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Destiny went to work every day for more than a year without a home. Some nights she stayed in a hotel. Many nights she slept outside. Her two kids stayed with their dad while she kept working and kept looking for a place they could all live. She didn’t need anyone to tell her to work harder. She needed help getting into a home she could afford. We got her into an emergency hotel and walked with her through the process. A few months later, she was approved for housing. She moved in, and her kids finally came home. Destiny did the hard part. She never stopped showing up for her family. The difference was that she wasn’t doing it alone anymore. Would you leave her some love in the comments? We want her to see how many people are cheering for her family. ❤️ Through Thanksgiving, we’re sharing more stories from the families and neighbors who make this work possible. If you give, volunteer, or share our work with others, you’re part of how this happens. Thank you. Everyone needs help sometimes. Everyone can do something. This is what keeping families together looks like. #justhelp #togetherwithfamilies

A year sleeping in hotels and in a car. Now her daughter has a home to decorate. Because it is hers. LaSheani fought to find housing for herself and her two children. Her son has nonverbal autism. Child care and support were hard to find. Keeping a job was, too. We helped her find housing and with the deposit, emergency hotel stays, basic needs, and gas cards, and furnished and supplied her new house. We connected her to more resources. Early this year, they moved in. Almost a year later, they’re still home. She works two jobs to keep it that way. LaSheani, we’re cheering you on. Leave her a word of encouragement. Follow us through Thanksgiving for more stories of our families and the community working alongside them. Everyone needs help sometimes. Everyone can do something. To everyone who volunteers, shares, and gives what they can: thank you. We do this together with families. This is what keeping families together looks like. #justhelp #togetherwithfamilies #keepingfamiliestogether

A dad of five is one set of tools away from getting back to work. Last night, we delivered pizza to a family of seven, plus sheets and blankets for their temporary home in a shelter. After an eviction and a long stretch of homelessness, they have 30 days to find their footing. Our team is working alongside them every step of the way. It’s complicated, so we’re untangling it one piece at a time. Here’s the next barrier: he’s a plumber, and he lost his tools in the eviction. No tools, no work. 🔧 New or gently used plumbing tools welcome 📍 Comment “Tools” for the full list or check out the details in the comments 👇 Last night, pizza. Today, tools. Tomorrow, hopefully, back to work. Share this. Someone you know has a garage full of exactly what he needs. 💛 #cobbcounty #marietta #mariettaga #communitysupport

Soap and toothpaste shouldn’t have to compete with the rent. But when a family is stretching every dollar, even the basics can be hard to afford. We were running low on hygiene supplies at and honestly weren’t sure we had enough to get through the month. Then our partners at Credit Union of Georgia came through with bags full of essentials. Thank you for responding to an urgent need. We love having you in our corner!

House of Scripture in Canton showed up BIG. Again. They may not be a megachurch, but their generosity fills our Hub! Thank you for another family care drive bringing diapers, detergent and everyday essentials to families. Could your church, workplace or friend group host the next drive? We urgently need hygiene products and cleaning supplies. We’ve got the bins and flyers. You bring the people. Message us to get started! #givingback #faith #donationdrive

You know an event was a success when you raised more than your goal and everyone is already asking about next year! Our inaugural Night of Belonging was more beautiful than we imagined! A huge thank you to Buffi Colquitt and Addison James Collective who donated their time and expertise to plan and coordinate the entire evening. Our incredible event committee outdid themselves, from the silent auction to the flowers and decor. And to the businesses and community members who donated items, services and their talents, thank you! And that Photo Booth everyone LOVED? One of Addison James Collective’s signature experiences. We’ve already decided we need one next year! So grateful for this community and everyone who brought our vision to life. Enjoy this beautiful glimpse of the evening! #fallbenefit #nightofbelonging

Want to organize a coat drive? We need your help! We’re collecting coats, hats, gloves, boots and other winter essentials for children and teens ages 0–18. Whether it’s your neighborhood, workplace, church, school or a group of friends, you can help make sure local children have what they need to stay warm this winter. At Together with Families, we work to prevent foster care caused by poverty. Sometimes helping a family through a difficult season starts with something as simple as a warm coat. Donations needed by November 10! Drop off at our Hub: Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Want to host a collection drive? Send us a message or email info@together-families.org! We would love to partner with you to keep children and youth warm this winter! #coatdrive

