SERVICE-LEARNING COMMUNITY PARTNERS
2011-2016
Active Partner Agencies - partnered for at least one service-learning project within the last three academic years *
Adam & Jenny Wainwright Family Foundation* http://www.wainrightfamilyfoundation.com/
A major objective of the Adam & Jenny Wainwright Family Foundation will be to help provide clean water and sanitary living conditions for children who live in impoverished nations around the world. We invite you to join us in supporting this mission. Working together we will fund more than 50 programs as well as help with basic needs such as food, clean water, and shelter. We will raise facilities that elevate communities. We will relieve suffering that occurs daily due to a lack of clean water and sanitary conditions and improve health with aid and action.
Contact: / Name: n/a / / (352) 302-8177 / Address: n/aAkeba Academy Daycare & Party Center http://www.akebaacademy1.com/default.html
Akeba Academy’s goals are to provide: one-on-one quality customer service, a safe and nurturing environment for children, and customer satisfaction. Akeba Academy is open six days a week and provides afternoon and evening childcare for infants, toddlers, preschool-age and school aged children.
Contact: / Andria Dickerson / / (912) 289-2725 / 2606 Altama Ave,Brunswick, GA 31520
American Red Cross: Southeastern Coastal Georgia Chapter* http://www.redcross.org/ga/savannah
The American Red Cross, through its strong network of volunteers, donors and partners, is always there in times of need. They aspire to turn compassion into action so that: (1) all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter and hope, (2) our communities are ready and prepared for disasters (3) everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products, (4) all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and (5) in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.
Contact: / S. Kathie Perkins / / (912) 265-1695 / 207 Rose Dr,Brunswick, GA, 31520
Armstrong Atlantic State University (Chatham) http://www.armstrong.edu/
Situated on the Atlantic coast in beautiful Savannah, Georgia, Armstrong State University is a dynamic public university known for excellent arts and sciences along with outstanding professional programs. With approximately 7,100 students, Armstrong is small enough to foster a genuine sense of community and large enough to offer more than 100 academic programs that prepare our graduates for success in their careers and leadership in their communities. Armstrong is part of the University System of Georgia.
Contact: / Linda M. Bleicken / / (912) 344-2576 / 11935 Abercorn StreetSavannah, Georgia 31419
The Blood Alliance (Camden)
http://bloodbanker.com/banks/bloodbank.php?center=The+Blood+Alliance+(Camden/Charlton)&ID=2146
The Blood Alliance is a non-profit community blood bank. Their purpose is to ensure that our community has an ample supply of blood, sufficient to meet the needs of local patients. To fulfill these needs, The Blood Alliance currently has thirteen community donor centers, andtwelve mobile units designed to support blood drives at businesses, churches, schools, civic groups, military, and community locations.They are the sole provider of transfusable blood products to all local hospitals in northeast Florida, and portions of Georgia and South Carolina. If The Blood Alliance can meet and exceed our own local needs, they are able to share blood with other communities less fortunate.
Contact: / Sarah Mimbs / / (912) 674-1546 / 6585 Hwy 40E Suite A21,St. Marys, GA 31558
Boys & Girls Club of the Altamaha Area* http://www.bgcaltamaha.org/
In 2003, Boys & Girls Club ofthe Altamaha areaoriginally opened their doors and began serving around100 youth at theJesup Clubhouse in Wayne County. Today, they have expanded their reach to serve some110 youth daily in the Jesuplocation with more than250members being served annually. During the school year, the Club is open Monday through Friday. During the summer months, they provide summer camp activities. Boys & Girls Club ofthe Altamaha areais part of a national network of affiliated Clubs. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Altamaha Area’s mission is to"Inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential and become responsible, caring, and productive members of our community.”
Contact: / Tarna Browning / / (912) 588-0022 / 310 S. Eleventh St,Jesup, GA 31545
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Georgia and Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center* http://www.apositiveplace.net/
The Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Georgia operate eight Clubs within the Southeast region provide after-school programs for young people. The Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center is a local Boys & Girls Club facility that is for teenagers from 8th to 12th grade. This is a center open during a variety of hours including the weekend and offers a variety of activities. Students also have the opportunity to earn their quarterly membership dues through serving the Teen Center. Each student is required to participate in 12 hours of programming a week. The hours are split up between academic, career exploration, and recreational activities.
