2022 Giving Guide

GIVING GUIDE

GIVING GUIDE

As the year draws to a close, help the organizations dedicated to assisting and enriching our community.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• JOIN: With a Y membership, you’re part of something bigger than a gym — you’re part of a movement.

• VOLUNTEER: Lead and coach youth sports, build strong connections and impact change as a board member and work alongside your neighbors at events such as monthly Fresh Express free food distribution.

YMCA OF COASTAL GEORGIA

OUR CAUSE

We know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why at the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. As a member of the Y, you’re a member of a community.

WHAT WE DO

The YMCA of Coastal Georgia has been serving the region for 167 years and continues to work every day to advance our cause through our three areas of focus: youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. We provide numerous services to the community from early

learning and childcare to youth sports leagues, before- and after-school care with our YBASE program, fresh food distribution with Fresh Express, literacy development with Y Readers and our bed and book donation program, “A Place to Dream,” and much more. The YMCA serves men, women, girls and boys of all ages and from all walks of life regardless of ability to pay.

WHERE WE ARE

We operate 11 units in Bulloch, Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, McIntosh and Glynn counties, including our YBASE before- and after-school program in more than 50 elementary and middle schools throughout the markets served. All of this and more is accomplished while putting forth the Y mission to put Christian

principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

DID YOU KNOW?

Basketball as we know it today was invented at the Y. In 1891, creator James Naismith was a student at a YMCA training academy in Springfield, Massachusetts, and came up with the game as a way to keep students active indoors during the cold winter months.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• DONATE OR VOLUNTEER.

Volunteering with Savannah Tree Foundation is a fun and fulfilling way to learn about Chatham County’s urban forest and to give back to our community. Volunteers are crucial to our ability to plant and maintain trees. From November to March, join us at a tree planting event to help us grow the future!

SAVANNAH TREE FOUNDATION

OUR MISSION

Savannah Tree Foundation protects and grows Chatham County’s urban forest through tree planting, community engagement and advocacy. Trees are one of Chatham County’s most treasured natural resources. Beyond their beauty, trees’ community impacts are expansive, ranging from economic benefits to health improvements to climate-change resilience.

WHO ARE WE

Savannah Tree Foundation seeks to inspire and educate our community to create and sustain a healthy urban forest. We put our environment and community at the heart of everything we do. For us, trees are a multipurpose tool in creating a better Savannah.

WHAT WE DO

Founded in 1982, Savannah Tree Foundation has planted more than 5,000 trees throughout Chatham County. We have the ambitious goal of planting another 5,000 by 2030. These trees will grow our urban forest and create a safer, healthier and more resilient community.

WHO WE HELP

Savannah Tree Foundation serves all nine municipalities in Chatham County: Bloomingdale, Garden City, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Savannah, Thunderbolt, Tybee, Unincorporated Chatham and Vernonburg. Our efforts to protect and grow our urban forest benefit everyone who lives, works and plays in our community.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Teaching our community about trees and how to care for them is an essential part of the work we do. Check out our Tree Care page online and be sure to look at our calendar for upcoming events.

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Donations support educational and training opportunities, volunteer events and seasonal tree plantings. For every dollar invested in trees, our community gains more than $2 in benefits. Grow a greener future!

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• By donating or volunteering! We have active volunteers who help during our bowling season as well as with our Amtryke giveaways, baseball and flag football teams and other efforts to raise money throughout the year.

WHO WE ARE

A chapter of National AMBUCS, Savannah AMBUCS serves to improve the lives of those with different abilities through its various activities. Each of our programs encourages mobility and independence throughout the surrounding areas by allowing participants to conquer challenges and engage with the community in exciting new ways.

WHAT WE DO

Since 1941, Savannah AMBUCS has raised money for local community activity groups throughout the area, specifically focusing on the special-needs community and helping those with different abilities. We also endow two local scholarship programs that support our mission.

