"If you want to touch the past, touch a rock, if you want to touch the present, touch a flower, if you want to touch the future touch a child" ~Askia Kirby
Below is a table of programs and services offered or supported by Advocates for Bartow's Children - Click on a specific area of interest or scroll down the page for complete information about the organization.
| Advocates for Bartow's Children is committed to accepting and advocating for children, youth and families, in order to assist them to develop their fullest potential. |
Flowering Branch Children's Emergency Shelter
| This is a short term residential and counseling center for troubled youth. While in residence, youth receive individual, group and family counseling. All youth or families in the community can contact the shelter for counseling services, and need not be residents to take advantage of these services. |
| Citizens concerned about the high rate of Teen Pregnancy meet monthly to develop and implement programs to address this concern. The task force works with the successful "Baby Think It Over" dolls which are available to the community. The Teen Mothers support group, led by professional Dorothy Morgan, for mothers who are 15-19 meets weekly to discuss such topics as nutrition, discipline, and self-esteem.. |
| Custom-designed program assists families and adolescents. Families and adolescents are involved in personal, family and group activities designed to strengthen and improve their understanding of their family. Follow up includes three home visits with each family. The program is designed for humor, laughter and fun! |
| RAINBOWS is an internationally proven program of weekly grief and loss support groups for children, adolescents, and teens. The program is designed to help these children deal with their feelings of grief and anger then constructively begin a new life. This program is not a therapy session. It is strictly a peer support group with caring, trained adults to guide. |
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| This nationally acclaimed program of Families First is designed to help parents and children in Bartow County adjust to new family roles during and after divorce. Attendance is required for all divorced parents with children under 17 in Georgia, before a divorce can become final. |
| The focus of this collaboration with the Etowah Area Housing Authority is to mobilize and organize the community to build upon youth assets. This unique approach to teen pregnancy reduction involves middles school youth in an after school program. |
| Youth trained in Substance Abuse, HIV and Pregnancy Prevention education work with youth from Flowering Branch, local schools, and other community organizations. |
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| Volunteer youth from the community participate in a wide variety of activities such as organizing fund raisers, leading group sessions with shelter residents,and serving as community Youth Ambassadors. |
| The proceeds of a gift from William Weinman family, overseen by Advocates, help families with children in need of assistance with basic living expenses. |
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
| As a Bartow County's official chartered council, Advocates for Bartow's Children is committed to the common mission of preventing Child Abuse in all its forms. Volunteers and staff create and implement community awareness campaigns on this very real problem, and collaborate with our counterparts around the state and country. |
Volunteers are always
needed in nearly every aspect of Advocates. From leadership positions
on the Executive Board of Directors to preparing bulk mailings, we
need your help making a difference in the lives of children. Here are
examples of how you can help:
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| Our funding comes from United Way contributions, federal and state government, generous local civic organizations, memberships and businesses' and individuals' private donations. The Georgia Chapter of the March of Dimes and the Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services have made recent contributions, specifically toward our efforts to prevent teen pregnancy. |
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Home!!! |
Patty Eagar Executive Director Terry Ramey Shelter Director, Flowering Branch |
P.O. Box 446 Cartersville GA 30120 Advocates' ph 770-387-1143 Shelter ph 770-382-6180 Fax 770-606-0732 |
Membership: Become
a full member of ADVOCATES FOR BARTOW'S CHILDREN. Make
a difference in the lives of those children and families
who need a little, or more than a little, helping hand.
Please send your tax-deductible contribution to
P.O. Box 446, Cartersville Georgia, 30120. |
Collaborations: ABC staff and volunteers collaborate with many other child-oriented organizations in Bartow, incuding:
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"COMMUNITY IS NOT A PLACE: IT IS WHAT'S TAKING PLACE."
tph 7/19/99 contact: tphar@yahoo.com