Stories
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Every year since 2007, we've asked people to be a part of Be Rich and live out the words of 1 Timothy 6:18. Here are stories of generosity and its impact.
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Whispering Hope: House Manager
Meet Amy.
Prior to 2024, she was a lawyer, author, consultant, and strategist.
Today, she’s the House Manager at Whispering Hope Maternity Home—walking daily alongside women rebuilding their lives after unplanned pregnancies.
Caravan of Caring
Three times a month, on ordinary Saturday mornings in Forsyth County, a local school parking lot becomes a one-stop-shop providing vital services address basic needs for people in neighborhoods where time, transportation, and access are in short supply.
Dawson County Schools: Emergency Fund
When a crisis strikes in Dawson County, there’s often no safety net. Fortunately, thanks to your generosity through Be Rich, the Dawson County Schools Emergency Fund is able to fill the gap.
FoCAL: The Penguin Project
The Forsyth County Arts and Learning Center (FoCAL) has one goal—being the focal point of performance and art for each and every person in Forsyth County. Nothing exemplifies this goal better than their participation in the 2024 Penguin Project.
The Place: Refrigerated Food Truck
The Place is on a mission to support, empower, and transform the lives of individuals in our community, and they do it through providing the essentials—whatever that may be—on a case-by-case basis.
The Place: Social Worker
Meet Kyendal. She’s a licensed social worker new to The Place, where she helps serve individuals and families in need in our community.
Family Promise of Forsyth: Box Truck
Family Promise of Forsyth is on a mission to help families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence. They offer temporary shelter to families in need while helping them search for stable jobs and independent housing.
The Place: East Forsyth Student Market
Ezzy is a Young Adult Coordinator with The Place of Forsyth, a nonprofit providing for essential needs of individuals and families in our community.
Chattahoochee Elementary School: Book Vending Machine
When Chattahoochee Elementary School staff started brainstorming ideas to improve student reading scores, they knew they had to think outside the box. Enter: The Bookworm Vending Machine.
Whispering Hope: Living Hope House
Every pregnant woman deserves to feel safe. Sadly, for many in our community, that’s not the case. The challenges of homelessness, joblessness, or an unsafe home life are big enough, and pregnancy can make them that much more daunting.
Forsyth County Schools: School Small Group Mental Health Support
As local schools prepared to reopen after COVID-19 closures, staff members like Karin knew that addressing the toll the pandemic took on students’ mental health would be a priority for the upcoming school year.
Whispering Hope: Down Payment for Safe Housing
Every pregnant woman deserves to feel safe. Sadly, for many in our community, that’s not the case. The challenges of homelessness, joblessness, or an unsafe home life are big enough, and pregnancy can make them that much more daunting.
Otwell Middle School: Newcomers Program
Remember what it felt like to be the new kid? The anxiety of the first day at a new school. The intimidation of being the freshman on the team. The terrifying moment when your parents dropped you off at camp and you wondered who your friends would be.
Family Promise of Forsyth
Not surprisingly, homelessness takes a toll on a family’s mental health. As Family Promise of Forsyth works to help families transition to more stable housing, they also want to care for their mental health needs.
Mentor Me of North Georgia
Mentor Me believes in the power of mentorship to transform students. Thanks to your generosity, they were able to launch one of their “Kick It Up” clubs at Little Mill Middle School.
The Place of Forsyth
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, so many of our friends and neighbors are experiencing unexpected losses of income and uncertain economic futures. Thankfully, they have The Place of Forsyth to turn to.
Otwell Middle School
Many families at Otwell Middle School struggle with language barriers. While the students speak English, many of their parents do not. With last year’s donations, you provided for the addition of a part-time bilingual parent liaison.
Forsyth and Dawson County Social Workers
Each year during the Be Rich campaign, we look for ways to help local schools thrive. Thanks to your generosity during 2020’s campaign, we were able to contribute to several emergency funds for school social workers in Forsyth County and Dawson County.
Forsyth County Schools: Suicide Prevention
Meet Karin and Gail. Karin and Gail are social workers who facilitate a suicide intervention-training program for Forsyth County Schools.
The Place of Forsyth: The Market
Meet Jacob. Jacob works at The Place of Forsyth. As part of his job, he oversees The Market, which is a client-choice food pantry serving over 200 families each week.