Partners

Our Bike Recycling Program works with these service partner organizations to donate refurbished bikes to adults and children. Mission statements below are quoted from the partners’ web sites.

Action Ministries

Action Ministries mobilizes communities to address the challenges of poverty by focusing on hunger relief, housing and education. actionministries.net/about

Acceptance Recovery Center

We provide education, shelter, and support in a structured, transitional, therapeutic community for the displaced and addicted populations while empowering them to become productive members of society. acceptancerecoverycenter.org

Advantage Behavioral Health

It is the mission of Advantage Behavioral Health Systems to provide person-centered community-based services and treatment to individuals and families experiencing mental illness, developmental disabilities, and addictions, by collaboratively using personal, community and organizational resources. advantagebhs.org

ARK – United Ministries Outreach Center

The mission of The Ark is the same today as it was when it first opened its doors back in 1989: to continue to fulfill the vision of its founders by being an efficient, effective way for the religious community to pool resources and help people find self-sufficiency with hope and self-respect in the face of economic hardship. The Ark acts as an advocate for “neighbors” (the term used for The Ark’s clients) and offers help using its own funds, as well as monies, services and resources from other social service agencies and private charities in the community. athensark.org

Athens Area Homeless Shelter (JobTREC)

Athens Area Homeless Shelter provides collaborative, comprehensive services to homeless individuals and families working toward sustainable independence. helpathenshomeless.org

Athens Community Council on Aging

ACCA’s mission is to promote a lifetime of wellness through engagement, advocacy, education and support. accaging.org

Children First

Children First engages families in our community and the courts to promote safe, stable and nurturing living environments for children. childrenfirst-inc.org

Department of Veterans Affairs

To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. veterans.georgia.gov/athens

Family Counseling Services, Inc.

Family Counseling Services of Athens has been providing affordable counseling services for Northeast Georgia since 1969. Our core services include individual, marriage, and family counseling. In addition, we offer a number of special programs addressing such concerns as youth alcohol and drug abuse, children’s adjustment to divorce, anger management. Agency staff include social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and certified addiction counselors. fcsathens.com

Georgia Department of Labor – Rehabilitation Services

We operate five programs with one goal: To help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment gvs.georgia.gov

Interfaith Hospitality Network

The Mission of Family Promise of Athens is to mobilize our community to help homeless families in crisis situations achieve sustainable independence. It is our goal to give homeless families the opportunity to stay together as a family and the time and resources to get back on their feet. ihnathens.org

Live Forward

The mission of Live Forward is to build healthier communities through stable housing, improved health management, strong community outreach and widespread prevention services, ensuring those we help live with dignity and a positive quality of life. liveforward.org

The Palm House Recovery Centers

The Palm House is a peer based “Social Model” recovery program, which emphasizes the process of relearning responses to challenges, stresses and anxieties through “doing” and “experiencing” things in a new way and by watching positive role models. Our staff monitors operations and residents and enforces structure through our house rules. palmhouserecovery.com

Project Safe

Project Safe works to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services, systems change advocacy, and prevention and education in the community. project-safe.org

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Sparrow’s Nest

The Sparrow’s Nest is a non-profit, Christ-centered ministry that seeks to change lives through the power of God and nurturing relationships. By creatively meeting the needs of a population at risk, we build trust, which is the doorway to hope and transformation. sparrowsnestmission.org