Stories
You are making an impact!
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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The Drake House: Health Care Benefits for Staff
The staff at The Drake House isn’t just part of the impact—they are the impact. As a relational, service-based organization, it relies on employees with unique skills and training to connect with the families who seek their help.
East Cobb Church: Day of Service
On a Saturday last fall during the Be Rich campaign, adults, students, and kids from East Cobb Church gathered at Shallowford Falls Elementary to take on small projects with a big impact. From beautifying the school grounds to assembling care packages and sorting snacks, their efforts in just a few hours made a meaningful difference for hundreds of people locally and around the world.
Amana Academy: Lunch Support for Students
Amana Academy is a K–8 public charter school with a passion for providing high quality instruction to students in our area. Their integrated STEM program emphasizes ethical stewardship and character development in every student.
Jambos: Teen Program
Jambos exists to bring comfort and peace during an extremely tumultuous time in a child’s life. The nonprofit collects brand new pajamas, and after praying over each pair and attaching a Bible verse, they deliver them to children of all ages when they enter the foster care system.
Fostering Together: Service Project
We’ve all heard it before—it takes a village to raise a child.
Fostering Together is all about being that village for children in the foster care system. From meal support to mentoring, Fostering Together provides endless opportunities for community members to support foster and kinship families. Not everyone has the capacity to be a foster parent, but everyone can help meet a need.
No Longer Bound: Service Project
Meet Thomas.
Every month you can find him scanning the aisles in the grocery store, collecting all the ingredients for the delicious meal he and his small group will prepare and share with the men of No Longer Bound.
Eagle Ranch: Houseparents Salary
We want to tell you a story about a girl named Hannah.
Hannah was adopted at just 7 months old, after spending time in different foster homes. Though she was adored by her adoptive parents, issues began to surface within months of her adoption. She started throwing tantrums that were excessively outside of the norm, which over the years escalated into anger, yelling, and harmful behaviors despite her parents' intervention efforts with pediatricians and counselors.
La Casa de mi Padre: Counseling Program
La Casa de mi Padre serves one of the most vulnerable populations in El Salvador. They welcome children who have been removed from their families due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment and work to set them on a path toward healing and hope.
City of Refuge: Service Project
When Zac and his wife moved to the west side of Atlanta, they knew immediately that they wanted to get involved in serving locally.
“Just like we go to church regularly, I believe we should serve regularly,” said Zac. “We all have different gifts, but we’re called to reach out and help somewhere.”
Lighthouse Family Retreat: Hamilton Mill Day of Service
Meet Matt Payne.
Matt works for Lighthouse Family Retreat, a faith-based nonprofit that exists to serve and support families facing childhood cancer. In addition to hosting restorative retreats for the whole family, Lighthouse provides a variety of resources to guide families through one of life’s most challenging journeys.
Hope Partners: New Hope Center
Hope Partners believes that by removing individuals' day-to-day burdens like food and safety, you can open them up to true transformation through spiritual growth and education. They’re on a mission to spread hope and combat childhood poverty in Costa Rica.
Border Perspective: Scholarships for Next Gen Leadership Program
Border Perspective works to equip, educate, and mobilize people of faith to be peacemakers at the U.S. and Mexico Border. Their service-learning trips partner with the local church in South Texas to build relational bridges and bring a biblical lens to the complex issues of immigration and the border.