Contact: / Kimberly Edwards / / (912) 265-6464 / Terrill Thomas Unit3836 Johnston St,
Brunswick, GA 31520
Name: n/a / E-Mail: n/a / (912) 466-9905 / Elizabeth F. Correll Teen Center
4226 Coral Park Dr,
Brunswick, GA 31520
Brunswick Exchange Club* http://www.exchangeclubofbrunswick.org/
Exchange, America's Service Club, is a group of men and women working together to make our communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities and its national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse. The Exchange Club of Brunswick, Georgia was chartered in 1946 and is an affiliate of The National Exchange Club. The Exchange Club’s major fundraiser is the annual Brunswick Exchange Club Agricultural Fair and annual Rodeo at the Beach.The proceeds from theevents support local charities and organizations whose primary focus is serving the needs children and youth.The Exchange Club of Brunswick has donated over $1.0 million back into this community. The largest recipient is the Glynn County Schools' Benevolent Fund that provides funding for School Social Workers tohelp children and families in need. Other recipients include the local Boys & Girls Club, CASA, Shop With A Cop, CIA Sports Club, Cowboys and Roses and many others. The club also purchases 75-80 new bicycles for under-privileged children in our community each December.
Contact: / Steven Floyd / / Phone: n/a / 101 Emory Dawson Pkwy,Brunswick, GA 31520
The Brunswick News* http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/
The Brunswick News has been a reliable source for news on Georgia's lower coast since 1902. Founded by brothers C.H. Leavy and L.J. Leavy, the paper has covered more than a century's worth of news and remains under Leavy family ownership, making it one of the oldest family-owned newspapers in Georgia and one of the few family controlled newspapers left in the nation. Today, the newspaper is under the ownership of a fourth generation of Leavys and is under the direction of publisher CH. Leavy IV.
Contact: / Buff Leavy / / (912) 265-8320 / 3011 Altama Ave,Brunswick, GA 31520
Brunswick Signature Squares* http://www.signaturesquares.org/
Signature Squares of Brunswick, a non-profit preservation organization, was founded in 2005 to reclaim and beautify the original colonial parks and squares in the Old Town district of the city.
Contact: / Julie T. Martin / / (912) 258-1588 / P.O. Box 846Brunswick, Ga 31520
Bryan-Lang Historical Library http://www.co.camden.ga.us/index.aspx?nid=66
The Bryan-Lang Historical Library was established in 1987 as a depository for books, documents, maps, photographs and other records of historical and genealogical value pertaining to Camden County. The material is non-circulating, but is available for research within the library. The Bryan-Lang Historical Library is located in Woodbine, Georgia within Camden County.
Contact: / Judy Buchanan / / (912) 576-5841 / 311 Camden Ave, PO Box 715,Woodbine, GA 31569
Camden Community Alliance & Resources, Inc. http://www.camdenfamilies.org/
Camden Community Alliance & Resources, Inc is Camden County's official planning agency for improving the lives of families and children. CCAR’s primary focuses are on community development, youth development, and community services, coordinate interagency projects that address the needs and priorities identified by the community.
Contact: / Steven Saiz / / (912) 882-7295 / 1000 Pro Three PkwySt. Marys, Ga 31558
Camden County School System* http://www.camden.k12.ga.us/
The Camden County School District is the public school district in Camden County, Georgia based in Kingsland, Georgia. It serves the communities of Hopewell, Kings Bay, Kings Bay Naval Base, Kingsland, Spring Bluff, St. Marys, Waverly and Woodbine, Georgia. The Camden County School District has two early childhood programs, nine elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.
Contact: See website and individual schools for contact information
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Coastal Georgia* http://coastalcarenet.org/
The Care Net Pregnancy Center of Coastal Georgia is a unique program designed to offer guidance and compassionate support to pregnant women experiencing unplanned pregnancy or potential sexually transmitted infections. Care Net exists to aid women by providing information, encouragement, practical help, and counsel as they sort through their anxieties and fears associated with their current situation.
Care Net is committed to serve any woman regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, or marital status. Services are also made available to her family and the father of the baby. All assistance given by the center is free and confidential.