It’s a KinRise kind of night! 🎃 Tonight we’re painting pumpkins, learning and growing together. KinRise is our youth leadership program for teens growing up in the care of relatives. It’s a place to build friendships, discover their strengths, develop confidence and gain the skills and relationships they need to transition successfully into adulthood. Because growing up takes more than skills. It takes community. Belong. Grow. Lead. Rise. And we love every bit of it! #Kinshipcare #kinrise

Love where you live means showing up for the people who live there! A big thank you to East Cobb Church, North Point Ministries and their Fostering Together ministry for welcoming us to Be Rich Sunday! Our wonderful Jennifer, a Family Leadership Apprenticeship graduate, spent the morning sharing how people can volunteer with Together with Families and help keep children safely home. We’re grateful for everyone who stopped by to learn more and for a community that believes in showing up for families! #give #love #serve

It’s not every day a giant Coca-Cola truck pulls up to the Hub. So naturally, we had to take a picture. 😎🥤 A big thank you to our friends at Coca-Cola for donating drinks for our family events! Because the best part of getting together isn’t just what’s in your cup. It’s who’s around the table. And we’re glad to have friends at Coca-Cola at ours! Cheers to our friends at Coca Cola!

He didn’t lose his home because he failed his children. He lost his home because he was taking care of them. After a family crisis left him as the sole caregiver of his baby and toddler, this dad had to leave his job because he had no childcare. Without income, he couldn’t pay rent. Eventually, they were evicted. He came to our Hub looking for help. Our family support manager listened, and together they made a plan. He has family in another state ready to welcome them, with housing and childcare so he can return to work. The only thing standing in his way? Getting there. And thanks to your generosity, we can help. Just days after raising over $60,000 at our first Night of Belonging, I wanted you to see what your support makes possible. A father who loves his children. A family ready to welcome them. And a community helping them get there. Sometimes keeping a family together is as simple as helping them get somewhere safe. Poverty is not neglect. And no child should lose their family because of it. #keepfamiliestogether #povertyisnotneglect #fostercareprevention #togetherwithfamilies #justhelp

Over $9,000 raised through our silent auction! ❤️ A huge thank you to the local businesses and individuals who donated everything from Atlanta Hawks tickets and golf experiences to dinners, hotel stays, gift baskets and more! Your generosity helps keep children safely with their families. Please show these wonderful businesses some love! A special thank you to our incredible Night of Belonging committee for making it all happen, especially Anngenette Olson, who took the lead on gathering donations, and Jennifer Toner, who turned them into such beautiful auction baskets. ❤️ To everyone who bid, thank you for making our silent auction a success! Our winning bidders, congratulations and thank you! 🎉 For those who didn’t get your items Thursday, we will be in touch Monday to get them to you. It takes a whole community to keep families together. We’re so grateful for ours! ❤️ #givingback

Free oil changes and car repairs! ❤️🚗 Today, Christian Brothers Automotive in Towne Lake and Acworth are showing up for families in a big way! When you’re living paycheck to paycheck, a car repair isn’t just an inconvenience. It can mean missing work, losing income or falling behind on rent. Sometimes keeping a family stable starts with something as simple as keeping their car running. Thank you, Christian Brothers Automotive, for being the kind of neighbors who don’t just talk about caring for their community. You show up and do something about it. We are so grateful for your partnership with us and helping keep families on the road. ❤️ #justhelp #car #togetherwithfamilies #preventfostercare

Over $60,000 raised. One unforgettable night. ❤️ Our inaugural Night of Belonging was more than we could have imagined! A room full of people who believe poverty should never separate children from their families. Together, we raised over $60,000 to help keep families together! To @bufficolquitt with @addisonjamescollective whose vision and creativity helped bring this beautiful evening to life, and our incredible event committee who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it happen, thank you. To our keynote speaker @kaylmay Kay Lynn Mayhue who believed and invested in Together with Families when it was just a mom with a minivan, a basement full of supplies and some friends determined to keep families together. To our title sponsor, Cobb EMC Foundation, presenting sponsor, The Cooper Firm, our team, board, volunteers, sponsors, silent auction donors and every person who gave, thank you. To our band for the beautiful music, and Jess Suro Photo Co. for the photography and Alexandra Loulias with Women in Business (Roswell) for your support and capturing these moments and more. And most importantly, to the families who courageously shared some of the hardest chapters of their lives, thank you for trusting us with your stories. These parents were already doing everything they could for their families. What they needed was a community willing to stand beside them and help open doors. Now they’re opening doors for others. This is what belonging looks like. And we’re just getting started. ❤️ As our board director Ev Rutherford said, “to God be the glory.” #collectiveimpact #nightofbelonging

