Crime Victims Advocacy Council There are many organizations such as food pantries, shelters and clinics that help meet needs of people throughout the year. Some people experience a serious, violent crime like homicide. Many people in the metro Atlanta area know someone who has lost a loved one due to a horrific crime. The Vinings United Methodist Church has memorialized around 6,500 names of murder victims…

Restoring Dignity to People’s Lives The remarkable extent of Must Ministries accomplishments serving thousands of people in crisis in Marietta, Smyrna and Canton started small in 1971. Since then, generations of leadership, volunteers and donors turned Must’s all-inclusive “wraparound services” into the top-rated organization it is today. 

Helping Children Exceed the Mark It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. There’s a lot of hustle and bustle, packages, boxes, ribbons and bows, and, of course, mall madness and traffic jams. The holiday season can be a bit overwhelming, and sometimes we get caught up in it and forget the reason for the season, but two inspiring pediatricians are giving back to their…

ArtsBridge Foundation Brings the Performing Arts to Georgia Students Hundreds of thousands of children living in the South have been able to experience live performing arts because of the ArtsBridge Foundation. This non-profit is the arts education outreach arm of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. It is dedicated to providing quality performing arts education programs designed to engage, motivate and elevate the next generation of artists and arts…

Jeff Wigbels Honored at American Cancer Society’s Hope Ball Jeff Wigbels is a long time surfer, triathlete, marathon runner, golfer and skier. He never played football. Yet when he refers to one of the most important persons in his life, he calls Dr. Roy S. Herbst, his “quarterback.” It was this energetic quarterback who led the powerful offense on Jeff’s battle against stage four non-smoker lung cancer, making accurate…

Chasing Normal Global Health Innovation’s Mission of Caring for Moms and Babies with HIV I could pack this article with statistics: approximately 23 million people live with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 16 million children under the age of 18 have been orphaned by AIDS in Africa alone. Each day, 6,000 people in Africa die from AIDS. … Continued

Be the Change You Want 
to See This Year True heart health - not the kind that comes from diet and exercise - is a key and often overlooked piece of wellness. It’s the kind that comes from giving one hour, dollar, Saturday, or element of your schedule. That kind of health can help change the trajectory of one life. According to a study published in the International Journal…