WHO WE HELP

Our programs help children and adults with different abilities become more mobile and independent through a series of local programs. These include our Amtryke adaptive bike giveaways, hosting a league of exceptional bowlers and sponsoring the Little League Challenger Division baseball team and the NFL Challenger Division flag football team. We also grant scholarships for those with different abilities to Savannah Technical College. Finally, we award scholarships for occupational, speech and physical therapy students in the area to encourage their education so that they may give back to this community we all love so much.

DONATIONS HELP

The funds we raise support every aspect of the Savannah AMBUCS mission, including donating specially adapted Amtryke bikes to those who cannot operate a standard bicycle. Our fundraising efforts also support our annual bowling league, purchase uniforms for both the Challenger baseball and flag football teams and fund our scholarship programs. We also support other local causes like the Pegasus Riding Academy and recently sponsored a summer camp at Special Kicks in 2022 and more.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Step Up Savannah has six direct services programs and a full advocacy agenda. Volunteers can donate, participate on our board or other committees, sign up to be an AmeriCorps Vista or participate directly with one of our programs.

STEP UP SAVANNAH INC.

OUR MISSION

Step Up Savannah promotes economic inclusion and financial security. We believe that Savannah is a community where all people have hope and opportunity, where we challenge injustice and where all community members step up to create a more economically inclusive community.

WHO WE ARE

We promote economic opportunity and financial security in Chatham County. While more than a quarter of Savannah’s residents live in poverty, that percentage jumps to 50% and higher in some neighborhoods. Such high rates have persisted for more than 30 years. Established in 2005, the City of Savannah, Chatham County, Savannah

Economic Development Authority and a group community leaders from all sectors of the community recognized that the city’s pockets of concentrated poverty impairs the economic development of the entire community.

WHAT WE DO

The organization provides workforce development, financial literacy, public benefits and resources to the low-wealth community. Step Up also acts as a regional convener, attracts outside resources, adapts and creates effective community programs, trains neighborhoods and nonprofit leaders, and advocates for policies that will improve the lives of lowincome individuals and families.

WHO WE HELP

Step Up Savannah’s direct service programs assist low-wealth individuals and families as well as the entire social safety net in our community.

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Step Up Savannah programs are free to all participants. Your contributions help us better serve low-wealth individuals and families with transportation, food security, childcare assistance, work credentials and supplies.

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Austin Rojas, Community Coordinator

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Your donation will help us achieve our goal to triple our current 350 average members per day in Chatham, Liberty, Bryan and Effingham Counties. Our Hinesville, Liberty County Boys & Girls Club will open in early 2023!

• Support our Telethon and Silent Action on Nov. 18 from 1-9 p.m.

• Volunteer and make a difference in the life of a child.

FRANK CALLEN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

OUR MISSION

To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.

WHO WE ARE

We are the first chartered Boys & Girls Club in Georgia! We have a 100% Optimal Club Experience rating voted on by our members, which means the kids feel they are safe and have a sense of belonging at the club. We have been serving the youth of the Greater Savannah area for more than 105 years and have thousands of alumni members who have become successful community leaders, educators, athletes and business owners.

WHAT WE DO

We provide kids ages 5 to 18 with educational, recreational and social activities in a safe and structured environment during after-school hours and throughout the summer. Our evidence-based programming includes health and life skills, the arts, character and leadership development, educational and career development, and sports, fitness and recreation. We provide meals and snacks as well as homework assistance by caring staff and mentors who support members on their path to a great future. Our outcome measures verify our impact as nearly 80% of our members stay in the program until graduation. More than 90% of our members are on grade level in school, and 98% of our members graduate high school on time with 90% of those going

on to post-secondary educational training, most to college.

OUR VISION

We provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship and living a healthy lifestyle.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Your donation to United Way of the Coastal Empire improves lives throughout Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties. Please give to help improve lives in our community. Together, we are TEAM UNITED!

UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.

