Hearts to Nourish
Hope, Inc.
6030 Georgia Highway 85
(McElroy Plaza), Suite 222
Riverdale, Georgia 30274 =
770/997-4517
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Hearts to Nourish Hope
first teaches young people that they do have positive choices then equips them with
the skills needed to make those choices. Youth are taught
in both group and individual settings. While in our programs, at-risk
youth are given an education, life and job skills, and an opportunity to
contribute positively to the community. Youth are held responsible for the choices they have
made and are able to learn new skills to help them make better choices in
the future. Accountability is a central theme of
the program, for both youth and their parents.
The organization's greatest strength is that it listens to the community. The programs sponsored by Hearts to Nourish Hope are guided by the concerns of local agencies and individuals. Clayton County Public Schools, Clayton County Juvenile Court, DFACS, Clayton State University, and a number of local and regional businesses are active and ongoing partners.
Currently, Hearts serves over 260 young people, roughly equal numbers of males and females, primarily from Clayton County. Program participants are typically low-income youth 12-25 years of age, who may have been suspended, expelled, or dropped out of school, and who are sometimes involved with the juvenile court system or DFACS. Participants typically stay with the program for 9 to 16 months.