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Children Haven, a tax-exempt nonprofit in Cherokee County, Georgia, runs Wellstar Family Visitation Center, Chin Up Mentoring, CASA Cherokee and Positive Childhood Alliance Cherokee, and reported $874,065 in revenue for tax year 2023.

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Atlanta Area Mother to receive a Refurbished Vehicle Thanks to Travelers, Wren’s Collison Centers, and the NABC Recycled Rides Program

The Children’s Haven 2025 Impact Report

Marcie Smith, Executive Director, Honored as the 2026 Heritage of Hope Recipient

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month—

Wild West Soiree Raises Over $80K for The Children’s Haven

A Message from Marcie

CASA Awareness Day 2026

Marcie Smith

Julie Carter

June Long

Michelle Meek

Lindsay Pena

Lisa Carr

Christine Clark

Brittany Letatau

Brooke Schmidt

Maggie Walters

Katie McRee

Amanda Sutter

Lea Stokes

Jenzhy Torres Curiel

Pam Culver

Kathy Crites

Abby Erie

Cherish Kolumber

Penny Sibley

Karen Woolf

Our team enjoyed spending the day at the 3rd Annual Student Support Mini Conference! The conference gave our program directors an opportunity to connect with Student Support staff, share more about our programs, and highlight how we work alongside the school system to provide services to children and families throughout our community. Opportunities like this allow us to have meaningful conversations about the needs in our community, explore how we can better support students, and continue building strong connections with the Student Support staff who make a difference every day. We're grateful for opportunities to connect, collaborate, and continue working together for the children and families we serve!

Thank you @servinternational for donating diapers and hygiene boxes to support our families. They will greatly appreciate them! We would also like to thank Macedonia Baptist Church for donating new coats to our families. Because of your generosity, we have more coats to serve our families during the cold seasons. Thank you both for supporting the mission of The Children's Haven and helping us support our families

Congratulations to The Children’s Haven’s Immediate Past Board Chair Hayden Holcomb on his recent election to the Cherokee County School District Board of Education for District 6! Hayden’s commitment to advocating for children and serving our community is evident through his leadership with The Children’s Haven.

The Children’s Haven is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our dear volunteers, Bob Reece. Bob faithfully organized his White Christmas event every year to raise funds to support kids in need in Cherokee County. This year would be the 40th annual White Christmas that Bob organized. Bob and the @gloryboundquartetcanton always kicked off the Christmas season with help from other bands, gospel groups, Bob’s family members, and local churches. We look forward to this sweet, special event every year. In addition to blessing us with beautiful music, Bob shared his heart for children by raising awareness about foster care and community need. Funds raised by Bob’s event have helped thousands of local children over the years. The Children’s Haven was honored to be a beneficiary of the White Christmas event and honored to know and love Bob. Bob always called to make sure that all of our kids had Christmas gifts. We are sending love and prayers for comfort to his family during this time.

Today’s Election Day! In our Wellstar Family Visitation Center, we provide helpful community resources to parents participating in our program. Our Family Support Specialists recently shared information on voting dates/locations and a sample ballot from the Cherokee County Board of Elections.

It’s time to announce the winners of this year’s sCAREcrows for Kids! A big thank you to every sCAREcrow and to each of you who donated to support this year’s sCAREcrows for Kids and the mission of The Children’s Haven. Now for the winners…🏆 1st Place: Zack Boho Real Estate/ERA Sunrise Realty @zackboborealestate 2nd Place: The Rotary Club of Canton @cantongarotary 3rd: BEATS Inc. @beatsincga For our Kids’ Choice Awards.. * Speedy Productions @speedyproductionsatl * Red Oak Sanitation & Recycling @redoak.sanitation Help us congratulate all of the winners!!

Our CASA team had a great time at the DFCS Trunk or Treat! Foster families and caregivers enjoyed trick or treating and Halloween fun!

Happy Halloween from all of our sCAREcrows!! As you are kicking off your day, head over to The Mill on Etowah to vote for your favorite display. Voting ends at NOON!

