Contact: Lorraine Rose
Phone: 770-516-1340
Services: Support for adopting families, or families considering adoption. Meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Serene Bean Coffee House 7:00-9:00pm.
Contact: Carol Lee
Phone: 770-386-4515
Services: Meets 2nd Tuesday each month at 7:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church. Childcare is available, call to reserve a spot.
Contact: Jeff Brooks, Executive Director
8 Glenwood Street
Canton, Georgia 30114
Phone: 770-720-7712
Services: Youth development services; Scholarships available based on family needs.
Eligibility: For children ages 6-18
Fees: $15.00 school year membership
$100.00 summer membership
Contact: Donna Bryan
Robin Satterfield
P.O. Box 534
Canton, Georgia 30169
Phone: 770-345-6531
Services: Low income financial aid
Eligibility: Referral by DFCS or School System
Fees: Number in household and income
Contact: Any Eligibility Worker
P.O. Box 826
Canton, Georgia 30114
Phone: 770-720-3610
Web Site: www.state.ga.us
Services: Assist individuals who are in physical, mental, social, vocational and/or economic distress; support individual and family distress. Applications are taken Monday thru Friday beginning at 7:30am.
Eligibility: Based on income and family size
Fees: None
Contact: Jeff Littlejohn
Phone: 706-235-6563
Contact: Latrice Parnell
Phone: 404-699-6939
Services: Offers non-custodial parents job placement, training, and education, held at local colleges: Appalachian Technical Institute, Chattahoochee Technical Institute, and North Metro Tech.
Phone: 770-677-9300
Contact: Sandy Ott
100 Campus Drive
Jasper, Georgia 30143
Phone: 706-253-4591
Services: Single parent and displaced homemaker program; workshops on goal-setting, decision-making, time management, money management and stress management, career counseling, career assessments.
Eligibility: Call for more information
Fees: Call for more information
Phone: 706-270-5040
Services: Women only, GED prep, job readiness, child care, drug assessment, parenting skills, HIV/AIDS/STD testing.
Contact: Nell Childers
Phone: 770-345-6531
Services: Home based family support program, weatherization program, and outreach for school programs. Transportation will be provided for some services.
Eligibility: Referral by DFCS or School System
Fees: None for Outreach Programs; All other services are based on income and family size.
Contact: Chad Arp, (678) 493-4343
150 Chattin Drive
Email: carp@cherokeega.com
Website: www.cherokeesafekids.org
Contact: Carrie Budd
190 W. Main Street
Canton, Georgia 30114
Phone: 770-345-1290
770-345-3715 (FAX)
404-614-1000 (24 hour call center)
Web Site: www.unitewayatl.org
Services: Referral service for resources
Eligibility: Anyone
Fees: None
Family Resources
Resource lists are currently being updated. To add or update a resource please email: www.cherokeefocus.org
P.O. Box 1191 ~ Holly Springs, GA 30142 ~ Ph: 770-345-5483 ~ Fax: 770-345-0209