgians and adults with disabilities. Topics include: Wellness Activities, Meal Delivery, Homemaker Services and more. One-time We'll provide the experts! Flexible Atlanta Region CSRA Georgia Mountains Middle Georgia Northwest Georgia Georgia Mountains River Valley Southern Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers 2-3 hours per route. Opportunities for daily, weekly or monthly participation. Atlanta Region Heart of Georgia Georgia Mountains Middle Georgia Northeast Georgia Northwest Georgia River Valley Southern Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Flexible Atlanta Region CSRA Northeast Georgia Northwest Georgia River Valley Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Medicare Education (GeorgiaCares Program) Do the people in your community know where to get aging services for themselves or loved ones? Contact your Area Agency on Aging and ask for a presentation on information and services that can help people live safely and conveniently in their homes, even as bodies and physical abilities change. Distribute literature, host presentations or staff health fairs to educate others about Medicare. Long-Term We'll provide the experts! Help older adults get unbiased information about Medicare options. Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Awareness Host a presentation about preventing the abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults. We'll provide the experts! Help vulnerable adults avoid and escape abuse. Contact us to request a speaker and information materials for your faith community, civic group or workplace. One-Time Flexible Flexible Coastal Georgia Heart of Georgia Georgia Mountains Middle Georgia Northeast Georgia Northwest Georgia River Valley Southern Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers CSRA Georgia Mountains Northeast Georgia River Valley Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability Wellness Workshop Facilitation (Living Well) Volunteer Transportation Telephone Reassurance and Friendly Visits Home Repairs & Modifications Chores & Yard Work Use a script to lead a six-week workshop that helps people cope with chronic conditions. Become a Lay Leader for Living Well: the Stanford University Chronic Disease SelfManagement Program. Help empower people with chronic conditions to cope with common symptoms such as pain, fatigue, difficult emotions and stress. Training and full coordination are provided. Organize a program to match volunteer drivers with seniors who need transportation. Volunteer driver programs can operate one to seven days per week using an organization's vehicle(s) or volunteers' personal automobiles. A group may choose to transport riders to doctors' offices, grocery stores and pharmacies, worship services, or more. You choose the scope that's right for your mix of resources. Contact us for tools and ideas. Call and/or visit isolated older adults to check on their well-being and provide socialization. If you have the gift of gab, here's a perfect opportunity for you. Find out how you can be matched with an isolated older Georgian who would like periodic visits or regular check-in phone calls. Organize volunteers to help make repairs, build ramps, or perform other home modifications. Looking for an easy-to-organize, highimpact project that may require just a few hours of your time? Recruit a team to volunteer with an established nonprofit that provides home repairs and/or home modifications. The nonprofit will provide training, materials, and supervision at the project site. Organize volunteers to perform chores and yard work for older Georgians in need. You don't need a green thumb to beautify an older Georgian's yard. Just roll up your sleeves and bring supplies. Chores and yard work are perfect for groups of adults or teens. Rake leaves, empty trash, scrub tubs and feel great doing it. Short-Term (Training + six-week workshop commitment) Long-Term Community groups are invited to launch independent volunteer driver programs. Your AAA can provide tools and ideas. Long-Term Varies Community groups are invited to organize independent repair and modification projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. Varies Community groups are invited to organize independent chore and yard work projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. 2-3 hours per week Flexible Flexible Flexible Flexible Atlanta Region Heart of Georgia Georgia Mountains Middle Georgia Northeast Georgia Northwest Georgia River Valley Southern Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers CSRA Coastal Georgia Northeast Georgia River Valley Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Georgia Mountains Northeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Northeast Georgia Northwest Georgia River Valley Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Northeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability Home Safety Checks Battery & Bulb Replacement Fan Collection & Distribution Host a presentation and partner with experts to check older Georgian's homes for safety hazards. We'll provide the experts! A broken hip or ankle can change an older adult's life permanently. Distribute a safety checklist or, better yet, host a presentation on fall prevention. (Occupational therapists in universities and hospitals can provide needed expertise.) Contact your Area Agency on Aging to get materials and find community