We’ve got steak dinners, wine tastings, hotel stays, signed sports memorabilia, salon packages, restaurants, golf, fitness, home and garden, car detailing, family photography, gift baskets, gift cards… Register, bid online, and if you get outbid, bid again. Get competitive. You can get a great deal, and every dollar raised helps keep children safely with their families and out of foster care. Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors who donated to our auction. And those front-row Hawks tickets?! Auction ends 8:30pm tomorrow night! Comment “Bid” to get the bidding link. Guys. We have it all. #bid #silentauction

Do you like winning a great deal?! We just added about 20 MORE silent auction items. Get a great deal. Support local businesses. Help prevent foster care caused by poverty. How it works: Go to the link in the comments or comment BID, register in about 2 minutes, browse and start bidding. This one from Ageless Remedies of Roswell is a $135 Ageless Custom Facial. They will make you feel and look younger. Who doesn’t want that?! What if you got it for way less than it is worth? Bidding closes Thursday at 8:30 pm Win it, save money and help keep families together. #silentauction #skincarenatural #aginglikefinewine🍷

Ebonie represented Together with Families at the Cultivate Conference in Austin this week! As our Family Support Manager, Ebonie works directly with families and helps lead programming for our Family Cafés. She spent two days connecting and learning with people from across the country working on restorative solutions, community healing and stronger families. We believe investing in our work means investing in our people, including opportunities to learn from others and bring new ideas home. We’re grateful to the Annie E Casey Foundation for connecting us to this opportunity and continuing to help Together with Families learn and grow. Welcome home, Ebonie. We can’t wait to hear what you’re bringing back. ❤️ #community

DOG PEOPLE. THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. 🐾 Our Night of Belonging Silent Auction is LIVE, and this package from East Cherokee Veterinary Clinic is a good one. You’ll get a basket packed with pet toys, treats and goodies plus $500 in veterinary care, including a full annual exam and six months of heartworm, flea and tick prevention. And East Cherokee Veterinary Clinic didn’t stop there. They’re also matching $750 in donations to Together with Families. ❤️ So yes, spoil your dog. Get a great deal. And help us prevent foster care caused by poverty. Everybody wins. Especially the dog. 😎 Bidding is super simple: Set up an account and start bidding. You’ll get updates by text and/or email so you know if you’ve been outbid. Bidding ends Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:30 p.m. If you win, the item is yours and the money goes to preventing foster care. Now that is a win! 🙌 Comment “Bid” and we will send you the bidding link! #silentauction #cobbcounty

FIRST ROW. CENTER COURT. 🏀 Yep. Those are in our silent auction. 🏀 First-row Atlanta Hawks floor seats ⚾ John Smoltz autographed Braves jersey 🏈 Grady Jarrett autographed football 🏨 Two-night hotel getaway And those are only FOUR of the items. Restaurants. Salons. Date nights. Family experiences. Atlanta sports memorabilia. Gift baskets. And so much more. Catch a GREAT deal for yourself, get a Christmas gift handled early, or find something for that impossible-to-shop-for friend. And every bid helps Together with Families keep children safely with the families who love them. Comment “Bid” and we will send you the link for the online auction. Bidding closes Oct. 8 at 8:30 p.m. Send this to your Atlanta sports person. They need to see this. 👀 #togetherwithfamilies #silentauction #keepfamiliestogether #cobbcountyga