🎃A little Halloween fun with our team🎃 We had a thrilling time of delicious treats, pumpkin decorating, and some creative costumes! 🧡 This year’s costume theme was PUNS. Swipe through the pictures and see if you can guess the pun behind each team member’s costume. Drop your guesses in the comments!

Thank you to Emory Healthcare for the donation of brand new, adorable Halloween costumes. The kids will love them! We are so grateful to Sixes Church for hosting a coat drive and donating to The Children’s Haven to bless our families!

Such a fun morning with Minis at The Mill! Thank you to all the kids who voted for their favorite sCAREcrow to win the Kids’ Choice Award during our sCAREcrows for Kids event! @localchurchcanton @themillonetowah

Our team had an amazing time at the Night Farmers Market in Downtown Canton! We are so thankful to everyone who stopped by our booth for some candy and to learn more about The Children’s Haven. From the costumes, to the dog parade, and vendors, everything ushered in the Halloween spirit with excitement and community. Thank you to @explorecantonga @cityofcantonga for allowing us to be a part and for putting on such a great event!

Thank you to Sheriff Frank Reynolds for including The Children’s Haven in his 2026 Charity Golf Tournament! We are grateful to the sponsors, golfers, and volunteers for organizing this annual event. Proceeds from the event benefit The Children’s Haven and our partner @annacrawfordchildrenscenter . Thanks to everyone who made it happen! What a beautiful day for golf!

We are so grateful to Sidelines Grille Holly Springs for choosing The Children’s Haven as a beneficiary of their recent golf tournament. @sidelines_hollysprings Chesnut Elementary School students and staff collected Halloween costumes for the families we serve. We are so thankful for their hearts for our mission. Thank you to the Optimist Club of Hickory Flat for inviting us to share about The Children’s Haven at their recent member meeting. We are so grateful for the opportunity to raise awareness about our mission.

💜 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and The Children’s Haven was grateful to be part of this year’s Domestic Violence Vigil. Our team enjoyed connecting with guests, sharing information about our organization, and being part of an evening dedicated to bringing awareness to domestic violence and supporting those impacted by it. 💜

A heartfelt thank-you to all the businesses and organizations participating to make year’s sCAREcrows for Kids event a success! We would also like to extend a special thank-you to the participating businesses that have taken the extra step of creating fundraising pages to raise additional funds in support of our mission. Please vote for your favorite! Every $1 donated equals 1 vote! 🗳️ DM us the name of the organization you’d like the voting link for! Zack Bobo Real Estate/ERA Sunrise Realty BEATS, Inc. Hollingsworth and Co./The Rezerve The Melissa Bailey Group/REMAX The Rotary Club of Canton North GA Clogging & Dance Co.

Our team loves to celebrate and we were thrilled to surprise our Events and Marketing Coordinator, Jamorad Keith, with a baby shower! We can’t wait to meet sweet baby Kaymen! 💙 So excited for your family, Jamorad!

📢Foster Families📢 Pleasw stop by our office to shop for Halloween costumes and new winter coats! We’ll have everything easily accessible on the main floor through October 21st. 💚

💚Thankful Thursday💚 Thank you to the Woodstock Midday Optimist Club for choosing The Children’s Haven as one of the beneficiaries of their recent bingo fundraiser. We are truly grateful for our amazing community! Thank you to our sweet friends from @antiochchristianchurch for sticking the shelves of our Caregivers’ Closet with toiletry items for our foster families. We really appreciate the donation of new school supplies for our kids from the Canton @target team!

Our Chin Up Mentoring program is getting into the spirit of Halloween! They showed off their creativity with pumpkin painting and tested their knowledge with a game of “Trick or Trivia.” The October meeting was full of fun, laughter and memories to make this Halloween season special.

Looking for your next fall adventure? Head over to The Mill at Etowah to check out our sCAREcrows for Kids, all October long. Snap some photos and don’t forget to vote for your favorite sCAREcrow! 🍁🗳️

We’re collecting Halloween candy, and we need YOUR help! Bring a your favorite candy to The Children’s Haven and help us make this Halloween a little sweeter for the children and families we serve. 🍬 Candy donations can be dropped off now through October 23rd.