Care Net recognizes that prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections is in the best interest of our entire community. BRAVEheart (Building Respect, Responsibility and Virtue Effectively) program has been commissioned to reach youth with a positive character-based abstinence program that encourages ongoing support from parents, peers, teachers, and school administrators and other adults in the teens' life. The BRAVEheart program is offered to any interested group.
Contact: / Sherry Auten / / (912) 267-1100 / 3548 Community Rd,Brunswick, GA 31520
CASA of Camden County / CASA Glynn (Court Appointed Special Advocates)* http://www.casaofcamdencounty.org/
http://www.casaglynn.org/
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is the only volunteer organization that empowers everyday citizens as appointed members of the court. In an overburdened social welfare system, abused and neglected children often slip through the cracks among hundreds of current cases. CASA volunteers can change that. Appointed by judges, CASA volunteers typically handle just one case at a time—and commit to staying on that case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. While others may come and go, CASA volunteers provide that one constant that children need in order to thrive.
People who give their time to CASA advocacy come from many different places. Some have years of education and professional experience working for children and families. Some have themselves grown up in the foster care system and felt the sorrow of having to move from home to home. Being a CASA volunteer does not require any special education or background, simply the desire to help abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes.
Contact: / Bridget Wenum / / (912) 882-3119 / CASA CamdenP.O. Box 3047
Kingsland, Ga 31548
Contact: / Cary Greenfield / / (912) 264-4448 / CASA Glynn
1615 Reynolds Street
Brunswick, Ga 31520
Center for a Sustainable Coast* http://www.sustainablecoast.org/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-a-Sustainable-Coast/141003446180/timeline
Established in 1997, the Center for a Sustainable Coast is a non-profit group that advocates responsible decisions that sustain coastal Georgia’s environment and quality of life. The Center's board, advisers, and staff use research, facts, and environmental science to form responsible recommendations for improving public policy and the enforcement of regulations.
The Center depends on tax-deductible donations to provide important defense of Georgia's coast. About half of the Center's budget is supported by foundation grants. The balance is derived from individuals and families who provide thoughtful contributions annually.
Contact: / David Kyler / / (912) 506-5088 / 221 Mallory St, Suite B,St. Simons Isl., GA 31522
Christ Episcopal Church www.christchurchfrederica.org/
Christ Episcopal Church, also known as Christ Church Frederica, is a congregation that has been on St Simons Island since 1736 when General James Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica in the colony of Georgia. Their mission is to “make Christ known to our community and the world through worship, fellowship, service and outreach.” Christ Church has several charitable arms which include a Tour of Homes among several others.
Contact: / Glenn Queener / / (912) 638-8683 / 6329 Frederica Rd,St. Simons Isl., GA, 31522
City of St. Marys: Oak Grove Cemetery http://www.stmaryswelcome.com/cemetery.html
The Historic Oak Grove Cemetery was laid out in 1788 and draws visitors from all over the world, whether they are looking for ancestors, studying history, or just looking for a tranquil walk to get away from the pressures of life. Soldiers from all of our country's wars rest in peace under moss-wrapped oaks, azaleas and camellias. The tragedies and triumphs of lives lived in St. Marys are represented in the beautiful inscriptions engraved on the stones of yellow fever victims and those of the French Arcadians who were driven out of Nova Scotia in a horrendous fashion and have finally found a home here on the banks of the St. Marys River. Statesmen and craftsmen, plantation owners and slaves, now all together, draw a picture of an earlier time when life was simpler and everyone knew their neighbors and considered them friends. Oak Grove Cemetery is owned by the City of St. Marys.
Contact: / Kay Westberry / / (912) 510-4032 / 203 E Dillingham St,St. Marys, GA 31558
Coastal Academy* http://www.coastalacademygnets.com/
Coastal Academy is proud to be one of only twenty-four programs that together form the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support. The GNETS mission is to support the local school systems’ continuum of services by providing comprehensive special education services and therapeutic support to students with severe emotional and behavioral disorders and students with Autism. The programs provide comprehensive educational and therapeutic support services to students who might otherwise require residential or other more restrictive placements due to the severity of one or more of the characteristics of the disability category of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD).
Contact: / Shannon Rhoden / E-Mail: n/a / (912) 554-0153 / 3734 Ross Road,Brunswick, Ga 31520
Coastal Coalition for Children* http://www.cc4children.net/