SHE GOT THE KEYS. 🔑❤️ At 23, this young mom who aged out of foster care just moved into her first home of her own with her 10-year-old son. And she’s just getting started. She started school studying psychology and criminal justice because she wants to help other young people and families. She is determined that what happened to her will not define what happens next. 👏 Now we want to help with one thing: filling her new fridge. Her food assistance hasn’t started yet, so right now, she needs groceries. $10 helps. $20 helps. A whole bunch of us giving a little can fill an entire kitchen. ❤️ Want to help? Comment “GROCERIES” below and we’ll send you the donation link. Please write “Food for young mom and son” with your donation. 100% will go directly toward groceries for them. You can also drop off a grocery gift card at our Hub. Address in the comments. But first, help us celebrate her: CONGRATULATIONS. YOU DID IT. 🔑❤️ #togetherwithfamilies #fostercare #fostercareawareness #housing

Okayyyyy. The silent auction is getting GOOD. 🤩 Sneak peek because we cannot keep surprises to ourselves. Look at this gorgeous basket from Bob Steele Salon 😍 And this is ONE item. We have hotel stays. Golf. Restaurants. Beauty and spa packages. Home and garden. Pet care. Experiences. Autographed memorabilia. Gift cards. Some seriously ridiculous baskets. In the best way! We keep seeing what these businesses and friends have donated and thinking, wait…we have THAT too?! So many people have shown up for our very first Night of Belonging, and we are blown away. And the best part: every bid helps Together with Families step in when a family hits a hard moment and needs help staying together. Thank you, Bob Steele Salon. ❤️ Silent auction opens soon 🔜 #nightofbelonging #togetherwithfamilies #silentauction #cobbcounty #mariettaga

The lights could go out for three children tomorrow. Four years ago, Rafaela took in her granddaughter and their two other siblings so they would not be separated. She did it without state support, on her hotel wages and her husband’s construction pay. A month ago, her husband was detained by ICE. The income disappeared. Now the electricity is about to be cut off. She is $300 short. We know this family. We have a longer-term plan with Rafaela. But a plan doesn’t pay the light bill tonight. $300 does. If you can help, please give now. Put “Keep Rafaela’s lights on” and 100% of what we raise goes directly to this family. Comment “Lights” for the giving link. And comment and let us know you donated so we can thank you. And please like and share for reach. 💕 Sometimes keeping a family together isn’t complicated. Sometimes it’s $300 and a light bill. #poverty #kinshipcare

Our volunteers ROCK OUR SOCKS OFF!!! 🧦❤️ Seriously. Look at these humans. Thank you to every single person who has shown up, jumped in, sorted clothes, moved things, organized chaos and helped us make sure families have what they need. We could not do this without you. We love you. We appreciate you. And we are so grateful you choose to spend your time with us. Best volunteers ever. We said what we said. ❤️ #Volunteering #justhelp

You could be having THIS much fun tomorrow. 😂 We’re switching out summer clothes for fall and winter at the Together with Families Hub. Who wants to help us make sure children have warm clothes this winter? Come volunteer tomorrow from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Stay for an hour. Stay for two. Come sort tiny pants with us. 😂 Comment “I’m in” for the signup!

Three reasons we do this work. Right here. ❤️ Grandma loves her three grandchildren fiercely. When they needed her, she stepped up. Then Grandma needed people to step up with her. And you did. You helped prevent an eviction. You helped keep the utilities on. You helped make sure they had beds to sleep in. Because children are worth showing up for. And because when children are safe and loved by their family, money should never be what keeps them apart. Thank you for partnering with us to love children by supporting the people they love, and the people who love them. That’s what it means to love children well.

You know you run a nonprofit when a delivery of laundry detergent makes your whole day. 🤩💕 Thank you, Jane, for shipping hygiene supplies straight to our Hub! When a family is facing homelessness or trying to keep the rent paid, shampoo, soap and laundry detergent can fall off the shopping list. These deliveries mean clean clothes, washed hair and one less thing a parent has to figure out. We always need hygiene supplies. Want to send some our way? Comment below and we’ll help you get them to the Hub. Jane, you made today a really good day. 💕

One day she was Grandma. The next day, she was raising her grandchildren full time. Years later, she helps govern the organization that once helped her family.🙌 Meet Savannah Grady, secretary of the Together with Families Board of Directors. Savannah first came to us while suddenly raising her grandchildren and navigating the child welfare system. She gets what families are carrying because she has carried it. But Savannah is not on our board simply because of what she has lived through. She is organized, dependable, thoughtful and the person who follows through. She works as a front office coordinator at Pinnacle Orthopaedics, owns Savannah’s Southern Treats and serves as our board secretary. She is also a mother of four, grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of three. For the past three years, she has cared for her 91-year-old mother. Savannah understands caregiving from just about every angle. Lived experience deserves more than a seat at the table. It deserves real decision-making power. Savannah brings both lived experience and leadership to ours. And she makes us better. Join us in thanking Savannah for her time and expertise. 🙌👏 #familyleadership #kinshipcare #livedexperience #togetherwithfamilies