Bingo with Bobo was so much fun! Thank you to the @zackboborealestate team for hosting this fun event at @themillonetowah to raise awareness and funds for The Children’s Haven’s sCAREcrows for Kids event! Congrats to all the lucky winners!

Add Bingo with Bobo to your weekend plans! Join us Sunday at @themillonetowah for this free family event with our friend @zackboborealestate ❤️ The event is 5-7pm on the green space at the stage. Bring your friends!

Executive Director Marcie Smith was just recently inducted into the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute Class of 2026! RLI is an immersive experience with hands-on opportunities to connect active learning to real-world planning and policy throughout the region. Unified regional work around housing affordability, transportation, resources, community resilience, workforce development, and investments in the region’s future all ultimately impact child welfare. 💚 Marcie was honored to represent Cherokee County in this year’s cohort. Marcie is pictured with ARC COO Mike Alexander and the Keynote speaker for the Induction Ceremony, Mayor Michael Caldwell.

Thank you to the River Ridge Knights cheerleaders for helping to organize our Caregivers’ Closet and sanitize our toys for our little ones in the WellStar Family Visitation Center. We truly appreciate your time and hard work! We are so thankful that Waleska United Methodist Church decided to include The Children's Haven in their Day of Service. They provided beautification needs inside and outside of our building. Thank you to Footsteps for the Cure for donating snacks for our families during their visits in the WellStar Family Visitation Center. They will love them! We also want to thank Celebration of Grace Lutheran Church for donating over 25 blankets to our families. Every blanket has a wonderful design and an encouraging message for the children.

We are hiring a Family Support Specialist to support and serve families experiencing foster care through our supervised visitation program. This position is part-time and includes some evenings and weekends. To apply or ask questions, please email Lindsay@cherokeechildrenshaven.org

Have you seen our 2025 Impact Report? We are popping the balloon on everything we accomplished together in 2025! There are so many milestones, powerful stories, and incredible moments of growth that have happened in our community, and each one is worth celebrating. 🎈 Head over to CherokeeChildrensHaven.org/happenings to check it out!

Our CASA Cherokee volunteers hold regular book club gatherings on topics of child welfare. Last week, advocates were joined virtually by Emmy-nominated journalist and author Leland Vittert. Author of Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism, Mr. Vittert candidly answered volunteers’ questions about his childhood story, mental health, goal setting, and much more. We are so appreciative of his time and conversation — and we highly recommend this inspiring book to everyone!

Over 75 community members and partners gathered at the Cherokee County DFCS office for the Cherokee Juvenile Court Stakeholders’ Breakfast to connect, share updates, and learn more about the work happening across our community. We heard updates from the CHINS, PATH, and Family Treatment Court programs, reviewed foster care and court improvement data, and shared important updates from organizations and the Cherokee County DFCS office. These conversations, shared data, and organizational updates highlight the incredible collaboration happening across our community to make a meaningful impact in the lives of the families we serve. Thank you to the Judicial Court of Georgia: Justice for Children/Court Improvement Program for sponsoring the meal.

Thank you to the Women’s Ministry of Grace Community Church in Woodstock for collecting diapers, wipes and toiletries for the families we serve! Support from our community means so much to us! Thank you Sidelines Grille Holly Springs for choosing The Children’s Haven as a beneficiary of your recent golf tournament. We also want to thank the students at Lyndon Academy for raising funds to support The Children’s Haven through their Casual for a Cause fundraiser. We received the sweetest surprise from the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy! Families in our Wellstar Family Visitation Center are going to love reading these precious books together.

sCAREcrows are back and ready to take over The Mill! 🍂🎃 We’re so excited to bring you a fun way to support The Children’s Haven this fall! Get creative, design a sCAREcrow, explore all the amazing displays, and vote for your favorite, all while helping support the kids and families we serve. 💚

We enjoyed our visit with our friends from Red Oak Sanitation & Recycling. Thank you for touring our facility and learning about ways to connect with the mission of The Children’s Haven. Thank you to Linda Henderson with Cherokee Crazy Quilters for thinking of our kids and families. They will love the fun pillowcases!

