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GIVING GUIDE
As you complete your holiday lists, please consider gifts to the following local charities that offer worthwhile and much needed services to our community. Whether in honor or in memory of a loved one, or simply as a part of your annual charitable giving, a gift to one of these worthy organizations will help enhance the lives of many less fortunate residents in the Athens area. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
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Strengthening Families. Brightening Futures. We’re on a mission to prevent all forms of child abuse and neglect! For over 35 years, Brightpaths (Prevent Child Abuse Athens) has been strengthening families in Athens and the 6 surrounding counties through education, connection, and support.
HOW TO HELP
Brightpaths is reliant on private donations to provide important services and activities to children and families living in the Athens area community. Brightpaths is thankful for your support, and the board and staff are deeply committed to being efficient in spending your dollars on the children and families we serve.
They say it takes a village to raise a child…but we believe parents need a village, too! All parents need support, and at Brightpaths we’re committed to supporting families before maltreatment occurs, so that children get the healthy childhood they deserve. Join our village today, and support our mission of prevention through parenting classes, home visiting services, counseling, concrete resources, our First Steps hospital program, and more.
1450 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens 30605 | 706-546-9713 | Brightpathsathens.org
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Celebrate. Support. Remember. Gifts to The Cancer Foundation (TCF) have the power to connect individuals with their cancer treatment, help them avoid eviction and keeps the lights on while in treatment.
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: The Cancer Foundation (TCF) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization whose mission is to help alleviate the financial burden of cancer for eligible patients.
Eligible patients receive $750 a year to pay for basic living expenses, such as transportation to treatment, housing and utility costs, medication, insurance premiums and co-pays, nutritional assistance and more. TCF pays the creditor directly within 24-48 hours of the request. The average income of patients we serve is $19,000 per year; the first-year cost of a cancer diagnosis is $42,000. TCF fulfills an average of 40 requests each week providing $10,325 of financial assistance to local cancer patients. The Cancer Foundation is the only local cancer charity to provide direct assistance to patients.
P.O. Box 49309, Athens, GA 30604 | Phone 706.353.4354 | www.cfnega.org
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