WHO WE ARE

United Way was created by the community for the community. It is the one way we all come together to support each other with a safety net of programs, services, and pathways for upward mobility to help everyone thrive.

WHO WE HELP

In 2021 alone, programs and services funded by United Way helped improve the lives of more than 206,000 people. That means 44% of the people in our four-county region including Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and

counties — many who never needed help before — received support through the United Way Community Fund.

WHAT WE DO United we improve lives by raising money and awareness year-round to support the Community Fund, which allows us to:

· Support almost 60 critical programs at nearly 90 high-performing nonprofit organizations each year through an extensive grant-making process.

· Deliver services directly to people in need through our 211 Call Center, County Service Centers, and volunteer efforts.

· Bring the community together to help provide a social safety net and advance strategic efforts to encourage upward mobility for all.

Thanks to income from the Herschel V. Jenkins Trust Fund and other revenue, which covers much of the administrative and fundraising costs of the organization, more donor contributions are used in service to the community.

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United We Improve Lives! We can’t do that without you. Please give today!

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From left: Jay Wilson, Campaign Vice Chair; Brynn Grant, President and CEO; Cindy Robinett, Campaign Chair

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Give

contribution online at

Organize a donation drive of need items.

Volunteer by offering your time, skills and compassion.

UNION MISSION

OUR MISSION

Partnering with people to end their homelessness.

WHO WE ARE

Established in 1937, Union Mission provides emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing, mental health counseling and job training programs to men, women with children, unaccompanied women and targeted services for people living with HIV/AIDS. We provide individuals and families the tools they need to lift themselves out of homelessness.

WHAT WE DO

Union Mission clients come to us with no home and lack stability surrounding all aspects of their lives. By providing an array

of housing and supportive programs, we advance our mission by eliminating the personal and systemic barriers that perpetuate homelessness and poverty. In 2021, Union Mission helped transition 603 men, women and children from the streets to safe, stable housing and provided more than 75,300 meals and 134,600 nights of housing.

WHO WE HELP

For most individuals, years of loss and trauma culminate in experiencing homelessness. Each journey is unique and marked with diverse and overwhelming challenges such as job loss, eviction, abuse, mental health challenges and physical health issues. Union Mission programs continue to provide holistic support that addresses individual needs.

With the recent opening of Parker’s House, Union Mission expanded its Emergency Housing Program to include an additional 32 beds for unaccompanied, homeless women. This is the only Emergency Housing Program dedicated solely to unaccompanied, homeless women along the I-95 corridor between Florida and South Carolina. Serving more than 100 homeless women annually, this 90-day program will provide women with the tools they need to end their homelessness and maintain safe and stable housing.

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Parker’s Founder and CEO Greg Parker, center, cuts the ribbon for Parker’s House surrounded by Union Mission President and CEO Michael Traynor, left, the Honorable Edna Jackson, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, Paula Deen, Dr. Paul Pressley and Chatham County District 3 Commissioner Bobby Lockett.

WHO WE HELP

• The Leadership Center works with the leaders, volunteers and staffs of trade associations, professional societies, economic development groups, chambers of commerce and foundations of all types, sizes and budgets.

THE LEADERSHIP CENTER

OUR MISSION

“Inspiring Organization and Leadership Excellence Through the Power of Synergy”. We believe that: “1 plus 1 equals 3.” In other words, we can accomplish much more by collaborating together than we can by working separately.

WHO WE ARE Dr. M. Louise Walters, The Leadership Center’s CEO, holds a PhD in Public Service Management and Leadership (Nonprofits) paired with 30 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations. Dr. William Griffin, Esq., Vice President, is an attorney and university professor with 10 years of experience leading NPOs. The TLC team specializes in managing and consulting with all types and sizes of 501(c) NPOs.