We know you’ve been wondering what to do with all that free time on fall break. 🤔 Beach? Mountains? Sleep? Wrong. Come sort clothes with us.😁👗👚 We’re switching the Together with Families Hub from summer to winter, and there are approximately 47 million tiny shirts involved. We need volunteers Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-2. Come for an hour or two. Bring a friend. Bring your mature teen. We LOVE having teenagers help, especially the ones who can tell us whether something is actually cool or should have been retired in 2017. Please sign up before you come. Comment “I’m in” and we will send you the signup. Your fall break dreams are coming true. 😂

WE DID IT. 🙌 Roselyn’s electricity is caught up, and tomorrow her water is going back on. After emergency heart surgery and two months out of work, she can finally breathe a little easier. The first thing she said was, “God is so good.” We believe that too. And we believe God often shows up through people choosing to help each other. Mandi, and every single person who gave, shared and stepped in: thank you. Tomorrow, Roselyn and her children will have running water again. Her electricity is taken care of. One huge burden is off her shoulders. Thank you for giving and making this possible. ❤️

You know what this is? A bunch of teenagers making tie-dye shirts on a Tuesday night. 😅 But also… trust. You eat together. Laugh. Make stuff. Keep showing up. Trust grows. Enough to share the things you’re carrying and the parts of yourself you usually keep hidden. And while all of that is happening, young people are building real skills, relationships and confidence to step into adulthood with more opportunities and options. That’s KinRise. High school youth living with relatives coming together to belong, grow, lead and rise. Sometimes the big stuff starts with something this simple. #kinrise #kinshipcare #youthleadership #togetherwithfamilies #mariettaga

UPDATE 💕🙌🥳 Well, that took 15 minutes. 😭 One person just donated the entire $445. I’m paying Roselyn’s water bill right now. Electricity back on. Water getting turned back on. DONE. Mandi, you are incredible. And thank you to every single person who helped this family get here. Sometimes the internet is actually a really beautiful place. 💛 ——————————————- We raised the first $100. Thank you!! 🙌💕 We need $625 more by tomorrow to get this mom’s water and electricity turned back on. She was working and rebuilding after homelessness. Then heart surgery took her out of work for two months, and the bills caught up. This is one of those times when a lot of people doing one small thing can solve a very real problem. Can we get her utilities back on tomorrow? Link is in the comments. When you give, put “Heart Surgery” in the comments so we know where it goes. 100% will go directly to this mom. Or comment HEART SURGERY below and we’ll send you the link. And to everyone who already gave: you got us started. Thank you. ❤️

A day in the life of a nonprofit working to prevent foster care caused by poverty: Today? Moving a LOT of winter clothes. 😂 Huge thank you to Patrick and Nick for doing the heavy lifting and helping us get winter moved over to the Hub. Now we need volunteers to help us get everything sorted, stocked and ready for families. Come for two hours. Come for one hour. Come for all four. We will happily take you. 😁 📍 Together with Families Hub in Marietta Tuesday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Want to help? Sign up through the link in the comments or just comment I’m in and we’ll get you connected. Winter is officially taking over the Hub. Who’s coming?

🚨 MARIETTA, WE NEED SOME HANDS! Winter has officially arrived at the Hub. And by “arrived,” I mean Patrick and Nick helped us move a LOT of winter clothes. 😅 Now we need volunteers to help us switch out summer and get the Hub stocked and ready for families. We have volunteer spots open next Tuesday in Marietta! Bring a friend. Bring your teenager. High school students, this is a great way to get volunteer hours. Come for a little while or stay and help us knock it out. Huge thank you to Patrick and Nick for doing the heavy lifting and getting winter over here. 💪 Okay, who’s in? Comment “I’m in” and we will send you the link.