partners. Improve home safety by changing older Georgians' smoke detector batteries and replacing dim light bulbs. Shine the light in your neighborhood by organizing a battery and bulb replacement team. Many older adults can no longer safely reach smoke detectors or ceiling lights, leading to dangerous home hazards. Work with the fire department and community leaders to offer free smoke detector batteries, light bulbs and installation. Conduct check-in calls and collect fans for seniors who lack adequate air conditioning. Georgia's summer heat can be deadly. Organize a fan collection drive to help seniors stay cool. Your team can also educate group members about heat dangers, and you can regularly check on neighbors who are at risk of heat-related illness. We're happy to provide educational materials. Varies Flexible Community groups are invited to organize independent safety-check projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. Varies Flexible Community groups are invited to organize independent battery and bulb replacement projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. Varies Community groups are invited to organize independent heat-relief projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. Flexible CSRA Northeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Northeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Georgia Mountains Northeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Three Rivers Disaster Preparation Education for Older Adults Host a presentation about disaster preparedness for older adults and assist with outreach. We'll provide the experts! Varies Community groups are invited to organize independent disaster preparedness projects. Your AAA can provide ideas. Flexible Atlanta Region Georgia Mountains Area Agency on Aging Holiday Gift Drives Collect holiday gifts for older adults who Seasonal receive services in the region. Flexible Georgia Mountains Southwest Georgia Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Public Guardianship Holiday Gift Drive Collect holiday gifts for older adults and people with disabilities who are under state guardianship. Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability Seasonal Flexible Statewide Long-Term Care Resident Advocacy No one should feel forgotten during the holidays. Help make the season warmer and brighter for older adults and people with disabilities who may not be able to provide for themselves. Participants in the Division of Aging Services' holiday gift drive are adult persons under guardianship who are residents of long-term care facilities. For more information contact the Division of Aging Services. Visit long-term care residents to inquire about their quality-of-life needs and concerns. Long-Term Flexible Statewide You can be a lifeline for older Georgians living in nursing homes, personal care homes, and assisted living facilities. As a volunteer, you will visit residents, listen to their concerns, and refer identified problems to your local Long-Term Care Ombudsman office for resolution. Required training is provided. Child Support Services The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) enhances child wellbeing through the administration of financial and medical child support. Services include locating parents, establishing paternity and establishing, enforcing and reviewing support obligations. Our Fatherhood and Parental Accountability Court (PAC) programs help parents eliminate barriers to meeting their child support obligations and reduce enforcement actions. childsupport.ga.gov Tanguler Gray Director, Division of Child Support Services Counties Served Statewide Region / Area Fatherhood Program Contact Phone 1-844-694-2347 Select options 1, 2 and 3 Statewide Parental Accountability Court Program 1-844-694-2347 Select options 1, 2 and 3 Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Dade, Douglas, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, Whitfield Carroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Troup Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton, Georgia Employer HUB Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Fayette, Greene, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Peach, Pike, Putnam, Spalding, Upson, Wilkinson Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White Atkinson, Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clinch, Cook, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Echols, Grady, Harris, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Mitchell, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Webster, Central Registry Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Columbia, Effingham, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Toombs, Washington, Dublin Clayton, DeKalb, Henry Appling, Bacon, Bleckley, Brantley, Bryan, Appling, Bacon, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Coffee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox Bryan, Chatham, Clay, Clayton UIFSA, Cobb UIFSA, Early, Evans, Glascock, Irwin, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, McDuffie, McIntosh, Miller, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stone Mountain UIFSA, Taliferro, Tattnall, Terrell, Tift, Turner, Warren, Wilkes, Worth Region 1 450 Riverside Pkwy. NE Suite 100 Rome, GA 30161 Office locations: Cartersville, Dallas, Rome, Rock Spring, Cobb, Douglasville, Dalton