WHAT WE DO

Depending on the NPO’s needs, our executives can either function as full-time salaried employees of the NPO, or in a contractual management and/or consulting capacity. Using state-of-the-art equipment, TLC provides a full array of services that can be custom tailored to the needs of any NPO: strategic planning, financial management, orientations and training, program development/ implementation/evaluation, meeting/convention management, surveys, newsletters and publications, administration, website development/ maintenance, troubleshooting and crisis management.

HOW WE HELP

The Leadership Center is passionate in our belief that well-functioning nonprofit organizations make significant positive contributions to our community and to society. Our well-educated, experienced management professionals help NPOs, their board members, volunteers and staffs establish realistic goals, develop step-bystep implementation plans integrated with timelines and budgets, and we help them evaluate their efforts.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Support the Mediation Center by donating at mightycause.com/organization/ mediationcenter. Your gift helps youth and families involved in our programs become more conflict resilient.

• Volunteers enhance our mission and our ability to provide comprehensive services to the community. For more information, please visit mediationsavannah.com/getinvolved/

• Community members interested in peacebuilding activities are encouraged to join the Peace Committee by registering at mediationsavannah.com/ savannahpeacecommittee

MEDIATION CENTER OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE

MISSION

Our mission is to harness the power of qualified volunteers, facilitate the process of citizens proactively managing conflict, provide alternatives to litigation and increase access to justice.

VISION

The vision of our Center is to be the trusted nonprofit providing premier conflict resolution services and programs to the coastal region.

The center is a 36-year-old local nonprofit providing conflict prevention, resolution and educational services to the coastal region. A passionate team of 17 and more than 140 volunteers provide a number of dispute-resolution services to help resolve

conflict, youth programs to empower students with conflict-resolution skills and a family law resource center to help community members with their family law actions.

Many businesses, nonprofits and other organizations benefit from the Mediation Center’s conflict-resolution education classes and workshops to assist employees to learn their individual conflict styles and how to better manage conflict with others. Due to nationwide increase in conflict, the Center has become known across the country for their de-escalation and activebystander trainings.

The center also partners with SavannahChatham County Public School System to train students to mediate as part of their

Peer Mediation program and recently launched a Restorative Youth Court, where high school students perform the roles in the courtroom and hear cases referred by school administration.

The Center’s latest initiative is Savannah’s Days of Peace, which kick-started with the inaugural “Peace in the Park” on Sept. 25, 2022, at Daffin Park. Peacebuilding activities will occur each month throughout different neighborhoods in Chatham County.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Share your stories. LLS Savannah is calling for blood cancer patients, survivors and family members to become involved with our local office. Many opportunities are available for our speaker’s bureau, honored/remembered hero program, direct volunteering or fundraising.

• Help us make a difference with your donation today.

THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY

OUR MISSION

Dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers, we are now the world’s largest voluntary (nonprofit) health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services.

OUR RESEARCH

Over the last five years, LLS helped advance 75% of the almost 100 FDAapproved blood cancer treatment options. In fiscal year 2022, LLS was able to assist more than 4,500 patients with over $21 million in the Georgia/South Carolina region. Every dollar raised goes to supporting blood cancer patients, families and care givers. We are revolutionizing

acute myeloid leukemia treatment through the first collaborative precision medicine clinical trial in blood cancer. We’re taking new aim at myeloma through our dedicated research investment and multifaceted education and outreach efforts.

OUR HISTORY

Since 1949, we’ve invested nearly $1.5 billion in groundbreaking research, pioneering many of today’s most innovative approaches. We work tirelessly to find cures and ensure patients can access the lifesaving treatments they need. When someone experiences the fear and uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis, we provide hope, compassion, education and support. And we are making an impact in the cancer community.

BECOME INVOLVED

We offer a multitude of fundraising campaigns throughout the area that you can become involved with:

· Team In Training

· Light The Night Walk

· Visionaries of the Year

· Student Visionaries of the Year

For more information, visit facebook.com/llsgeorgia

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HOSPICE SAVANNAH’S FULL CIRCLE GRIEF & LOSS CENTER

6000 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE |

OUR MISSION

Founded by our community, we help people live!

