Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services
Mission: The mission is to help distribute across Georgia ADVENTURE BAGS to agencies in Georgia. With these bags it is our desire to begin an ongoing opportunity to help agencies give children who are displaced something of their own to feel a sense of security when what they knew to be home, is not an option at that time.
Results: Over 40,000 backpacks have been distributed to agencies in 145 counties since our "kick off" October 15,2011
Target demographics: children in crisis
Direct beneficiaries per year: 40,000 children in 145 counties of GA
Geographic areas served: with 145 counties through over 200 agencies
Programs: Backpacks filled with overnight essentials used every day as well as comfort items such as coloring books, crayons, journals, pens, pencils, small toy/activity and always a stuffed animal. These bags are given to children from infant to 18 years.