Join us in celebrating with the King family, honoring spunky Beckett's recent adoption after experiencing foster care since infancy! We have so much joy for Beckett and his entire family. Thank you to CASA volunteer Tami Smith for her dedication to and advocacy for Beckett's best interests throughout the process. We are so grateful for you! Message us to learn more about serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer here in Cherokee County. Training classes are offered this fall and in early 2027.

Our team had the sweetest time celebrating Lea and her precious bundle of joy that is on the way! Lea serves as our Family Care Coordinator with our Positive Childhood Alliance Cherokee's in-home parenting program, and we are so happy for her and her family. We can't wait to meet her baby girl!

Our CASA volunteers took a learning field trip to visit the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Real-Time Intelligence Center. Thank you to Sheriff Frank Reynolds, Chief Deputy Tommy Pinyan, Director of Intelligence Lindsay Harris, Deputy Jeff Hall and The Children’s Haven Vice Chair Major Olen Boughner for spending time with our volunteers this morning! We learned so much about how intelligence is used by the Sheriff’s Office to care for our community. We were incredibly impressed with the state-of-the-art systems and technology right here in our community. Our volunteers also got to meet the robotic dog, Spot, and he showed them a few tricks!

Our team enjoyed learning and collaborating with partners from across the state at The Georgia Conference on Child Abuse Prevention. Together, we’re building happy, healthy children! @pcageorgia @childrensatl @gacfca

Our team is stretched and ready for sCAREcrow season! Get your sCAREcrow on display and let’s make this year’s sCAREcrows for Kids an unforgettable experience. 🎃 Grab your spot today! 🔗 Registration link in bio

Special guest Robin Adams lead our Chin Up Mentoring program in a fun craft that helped mentees learn basic sewing skills! They made cute little gnomes while catching up with each other and their mentors. Robin is an author and crafting enthusiast who’s always looking for ways to help her community. We’re grateful she shared her creativity and skills with us!

Help us celebrate Advocacy Coordinator Christine Clark on her 7th work anniversary with The Children’s Haven! Chris is so dedicated to supporting her CASA volunteers to ensure that the children they serve can experience the best outcomes for their cases. Chris is a founding team member of the Cherokee County Juvenile Court’s Family Treatment Court Program and we’re proud of the support she’s provided to this special program and its participants. Chris has also helped develop The Children’s Haven’s internship program by providing in-depth learning and support to social work students. Thank you for all the ways you move our mission forward, Chris! ❤️

Our Director of Community Engagement, Michelle Meek, spent the day with our friends from @justserve at their Volunteer Fair. We’ve been so grateful for our partnership with JustServe over the years. They’ve sent some of the kindest volunteers our way! @churchofjesuschrist

Thankful Thursday! We are so grateful for our friends at LDI Reproprinting Center in Canton. Their donation of diapers will be such a blessing to our families shopping in our Caregivers’ Closet. Thank you, Generations Church, for inviting The Children’s Haven to be a part of Missions Sunday. We are so grateful for your partnership and continued support! @mygchurch

Ready to Ride? Join us for the Off-Road Run at Appalachian Gun Mountain Trails. Enjoy a day ride or night ride or both on these beautiful trails! Stock and beginner friendly! Come out to enjoy trail rides, food trucks, raffles, vendors and more! Participants are encouraged to decorate their vehicles with a costume or fall theme. There will be a Halloween costume contest for kids under 12, too! All proceeds benefit the mission of The Children's Haven. Limited spots available- purchase your tickets today! 📅 October 17, 2026 ⏰ 12 PM–8 PM 📍 Appalachian Gun Mountain Trails Rain or shine Link 🔗 in bio

This morning we are so glad to congratulate another graduating class of Court Appointed Special Advocates! These specially trained CASA volunteers will build relationships with and advocate in court for Cherokee County children experiencing foster care. ♥️💙 Big thanks to Judge Richard Jones and Judge Amanda Speights for swearing in this round of difference-makers last night! And here’s a hearty shout out to @pops.canton for providing a celebratory dinner including pasta, salad, and garlic bread for our volunteers! 🍝 If you are interested in learning more about serving as a CASA, our next training begins Oct. 20! Reach out at CherokeeChildrensHaven.org. We are happy to answer any questions! #buildinghappyhealthychildren @georgiacasa

We’re adding to our team! Family Support Specialists monitor supervised family visitations and provide parent coaching, resources and support to parents in our program. Supervised visitation is an important piece to helping families separated by foster care on their way to reunification. 💚 Email resumes to Lindsay@cherokeechildrenshaven.org Job description is posted on our website!

