The is supported in part by the United Ways of Hall, Lumpkin, Dawson, Forsyth, White, and Habersham Counties. 
| Save the Date: April 24, 2009An exceptional educational conference next April. The Children's Center for Hope & Healing staff, representings decades of experience working with children who have been sexually abused children, will share their expertise with other professionals working with children who have experienced trauma. Some of the topics of the day's workshops will focus on art therapy interventions, play therapy interventions, and healthy sexual development. CEUs will be offered. Psychologists, mental health professionals, social workers, DFCS employees, educators, school counselors and participants in the juvenile justice system will not want to miss this event. Check back often for more details or call 770-532-6530. |
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New Executive DirectorIn January, Rebecca Davis became the new Executive Director of the Children's Center for Hope & Healing. Rebecca recently moved to Dahlonega from Tamassee, SC where she was the Vice-President of Development and Communications for the South Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. A Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Rebecca comes to the Children's Center for Hope & Healing with more than twenty years of experience in fundraising, marketing, volunteer management, and adult education. Working with issues of child abuse and neglect is not new for Rebecca. From 1999-2002, she worked at Pendleton Place Children’s Shelter in Greenville, South Carolina, as the Director of Development and Volunteer Services. While there, she worked on the successful conclusion of their $2.2 million capital campaign. In order to save the agency on building costs during construction, she oversaw volunteer work projects that entailed hundreds of volunteer hours. Prior to working at Pendleton Place Children’s Shelter, Rebecca was on the political science faculty at Virginia Tech. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Emory University and has always been interested in issues of representation and justice. While not a native of Georgia, she has deep roots here and thinks of it as home. She moved to Georgia at the age of twelve, went to high school in Albany and college at Georgia Southern. All of her extended family lives in Georgia. “The Children's Center for Hope & Healing is such a wonderful agency. The agency serves far more children than many other agencies in our area serving children. Yet, few peoplein the community are aware of the good work the agency does. I’d like to change that,” says Rebecca. “It will be an honor to be a voice for the thousands of children in our area who are the victims of child sexual abuse.” Rebecca follows John McGee who served the agency between 1999 and 2007. During his tenure, McGee was responsible for successfully writing and administering many government grants for the agency. McGee left the Family Relations last fall to pursue other opportunities. |
Save the date: September 20
1st Annual
Hope and Healing Harvest Fest
Plans are underway now for the First Annual Hope and Healing Harvest, a gala to benefit the Children's Center for Hope & Healing. The event will be held at the beautiful home of Chris Greene on Lake Lanier.
Greene Ford is the event's presenting sponsor. Other sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, call 770-532-6530 x 311 or email Rebecca Davis. More information will be available soon.
