Local Opportunities
Wellspring Living
Purpose: Atlanta is among the top three cities in the United States for child prostitution. One in four women is sexually molested by age 18. Wellspring Living creates restorative environments for these victims of childhood trauma to help them step out of their pain and begin to rebuild their lives. Wellspring for Women offers a safe place where motivated women (average ages 20 – 35) can receive hope and healing from childhood sexual abuse and other destructive behaviors. Wellspring provides a residential program for women, consisting of six months in an intensive, therapeutic environment followed by six months of supported transition.
Wellspring for Girls, in partnership with other child service organizations, cares for girls (ages 12 – 17) who have been devastated by forced prostitution. Wellspring Living offers a therapeutic and educational day program for abuse survivors.
Our Emphasis: Raise awareness and provide assistance to further Wellspring Living's mission.
Learn More: Visit Wellspring Living's Web site. or contact them at 770-631-8888.
Tutoring At Local Schools
Purpose: Provide extra support for our local elementary, middle and high school partners.
Our Emphasis: Manning Oaks Elementary has asked adults (18 and older) in the Stonecreek family to help in tutoring 3rd through 5th graders in their math and language arts programs. There are two specific time slots to choose from: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Monday through Thursday). A Manning Oaks teacher will help guideyour time so there is no preparation on the volunteer's behalf. All a volunteer needs to do is arrive on time and help students with the work already provided.
I Would Like To Volunteer
Fill out the form below and someone from Manning Oaks will be in touch to confirm your interest and schedule your first day to help.
First Call
Purpose: There are times when a single mom within Stonecreek Church or our local community could use advice, encouragement and assistance. As a church we want to be the first call to mobilize men and women who have said they can be the church and help with these specific needs.
Our Emphasis: Match First Call Responders with needs received through this Web page. Each responder has completed a background check, and has affirmed to treat each request with care. We have responders ready to help with the following requests:
Advice on major auto repairs. Wash car and provide an oil change or assistance with general maintenance. Advice and assistance with computer, printer, audio and video repairs or purchases. Move furniture. Hang pictures. Assist with minor house repairs or estimates for major repairs. Plumbing repairs. Electrical repairs. Assistance with yard work. Advice on budget planning.
I Need Help From A First Call Responder
Fill out the form below to let us know where you need assistance, encouragement or advice.
Become A First Call Responder
Fill out the form below to let us know where you can help. There are two sections which take a total of three minutes to complete. Please Note: Every First Call Responder will need to have a completed background check. You will receive a link to submit one after you have finished this form.
FaithBridge Foster Care
Purpose: There are more than 800,000 foster children nationwide. Nearly 13,000 in Georgia. And only 25–30 percent of the necessary families to serve them. The number of foster children needing care, and the lack of available foster families, at first seems overwhelming. However, if you believe, like we do, that the local church has a biblical mandate to care for widows and orphans, then this problem is not as unsolvable as it initially appears. FaithBridge Foster Care has a strategy and a model to mobilize, organize, equip and release local churches and local communities to solve our country’s foster care crisis. Together, we stand in the gap for foster children and foster families.
Our Emphasis: Raise awareness and provide assistance to further FaithBridge's mission.
Special Event: Breakfast With Dads - A Conversation With Foster Fathers.
Saturday, January 28, 2012, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Stonecreek Church
13540 Highway 9 North, Milton, GA 30004 [MAP]
Event Description
FREE BREAKFAST! FOR MEN ONLY!
Join other men for an open and confidential discussion about the unique role you play in your family. Choosing to open your home and care for children other than your own creates challenges. As a group, we will identify issues specific to men as husbands and fathers of families reaching out to foster children who need a safe and stable home.
Hosted by Ryan Martin, Stonecreek's Director of Operations and adoptive father of two (2) children.
Breakfast will be served.
Childcare NOT provided.
Learn More And Get Involved
Learn More: Visit FaithBridge's Web site or fill out our online interest form below. Please note, submitting the form below does not commit you to anything. One of our staff will follow up with you about your specific interest(s).
Which areas of foster care would you like to learn more about?
(Check all that apply.)
The Giving Table Project
Purpose: Support the food pantries of North Fulton Community Charities, The Place of Forsyth County and MUST Ministries of Cherokee County in order to feed families suffering from food insecurity.
Our Emphasis: Feed families suffering from food insecurity. Boxes and a shopping list are available for you in the lobby of Stonecreek. Each filled "The Giving Table" Food Pack will feed a family of four suffering from food insecurity for three days. Download a "Giving Table" Shopping List and help today.
Learn More: Contact Stonecreek's Main Office (770-754-7900, ) or click a link below to learn more about our local partners:
North Fulton Community Charities
Facts About Food Insecurity in the U.S.*
- 35 million Americans - including 12.6 million children - are food insecure.
- Food banks and food-rescue organizations provide emergency hunger relief to 9% of all Americans - about 25 million persons.
- More than 1 of every 5 households that uses a food pantry does so "almost every month.
*Source: http://www.strength.org/childhood_hunger/hunger_facts
