Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow'

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• Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow.
• Today

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Georgia Baptist Childrens Homes and Family
Ministries
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Agency History

• Established in 1872 by Second Baptist Church in
  Atlanta.
• Original Campus located in
• Hapeville, Georgia.
• Campus re-located to Palmetto, Georgia in 1968.

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Current Program Locations

• Ellijay
• Demorest
• Mt. Airy
• Marietta
• Palmetto
• Newnan
• Carrollton
• Warm Springs
• Meansville
• Douglas
• Baxley
• Thomaston
• Brooks

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Programs for Children Families

• Residential Campuses
• Community Group Homes
• Emergency Shelters
• Maternity Home
• Substance Rehabilitation Center
• Developmental Disabilities Camp
• Additional Maximum Watchful Oversight Programs
• Faith Based Foster Care Program
• International Adoption
• Therapeutic Riding Program
• Community Child Adolescent Services

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Residential Campuses

• Palmetto Campus
• Meansville Campus
• Baxley Campus

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Community Group Homes

• Brooks
• Carrollton
• Ellijay
• Newnan
• Demorest
• These homes care for up to 10 children in a
  single home atmosphere.

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Emergency Shelters

• Thomaston, Ga.
• Douglas, Ga.
• Provides 24 hour emergency placement services.

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Nelson Price Treatment Center

• Nine month residential
• rehabilitation program for adolescents
  struggling with alcohol and drug abuse.
• Located in Marietta, Ga.

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Camp Hawkins

• A five week summer camping program for
  children and youth with severe developmental
  disabilities such as down syndrome, Cerebral
  Palsy and
• spinal injuries.

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International adoptions

• Began partnership with
• Buckner International in
• 2001 to provide
• international adoption
• services.

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Good Shepherd

• A unique farm based residential treatment program
  for boys located
• in Warm Springs, Ga.
• Provides outpatient therapeutic riding programs.

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Therapeutic Riding Program

• Opportunity for individuals with developmental
  disabilities.
• Program open to public.

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2008 Special Olympics
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Ways You Can Help

• Pray daily for our children and staff.
• Get Involved through campus visits and workday
  projects.
• Adopt a cottage.
• Be a visiting resource for a child.
• Let us place you on our mailing list.
• Attend agency special fundraising events.

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Georgia BaptistChildrens Homesand Family
Ministries

• Planting the Seeds
• For Tomorrow
• Today