Associate General Counsel at Morgan & Morgan. Years practicing family law. A degree in child development. Experience in children’s policy and advocacy. Leadership on a poverty task force tackling housing, health care, education and employment. Meet Together with Families board member Chrissy Smith. 😎 Chrissy has seen children and families from multiple sides of the system, including what happens when help comes too late. The human and financial costs grow. Families bear them. It’s one reason she believes so deeply in getting support to families before separation ever becomes an option. Today, her work focuses on ethics, compliance and governance. She brings that same commitment to accountability to our board. Because families deserve an organization that uses its power carefully, stewards resources responsibly and is worthy of their trust. Chrissy is helping make sure we are. Help us thank her for giving her time, expertise and leadership to Together with Families. #familypreservation #childwelfare #povertyisnotneglect #nonprofitgovernance

It’s a KinRise kind of night. ❤️ Dinner. Learning. Real conversations. Lots of laughing. And tonight, hand-dyed shirts. Because belonging requires tie-dye. 🤩 KinRise is for high school students growing up with relatives to find their people, discover who they are and build what comes next. Belong. Grow. Lead. Rise. #kinrise #belonging #kinshipcare #youthleadership #community

Long before we had an office, when we were still working out of our founder’s basement, Georgia Lowry was already there. Helping behind the scenes. Asking the right questions. Analyzing the data no one else wanted to touch. Doing the unglamorous work that helped us understand whether what we were doing was actually making a difference in families’ lives. Georgia is one of our earliest supporters and one of our founder’s closest friends and confidants. She is wise, deeply thoughtful and someone whose commitment and integrity have been proven over years. Georgia does not seek applause. She just does the work. That is exactly what we wanted in a working board: people with different expertise who are willing to use it for families and our community. Georgia brings 29 years of experience in data analytics, specializing in data integrity, anomaly detection and operational efficiency. She helps us use clear metrics to safeguard resources, work smarter and stay accountable to the families we serve. And she has already spent years making Together with Families stronger. We are incredibly proud and grateful to have Georgia Lowry on our Board of Directors. Join us in thanking Georgia for years of quietly showing up and making us better. 👏👏👏 #nonprofit #board #dogood

This Labor Day, remember this: Work does not always equal stability. Friday at Family Café, we talked about self-care. We colored. We laughed. We cried. Because too many families are working, sometimes 2 jobs, and still cannot afford to live where they work. That is not a lack of effort. It is a lack of affordable housing. We must do better.

She served our country. She served as a foster caregiver. She became an adoptive mother. Now she is serving on our board. 👏 Everlean Rutherford has built a life around showing up for others. Now she brings that same commitment to the Together with Families Board of Directors. Everlean is a veteran who serves in executive leadership within the federal government. She and her husband, Brandon, have been married for 17 years and are raising three teenage sons. Her experience has given her a firsthand understanding of what children and families need: love, stability and a community willing to stand beside them. Everlean brings lived experience, strong leadership and a deep belief that strong families create strong communities. We are grateful she is helping lead Together with Families. Join us in thanking Everlean for her service. ❤️🙌 #familypreservation #fostercare #nonprofitleadership #georgia

Over 70 people came together tonight. Kids played and colored while parents and relative caregivers connected. Three generations shared dinner, stories, wisdom and a lot of laughter. This is our monthly Family Café. Joy. Connection. Belonging. Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors and Rosa’s Pizza for dinner. You are part of this community, and we couldn’t do this without you. We believe communities that grow together can heal together. 💜🙏 Come grow with us. #community #familycafe #familypreservation #togetherwithfamilies

You don’t need the perfect words. You just need to show up. If someone you love has gone quiet, check on them today. Ask directly. Listen without fixing. Stay. Call or text 988. Free, confidential, 24/7. #suicidepreventionmonth #988 #checkonyourpeople #mentalhealth #togetherwithfamilies

Forbes named her one of the Best Nonprofit CFOs in the country. We got her as our Board Treasurer. 😎 Meet Debra Holley Shoaf, CPA. Debra is a Georgia-licensed CPA and former chief financial officer of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Feed the Children. She joined Together with Families and immediately started asking the right questions, spotting gaps and strengthening the organization behind the scenes. She is a mom to four children, including two adopted from Ukraine, and deeply believes that while adoption can be beautiful, losing your family carries profound loss. We should do everything we can to help children live safely with their own families. That is the kind of leadership we want around this table. Over the next two weeks, we’re introducing you to the board helping build Together with Families. Debra came ready to work. 👏 #nonprofitleadership #childwelfare #familypreservation