All smiles on a really, really good day. 💚 Thank you @nationalautobodycouncil Recycled Rides, @travelersinsurance , and @wrenscg for making a dream come true for an amazing mom! Reliable transportation can be life changing for a family. This is what the power of community looks like. We can’t stop smiling! #buildinghappyhealthychildren #recycledrides #recycledrides®

One phone call can change a life. 💚 Earlier this summer, Wren’s Collision Center of Canton made that phone call to The Children’s Haven. They were part of a national program that gives refurbished cars away to single parents in need and they wanted to partner with The Children’s Haven to give a car to a local mom. Through the @nationalautobodycouncil Recycled Rides program, generosity from @travelersinsurance and repair work donated by @wrenscg in Canton, a dream for reliable transportation came true! Katrina Watkins is a graduate of our Positive Childhood Alliance (PCA) Cherokee program where she completed six months of parenting education, gained connections to community resources, and received support to get through a hard season. We’re so proud of her. We’re so proud of how hard she works to care for her two children and her younger sister. She’s relied on Uber, Lift, and friends to get her to and from work everyday for three years. This beautiful 2023 @honda HRV Sport will be such an incredible gift for her family now! @enterprise presented Katrina with a $500 gift card to Amazon to help fill more wish lists for her family! She was also gifted $200 for gas. Other surprises like a dash camera to see her kids in the backseat, new car seats, car care items, and gifts for the kids were kindly tucked away in the trunk. This community came together in a really powerful way and that’s something big to celebrate! Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating Katrina yesterday. It was truly so special. 💚 #buildinghappyhealthychildren #recycledrides® #recycledrides

👀 Link 🔗 in bio (and comments) to register for the 2026 sCAREcrows for Kids! Show off your business and your creativity with your own sCAREcrow on display at The Mill on Etowah for the month of October. All proceeds support The Children’s Haven! 🎃

Jeep Run is back on October 17th with a new name to include all your Off-Road vehicles! Tickets and sponsorships linked in bio 🔗 Come join the fun at @appalachiangunmountaintrails while supporting our mission to promote the health and happiness of children impacted by abuse and neglect.

When you think, “Someone should do something…” THESE are the someones. Specially trained to advocate for youth experiencing foster care, our CASA Cherokee Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers and their support team are spending their Saturday learning skills to advocate more diligently and effectively to help create better outcomes for children and families. Thanks for another meaningful Georgia CASA Conference, @georgiacasa ! And thank you to all our volunteers for their dedication to this impactful work. #gacasaconf #bringoutthebest

Get the gear! It’s annual Georgia CASA Conference day — and we’ve got the new swag to prove it! Looking forward to a day of learning and networking with CASA programs from every county in Georgia to bring back the very best advocacy skills for Cherokee County youth experiencing foster care. ♥️ 💙 @georgiacasa

Happy 8-Year Work Anniversary to Marcie Smith, our Executive Director! 💙 For eight years, Marcie has led The Children’s Haven with a combination of grace, compassion, courage, and fierce determination. Her love for the children and families we serve, our community, and this organization is evident in all she does. Marcie never stops working for what is best for the children and families who depend on The Children’s Haven. She leads with heart, stands strong when challenges arise, and brings an unwavering commitment to making our community a better place. Her dedication to our mission is impossible to miss. Marcie cares deeply for her team and celebrates their strengths, supports them through challenges, and leads with genuine care and appreciation. Happy 8 years, Marcie! We are so grateful for you and all you do! 💚