WHAT WE DO

GET INVOLVED

• Honor or remember loved ones at our annual Tree of Light Memorial Gathering on December 4th. Go to hospicesavannah.org/treeoflight for more information.

• Give a year-end gift to support our grief support programs and services. Call our Foundation at 912.629.1027 or visit hospicesavannah.org/give.

Grieving after the death of a loved one? Our Full Circle Grief & Loss Center counselors provide free bereavement support to people in our community, children ages 6 to 17 and adults.

Grief support includes individual sessions and group support with a masters-level clinician, as well as the only grief massage program in the region.

Groups offered include Adult and Kids Grief 101, Spouse and Life Partner Loss, Survivors of Suicide, and other specialty groups.

Camp Aloha is for children ages 6 to 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one. The annual overnight camp provides a time of structured activities and play, which helps campers realize they are not alone in their grief experience.

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COASTAL HERITAGE SOCIETY

MARTIN

OUR MISSION

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• VOLUNTEER: Help behind-thescenes activities for CHS signature events such as Frogwarts, Savannah Santa Train and Art & Oysters. Volunteer docents provide engaging tours at our unique museums.

• DONATE: Support our Access for All program, which ensures continued community engagement, field trip support and offering free admission for households who receive EBT/ SNAP benefits.

Coastal Heritage Society provides educational experiences for the public through the preservation and presentation of the historic resources of coastal Georgia and adjacent regions. We operate six museums and historic sites throughout the Lowcountry — Savannah History Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah Children’s Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum and Harper Fowlkes House.

WHAT WE DO

Education is at the heart of all that we do, and our goal is to enrich the lives

of our community — from children to centenarians — in all economic, developmental and cultural backgrounds. We strive to provide educational experiences for everyone and deliver them both within and beyond the walls of our museums through our partnerships with schools, community centers and other local nonprofits.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• GIVE: YOU can make a difference in the life of a child today. For more information or to give online to help children locally, go to greenbriarchildrenscenter.org.

• FOLLOW US: Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn!

HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Serving as a facilitator to mobilize community partners, CGIC supports partner programs and goals whether they be reporting, promoting community initiatives, grant applications, supporting diverse working groups or tracking program impact. Your contribution will help us to provide continued access to data to drive outcome driven collaborative efforts for our community.

GREENBRIAR CHILDREN’S CENTER INC.

3709 HOPKINS ST. | 912.234.3431

OUR MISSION

We provide services that lead to the healthy development of children and the strengthening of families, including:

· An affordable, quality rated early education program for children, ages infants to 5 years old, from low income families

· A 24-hour emergency shelter for abused, abandoned or neglected children 11-18

· A Family Preservation program, which provides FREE counseling and support to families in need

OUR HISTORY

In 1949, Greenbriar began as an orphanage

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for Black children who previously were sent to work farms if they had no one to care for them. Today we provide critical services to children and families of all ethnicities and demographic backgrounds.

OUR CULTURE

Our two-generation, trauma-informed approach to caring for children and families is rooted in a culture of compassion.

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COASTAL GEORGIA INDICATORS COALITION INC.

E. STATE ST. | 912.651.1478

WHAT WE DO

We improve community well-being by engaging and leading the community to work collectively in its development of strategic priorities that guide policy, programs and resource allocation. CGIC has a growing record of initiating publicprivate partnerships to address some of the most challenging community issues:

· Community data platform development, a robust system to share data across systems in a HIPAA compliant platform

· Early care and learning initiatives increasing Quality Rated Child Care

· Racial Equity and Leadership Task Force’s racial equity index and reporting

· Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health CDC grant evaluations

· Resilient Coastal Georgia, a collective impact initiative with more than 100 partners who are committed to building a trauma-informed and resilient community

· Savannah Police Department’s Behavioral Health Unit, providing a coordinated response with first responders and behavioral health facilities

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