KINRISE NIGHTTTT 🍭🔥 Tonight’s assignment: introduce yourself on… with CANDY. 😂 Every Tuesday, teens living with relatives come together to belong, grow, lead and rise. And yes, step one is dumping an unreasonable amount of sugar into a bowl. Follow our youth on TikTok and watch KinRise grow. Comment “KinRise” and we’ll send you the link, or grab it in the comments. 👇 #kinrise #youthleadership #kinshipcare #teencommunity #youthvoices

OKAYYYY ATLANTA. THESE ARE OUR KIND OF GUYS. 🔥 The Atlanta Guys Dinner Group gets together every other month to eat, connect and give back. And for September, they chose Together with Families. 🎉🥳 They’ll be gathering at SweetWater Brewing Company and supporting our work to help children stay safely with their families. Huge thank you to the Atlanta Guys Dinner Group for choosing us. We are so excited for September. Join us in thanking these men doing good! 👏👏👏 Go check them out. We think this is such a cool way for men to do community. 👇 #atlanta #dining #guys

Our board does not sit on the sidelines. They build with us. We’re starting our working board introductions with our new Board Chair, Robbin Lee. A year ago, Robbin began volunteering with Together with Families every Thursday, helping us build the infrastructure we needed as we grew. Our founder and executive director, Sarah Winograd, quickly saw what she brought to the table and asked her to become her executive coach, then join the board. This year, Sarah nominated her to lead it. Robbin brings decades of experience in talent and leadership development at UPS, along with expertise in communications and executive coaching. As an adoptee who later reunited with her birth family, she also brings a personal understanding of identity, connection and belonging. Now she is helping lead Together with Families into its next chapter. Showing up. Doing the work. Building beside us. We are so grateful to have Robbin at the table. #workingboard #nonprofitleadership

We needed models for our new website. Turns out, we already knew the perfect ones. ❤️ Thank you, @jsurophotoco , for using your talent to bless our families and us. We cannot wait to share these photos. These are the moments. #familyphotography #mariettaga #photoshoot #family

Sometimes keeping families together requires diapers, baby supplies and someone with a pickup truck. We love our partners at Helping Mamas, Inc. . They help us get restocked with diapers and baby supplies. The hard part? Getting all of it from Duluth to Marietta. 😅 Huge shoutout to Conner for showing up with his truck and making it happen. If you have a pickup truck or large van and would be willing to help us move donations, comment below “I’m in”. 👇 Even if you can help once a year, we will gladly take you up on it. Turns out, trucks can help keep families together too. #poverty #volunteer #mariettaga #cobbcounty #helpingmamas

This is what prevention should look like too. Joy. Laughter. People sitting around a table who know your name and notice when you are missing. At Together with Families Community Healing is about making room for joy on purpose and building the kind of community that helps families carry hard things. Joy is not an extra. Belonging is not an extra. They are part of what keeps people connected, supported and able to keep going. Because when life is hard, practical help matters. And so does having somewhere to laugh while your friend attacks you with a bubble gun. 😂🫧 It is what families need. Honestly, it is what all of us need. #community

Don’t take our word for it. Listen to the youth. ❤️ Naomi and Jonathan shared with FOX 5 what KinRise means to them. Belong. Grow. Lead. Rise. Want to mentor or tutor a young person, bring a meal, or sponsor a youth? Comment “KINRISE.” We need you. #kinrise #kinshipcare #youthleadership #mentoring

Just wrapped up a day with FOX 5! 🎥 Ebonie, our Family Support Manager, closed out the day sharing how we help families stay safely together and how KinRise is supporting teens in kinship care as they grow into adulthood. So proud of this team and the families and young people leading this work. Full segment coming soon. ❤️ #familypreservation #kinshipcare #fostercare #kinrise

We just went LIVE again on FOX 5. 🎥 Nina and Ashley shared the WHY behind KinRise and what happens when young people are given a place to belong, grow, lead, and rise. And this program exists because people believed in the vision early. @bhardage and the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation did. ❤️ More LIVE from Together with Families around 2:35 and 3:40. 👀 #youthleadership #kinshipcare #familypreservation #fostercare

