Cobb Community Foundation

🎉 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬! Cobb County’s Marietta has been named the most generous city in the nation by GoFundMe in their 2024 Year in Help report! 🏆👏

That means more people in Marietta donated per 50,000 people than any other city in the United States.

The spirit of generosity runs deep here in Cobb County, and we couldn’t agree more!
𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐛 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (CCF) and its fund holders have contributed $𝟓.𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 to date this year (2024) to nonprofits, and $𝟑.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 has been to nonprofits in Cobb! 💙

We are so proud of our community for making such a meaningful impact. Let’s keep the giving spirit alive!

📖 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/cobb-county-city-named-most-generous-city-us-by-gofundme/GJULB6IX6RDKZMRT5SNZKCASKU/

🎄✨ A Heartfelt Evening with Serenade Heights ✨🎄

Thank you Serenade Heights, Inc. for inviting Cobb Community Foundation to your Christmas Dinner last Thursday. Spending time with your incredible staff, moms, and donors was truly heartwarming, and we are so grateful for the beautiful gifts you shared with us!

If you’re new to their mission, Serenade Heights offers a 6-month to two-year program to support single mothers and their children in Cherokee County, GA and surrounding areas that includes:
🏠 Housing & mentorship
📚 Life skills, budgeting, career planning, and bible study
🤝 Workshops, tutoring, childcare, and social activities

Their mission is simple yet powerful: to help single moms and their children dream again and succeed.

🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to Amber Jones, her team, and all the moms, kids, and donors who make this mission a reality. 💙

🌟 Celebrating Collaboration and Community Impact at the 2024 Human Services Awards Luncheon! 🌟

On December 3, the Cobb Community Foundation, in partnership with Cobb Collaborative, hosted the 2024 Human Services Awards Luncheon, an inspiring event celebrating individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions to Cobb County. 💙

A heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, this year’s recipient! 🎉 Courtney Schreer and Steven Egan received a $10,000 award on behalf of StoneBridge Church for their remarkable work in helping homeless and low-income individuals obtain critical documents like IDs and birth certificates, while fostering collaboration through resource-sharing breakfasts and impactful partnerships. 👏

And a huge round of applause for our other 5 nominees who are transforming lives through collaboration:
✨ Cobb Veterans
✨Cobb County Safety Village
✨CumberlandCounseling
✨Simple Needs GA, Inc.
✨Waymark

We also awarded grants to the winning organizations of Cobb Collaborative's awards, furthering their ability to serve the Cobb community.

At the luncheon, we shared inspiring stories, reflected on the legacy of Howard Koepka, and celebrated the countless ways these organizations are making our community stronger together.

We are so grateful to Collaborative for co-hosting with us, everyone who joined us for this special event, and to all those supporting our mission to foster connection and collaboration between nonprofits in Cobb County. 💛

Learn more about these amazing organizations and the award here: https://bit.ly/3ZDD8vr

We'd like to highlight the County Safety Village, one of our six nominees this year for the Howard Koepka Collaborative Spirit Award.

This award was created by the Board of Cobb Community Foundation as a tribute to the spirit of collaboration that Howard modeled and inspired. It recognizes and honors a Cobb nonprofit that exemplifies this same collaborative spirit.🏆

The CCSV team focuses on safety education for all ages and collaborates with community organizations to improve safety in Cobb County.

The Cobb County Safety Village was nominated for this award because they partner with local police departments to offer radKIDS camp, teaching 80 students life-long safety skills and bullying prevention. The team provides free safety education to over 25,000 students in Cobb County and Marietta City schools, covering kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grades. They also host a Spanish Safety Day for Spanish-speaking families, with all activities and signage in Spanish. Additionally, CCSV supports other organizations by hosting events, organizing the SafeKids Golf Tournament, and engaging in various community activities.

This award was created by the Board of Cobb Community Foundation as a tribute to the spirit of collaboration that Howard modeled and inspired. It recognizes and honors a Cobb nonprofit that exemplifies this same collaborative spirit.💙

🏆 Learn more about the award: https://bit.ly/4fDTdpQ

All six nominees will be recognized and the recipient will be announced on Dec. 3rd, at the Human Services Awards Luncheon which we are co-presenting with the Cobb Collaborative —stay tuned!