Our hearts are warm — and not just because it is so hot outside! Our community has been doing what they do best this August: Thank you to Crane Currency for generously supporting the programs of The Children’s Haven! We are grateful for their commitment to our mission. Their team members have also supported us through hands-on volunteer work and thoughtful donations to our Caregivers’ Closet over the years. @currencycrane ☀️ Learning Express of Woodstock recently donated journals and crafts for the children who visit our Wellstar Visitation Center. They’re going to love using these! Thank you! @letoyswoodstock 🖍️ Thank you to the elders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who helped touch up the paint on our front porch! Such a helpful project to complete! 🖌️

We were excited to be nominated by @jessica_therealtor_kane to participate in the @cherokeeassociationofrealtors annual Charity Pitch Battle! Thank you for the opportunity to share our mission with your members! We were honored to share the stage with the other incredible nonprofits who are doing such good work in our community. What an inspiring day! ❤️

Happy 3-year work anniversary to Lea Stokes! 🎉 Lea has spent 3 years with our Positive Childhood Alliance (PCA) Cherokee program serving as a Family Care Coordinator with compassion, dedication, and heart. The trust she has built with families and the love they have for her shows the impact she makes every day. 💙 @pcageorgia

Thank you for being a part of our mission to promote the health and happiness of children impacted by abuse and neglect. We couldn’t do this work without you. ❤️ #nationalnonprofitday #buildinghappyhealthychildren

We enjoyed participating in @cherokeechamberga ‘s Schmooza Palooza at @woodstockcitychurch Thank you to everyone who stopped by to learn more about our mission!

🍎 Thank you to CASA volunteer Heather Blevins with Pampered Chef @cookin.with.heather for leading both our middle school and high school Chin Up Mentoring Connection Classes this month! Our mentees used cool kitchen gadgets to create a rainbow fruit salad for a healthy after school snack. We’re grateful for the volunteers who pour into this program! 💜 🍌 🍓 🍇

Join us in congratulating these amazing moms who just graduated from our parenting group class with Positive Childhood Alliance (PCA) Cherokee! 💙 Thank you to our friends at @serenadeheights for allowing us the opportunity to offer this class to the moms in their program. When we collaborate in service to families, the impact can be even greater! We’re so proud of each of these program participants! 🎉 @pcageorgia @pcaamerica #buildinghappyhealthychildren

We are excited to acknowledge Karen Woolf’s two-year work anniversary with @thechildrenshaven ! Karen serves as a Family Support Specialist in our Wellstar Family Visitation Center where she directly supports families during their visits together. Karen’s kind spirit makes our families feel welcomed and at-ease right when they walk in the door. We’re so grateful for the sweet and intentional ways she supports children and their parents on the road to reunification. 💚

Thanks to our generous community, we were able to provide school supplies for 126 kids last week! We hope every student, teacher, faculty and staff member had a great first day back to school! 💚🍎💚

We are celebrating! ♥️ Congratulations to the Scott family on Mariana, Iggy, and Reina’s adoption day! For 61 months, the children’s CASA volunteer Katie Huff has been by their sides. Her dedication and advocacy for their best interests has contributed to this new beginning! If you would like to learn more about serving in this role to help change a child’s story, please reach out to CASA Cherokee @thechildrenshaven. #casa #courtappointedspecialadvocates #buildinghappyhealthychildren @georgiacasa

In case your day needs a little sunshine, we wanted to share this special spot on our playground with you. ☀️ Kids being served by our Wellstar Family Visitation Center are leaving hand painted rocks for each other in acts of kindness and encouragement. 💕 💕💕 It’s the sweetest. 🥹 Thank you for being a part of our mission…this is why we do what we do, together. #buildinghappyhealthychildren

CASA Cherokee’s Advocacy Director Julie Carter is Best Version Media’s July Hometown Hero! For the last decade, Julie has been an integral part of The Children’s Haven’s far-reaching impact on children and their families. Her leadership of the dedicated CASA Cherokee team and the program’s highly trained volunteers ensures better outcomes for youth experiencing foster care right here in Cherokee County. To read more, pick up a copy of a local Best Version Media publication (like Bradshaw Lake Living or BridgeMill Neighbors) around town!