Welcome Nina to the team! ❤️ We’re so excited to welcome Nina as our new Volunteer and Youth Engagement Manager. Nina entered foster care as a child and was later adopted. Twenty-one years later, she reunited with her birth mother and came to understand even more deeply how much her mother loved her children. She brings that lived experience alongside her background in psychology, professional experience with young people and families, and a deep love and wisdom for this work. We’re incredibly grateful she’s here. Nina, welcome to Together with Families. ❤️ Let’s go. 🙌 #fostercare #familypreservation #childwelfare #youthdevelopment #togetherwithfamilies

Look what Fiona did! 👏 She led a summer hygiene drive with families at Sojourn Marietta and delivered a full tote of supplies for families at our Hub. Young people are not just future leaders. They are leading right now. Thank you, Fiona, and everyone who showed up to help! ❤️ #community #kindness #volunteer #giveback #youthleadership

Yesterday was volunteer day at the Hub. Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers help us sort, organize and prepare donations for children and families. Many of those items will be in a family’s hands that same week or the next. This is what practical support looks like behind the scenes. Come volunteer with us. Comment “just help” and we will dm you the signup.

Shop great deals. Help keep families together. 🛍️ Statement Marietta’s Fall Pop-Up is back Aug. 25–29 at Town Center at Cobb. Grab a presale ticket and support Together with Families. Last spring, shoppers raised more than $1,000. Let’s beat it. #shoplocal #mariettaga #giveback #towncenteratcobb #statementmarietta

What community made possible this week in under 60 seconds | Week 2 LaSheani moved into housing this week after a year of homelessness. For months, she and her children moved between a car, other people’s homes, and motels while doing everything they could to stay together. Friends donated couches, loveseats, bunk beds, and more. Nick rented a truck. Made 4 stops across town. Picked up. Carried. Set it all up. So LaSheani would not walk into an empty home. That is what showing up looks like. Simple Needs Georgia delivered and set up furniture for Nia. Nia also got the money she needed for her car — one step closer to reliable transportation and stability. And this week, another family moved out of homelessness. A grandmother who took custody of her granddaughter with special needs lost stability after having to cut back work when affordable child care was hard to find. For four months, we worked alongside her. Together with Center for Family Resources, she moved into her own apartment this week. This is what community can do when people keep showing up. Not one moment. Not one family. Week after week. Every week, more than a dozen families are working to move from a crisis of poverty to stability. Some of these moments happen through campaigns — when people come together to help one family in a big way. Campaigns help in big moments. Family Circle keeps the work going between them. Family Circle monthly donors help cover rent, utilities, child care, transportation, and basic needs. They also support our peer navigators — parents who have been through crisis and now walk alongside other families every day. That steady support keeps families moving forward. Twenty-five dollars or 50 dollars a month helps keep children out of foster care caused by poverty. Be proud of this. Families are together because people showed up. Join our Family Circle. And Like & Share Join our Family Circle. Like. Share. Comment “Family Circle” and we will DM you the link.

NEW SERIES 🤩 What Community Made Possible In Under 60 Seconds Most weeks we hear about everything that is going wrong. So we decided to start sharing something different. Each week we will show you, in under a minute, what community made possible at Together with Families. Because when people show up for each other, children stay safely with their families. This week: A single dad, Shakeem, got a car so he no longer has to take a 2 hour bus ride to work each way. Nia, a 19 year old mom, moved out of homelessness and into housing with her son. A veteran, Tyrone, received a car through the American Legion so he can get to work and take his daughter to tennis. Dr. Olivia Robertson volunteered her time to provide free mental health evaluations for two families so they can move toward stability. Furniture and supplies arrived for families rebuilding their homes thanks to donations from the Atlanta Braves Foundation and Saia for delivering. Volunteers filled the Hub with diapers, wipes, and essentials. 50 + children and their families gathered for Family Cafe to learn, heal, grow, and support each other. All in one week. This is what community makes possible. ❤️ Watch the recap. Celebrate the wins.🙌 Share it so more families can be supported before crisis. Thank you for working with us to keep children safely with their families. 🙏#communitylove #preventfostercare

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