Region 2 1526 E Forrest Ave. Suite 300 East Point, GA 30344 Office locations: Fulton, Carrollton, Newnan Region 3 95 Constitution Blvd. 2nd Floor Suite 200 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Office locations: Gwinnett, GA Employer Hub, Conyers, Monroe, Covington Region 4 4619 Sheraton Dr. Suite 100 Macon, GA 31210 Office locations: Jackson, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Warner Robins, Special Operations Section Region 5 955 Interstate Ridge Dr. Suite F Gainesville, GA 30501 Office locations: Dahlonega, Clarkesville, Gainesville, Elberton, Winder, Athens, Ellijay, Canton Region 6 200 W Oglethorpe Blvd. Suite 201 Albany, GA 31701 Office locations: Valdosta, Nashville, Albany, Camilla, Americus, Columbus, Central Registry Region 7 107 S Main St. Swainsboro, GA 30401 Office locations: Augusta, Dublin Locate/Order Monitoring Hub, Sandersville, Swainsboro, Statesboro Region 8 1327 Third Ave. Columbus, GA 31902 Office locations: DeKalb, Albany Intake/ Intergovernmental Hub, McDonough, Clayton Region 9 904 Claxton Dairy Rd. Suite 2B Dublin, GA 31021 Office locations: Dublin, Eastman, Waycross, Jesup, Brunswick, Cordele County Administered Regions 502 Lawson Dr. Americus, GA 31719 Office locations: Clayton UIFSA, Cobb UIFSA, DeKalb UIFSA, Thomson, Hinesville, Savannah, Tifton, Sylvester, Cuthbert Lindsay PeaceMickley 706-368-7784 Demetra Bragg Courtney Goolsby Demetra 404-559-4195 Courtney 404-559-4073 John Fayne 770-390-4465 Shawn May 478-476-5064 Jennifer Head 770-531-4056 Denise Passinault 229-430-4363 Teresa Knight 478-289-2483 Jennifer Quaglietta 229-430-3763 Kay Braddy 478-274-7926 Delores Durham 229-931-6963 Email dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov 1 5 3 8 2 4 6 CA Region 2 Carroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Troup Region 3 Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton, Georgia Employer HUB Region 4 Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Fayette, Greene, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Peach, Pike, Putnam, Spalding, Upson, Wilkinson, Special Operations Section Region 5 Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, 7 Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White 9 Region 6 Atkinson, Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clinch, Cook, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Echols, Grady, Harris, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Mitchell, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Webster, Central Registry Region 8 Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Albany Intake and Intergovernmental HUB Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Adopt a Waiting Room Help us make our waiting rooms a child friendly environment! Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability One-Time Flexible Statewide Donate games, toys, activity tables, books, coloring books and crayons to help a child pass the time while their parents speak with a DHS representative. Parental Accountability Court (PAC) Parental Accountability Court (PAC) Parental Accountability Court (PAC) Parental Accountability Court (PAC) Parental Accountability Court (PAC) Fatherhood Program Teach parenting classes. Short-Term (4-6 weeks) Help educate parents on how to communicate with their children, how to teach discipline and responsibility, how to promote independence and encourage success in school. Volunteers must possess the skills necessary to teach parenting classes. Certification may be required. Teach adult literacy classes. Long-Term Help adults whose reading skills are below eighth grade level to become better readers and writers and improve their chances at success. Retired teachers or Language Arts teachers are preferred. Teach money management classes. Long-Term Educate parents on financial literacy. The money management class curriculum includes budgeting, investing, banking basics and building credit. Teaching parents how to manage their money can help them meet their child support obligations and support their families more effectively. Assist parents with legal issues related to their child support. Long-Term Provide pro bono service for child support modification or legitimation actions. For attorneys interested in volunteer service, opportunities are available to provide legal guidance to noncustodial parents before graduating from PAC. Donate tickets to Georgia attractions and events. One-Time Create opportunities for parents to bond with their children! Donate tickets to local parks, zoos, aquariums, sporting events and more! Host an information session about the Fatherhood Program. Short-term 3-5 hours per week Statewide with operating PAC programs 3-5 hours per week Statewide with operating PAC programs 3-5 hours per week Statewide with operating PAC programs Case-specific Statewide with operating PAC programs Flexible Flexible Statewide with operating PAC programs Statewide Help us spread the word about a program that can help parents avoid suspension of their driver's license and get back on track with their employment and payment of child support! We'll provide the experts! Tom C. Rawlings Director, Division of Family & Children Services Area Served Statewide Program Secret Santa Statewide Totes to Tots Counties Served Region Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White Bartow, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Region 