We’ve got the ticket for meaningful supervised family time in our Wellstar Family Visitation Center! Ever wonder what supervised visitation really means and why it’s needed? Supervised visitation is a specialized, child-focused service provided by our trained Family Support Specialists who prioritize safety, remain neutral, document objectively, and support meaningful family connections. Supervised visitation can be necessary while families are separated during foster care involvement and working toward reunification. Most importantly, it’s a time when children and their parents or other family members can just be together. 💜 #buildinghappyhealthychildren @svnworldwide

The Children’s Haven is excited to announce that Executive Director Marcie Smith has been selected to join the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute Class of 2026! @planatlanta RLI is an immersive experience with hands-on opportunities to connect active learning to real-world planning and policy throughout the region. Unified around improving economic mobility in our region, this year’s class will delve into topics including housing affordability, transit and transportation planning, water, aging, community resilience, workforce development, and investments in the region’s future. 💚 We can’t wait to hear what you learn, Marcie! Congratulations!

We’ve got big thanks this week going out to several in our generous community! Delivering sweet treats for our team and partners, Nothing Bundt Cakes brightened our day with delicious surprises! Yum! What a way to brighten our days! @nothingbundtcakes 🧁 Thank you to Carlile & Side PC for an awesome donation of school supplies for the families our programs serve. We know this will help get the academic year off to a great start! @carlileandside 📚 At the annual Endless Summerfest event this past weekend, the River Ridge cheerleaders joined us to help make bracelets at our booth! We are grateful for their commitment to our mission. @riverridge💚 #buildinghappyhealthychildren

We’re excited for two amazing people to join our team! ☀️☀️ Job descriptions can be found on our website: CherokeeChildrensHaven.org Together, we’re #buildinghappyhealthychildren 💚

📢We’re now recruiting CASA Volunteers! Training classes start in August! Learn how YOU can make a meaningful difference in the lives of local children experiencing foster care. This special volunteer experience will change your life, too. Interested? First step is to apply online at CherokeeChildrensHaven.org. Our CASA Cherokee team will train, teach, and support you each step of the way. 💙❤️ Reach out with questions! #buildinghappyhealthychildren @georgiacasa @nationalcasagal

We had the best time in Canton and Woodstock for the annual @giveakidachance community school supply giveaway! Thank you to @revolutionchurchga and @hillsidechurchwoodstock and all the volunteers for organizing such an impactful event for our children. Hearts and backpacks are full! 💚🎒📝

It’s Thankful Thursday at @thechildrenshaven 💚Thank you to our friends and partners at SERV International @servinternational for sharing waters, sports drinks, and snacks to support kids and teens in our programs! 🥤 We are so grateful to the River Ridge Knights cheerleaders for hanging out with the children who attended our Cars with a Cause car show. @goinsocialevents 🚗 🎉 Thank you so much to Grace Lutheran Church for these beautiful blankets! The youth we serve are going to love them! ♥️ Partnerships and collaboration strengthen our community and expand our ability to serve children and families in meaningful ways. We are grateful to partner with Serenade Heights @serenadeheights to offer parenting classes for single mothers in their program. We are honored to be a part of helping these moms dream again. Thank you for your partnership, Serenade Heights. 💜

Make plans to join us for @goinsocialevents ‘s Endless Summer Fest at @themillonetowah this Saturday! It’s going to be a great time! Thanks to Goin’ Social for including The Children’s Haven! 💚

📢The theme is…..MASQUERADE AT THE MILL! 📢 The Children’s Haven’s Annual Adult Prom is bringing all the New Orleans flair to the @themillonetowah in 2027! Make plans now to join us under the Big Tent with @atlantaseventspecialists for a night of fun and celebration to raise awareness and support for The Children’s Haven! Email Michelle@CherokeeChildrensHaven.org to learn about sponsorship opportunities. We can’t wait!

👀……announcement coming soon……👀

Our Chin Up Mentoring program took a summer field trip to the lake! Thanks to the generosity and hospitality of two of the sweetest volunteers, Clark and Lisa, students, their mentors, and their parents were able to enjoy a laidback evening of burgers, boat rides, conversations and a breathtaking sunset. Thanks to the volunteers who so kindly provided boat rides around Lake Allatoona. Many hands made this wonderful gift possible and we are grateful! ☀️ #chinupmentoring #buildinghappyhealthychildren

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