4 Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale, Walton Region 5 Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson Region 6 Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes Region 7 Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster Region 8 Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox Region 9 Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth Region 10 Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware Region 11 Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh Region 12 Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett Region 13 DeKalb, Fulton Region 14 Contact Donna PettigrewJackson Donna PettigrewJackson Contact Danny Nuckolls Phone 404-558-0690 404-558-0690 Phone 706-517-0129 Holly 770-531-6006 Campalong Jennifer Brogdon Jeffery Brown 706-295-6192 770-954-2326 Dawn Criss 706-227-7005 Email dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Email dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Shay Thornton 478-751-3039 Kelly Beasley 706-678-4591 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Shannon Fields 229-931-2512 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Stacey Barfield 229-271-4977 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Kimberly Smith 229-227-2530 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Rhonda Wheeler 229-386-3089 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov Shelia DeaseDinkins Sabrina Watson Kristen Toliver 912-280-6856 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov 770-528-3404 404-206-5670 dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov dhs.outreach@dhs.ga.gov DADE CATOOSA WALKER WHITFIELD MURRAY 1 FANNIN GILMER CHATTOOGA GORDON PICKENS FLOYD BARTOW CHEROKEE TOWNS UNION RABUN WHITE HABERSHAM LUMPKIN DAWSON STEPHENS 2 BANKS FRANKLIN FORSYTH HALL HART POLK 3 PAULDING COBB HARALSON DOUGLAS 13 14 GWINNETT DEKALB JACKSON MADISON ELBERT BARROW WALTON CLARKE OCONEE 5 OGLETHORPE WILKES LINCOLN ROCKDALE CARROLL FULTON CLAYTON NEWTON MORGAN GREENE TALIAFERRO COLUMBIA HEARD COWETA 4 FAYETTE HENRY SPALDING BUTTS JASPER PUTNAM HANCOCK WARREN MCDUFFIE RICHMOND GLASCOCK 7 TROUP MERIWETHER PIKE LAMAR UPSON MONROE JONES BALDWIN 6 JEFFERSON WASHINGTON BURKE HARRIS TALBOT CRAWFORD BIBB TWIGGS WILKERSON MUSCOGEE 8 CHATTA- MARION HOOCHEE TAYLOR MACON PEACH HOUSTON BLECKLEY LAURENS JOHNSON EMANUEL JENKINS SCREVEN TREUTLEN CANDLER BULLOCH EFFINGHAM WEBSTER MONTGOMERY STEWART SCHLEY SUMTER QUITMAN LEE TERRELL RANDOLPH DOOLY PULASKI CRISP WILCOX TURNER DODGE 9 WHEELER TELFAIR BEN HILL JEFF DAVIS TOOMBS EVANS TATTNALL BRYAN CHATHAM APPLING LIBERTY LONG 12 CLAY EARLY CALHOUN BAKER DOUGHERTY WORTH 10 MILLER MITCHELL COLQUITT SEMINOLE IRWIN TIFT COFFEE BACON BERRIEN ATKINSON COOK LANIER 11 WARE CLINCH DECATUR GRADY THOMAS BROOKS LOWNDES ECHOLS WAYNE PIERCE BRANTLEY MCINTOSH GLYNN CHARLTON CAMDEN Volunteer / Donation Description Opportunity Duration One-Time Project Short-Term (<6 mo.) Long-Term (6 mo. minimum) Time Commitment Regional Availability Secret Santa Program Purchase Christmas gifts or make donations to purchase gifts for children in foster care to ensure that all children in foster care have gifts to open on Christmas morning. Short-Term Donations can be made year-round at: dfcs.georgia. gov/secret-santaprogram Statewide Secret Santa Program Totes to Tots Electronics Adopt a Waiting Room Care Portal Gift Cards Volunteers are needed to work at the warehouse (Santa's Workshop) where gifts are bagged and distributed. For more information, visit dfcs.georgia.gov/secretsanta-program Short-Term (Dec. 1-15) Children often are removed from their home carrying all of their belongings in a trash bag. Totes to Tots provides a new or gently used piece of luggage to each child. Through the generosity of donors, children can relocate with their belongings intact and a sense of dignity. Short-Term (Jan. 10-15) Flexible Donation Donate electronics (computers, phones, tablets, etc.) that would be useful for youth in care and those who are preparing for adulthood. One-Time Donation Help us make our waiting rooms a child friendly environment! Donate games, toys, activity tables, books for reading, coloring, and crayons, and help a child pass the time while their parents speak with a DHS representative. Enroll your church in a program that helps meet the needs of foster families in your community! CarePortal is a tool designed for the faith community to meet the needs of local children and families in crisis. DFCS staff share needs through the portal and CarePortal makes local churches aware of the need, giving them a real-time opportunity to respond. Visit careportal.org to learn more! Support our foster families by purchasing gift cards for necessities such as new clothes, diapers, shoes, personal hygiene products and haircuts. Also help foster parents provide entertainment for kids in care by donating gift cards for movies, board games, books, video games, gaming systems, bowling and other recreational activities. One-Time Varies One-time Flexible Flexible Donation Statewide Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta DeKalb Fulton Gwinnett Henry Muscogee Statewide Statewide Interested churches can enroll online at careportal.org/ churches/enroll. Promise686, Georgia's implementing partner, will contact enrolled churches to complete the process. Statewide Revised: July 2020 28