Community partner organizations included: ■ Butts County Pregnancy Center & Butts County Life Enrichment Team: Butts County Pregnancy Center exists to help men and women through pregnancy, parenting, and sexual integrity that lead them to hope. Butts County Life Enrichment Team serves as the local decision-making body, bringing community partners together to develop, implement, and evaluate plans. ■ Cobb County Board of Commissioners: The BOC is primarily responsible for the establishment of tax levies and service fees; approval of planning and zoning requests; amendment and adoption of county codes and ordinances; and the creation and adoption of a balanced budget. ■ Cobb County Government & Scrub Life Cares: Scrub Life Cares is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization dedicated to serving women and youths in underserved communities by promoting Health & Education. ■ Cobb Moms Helping Cobb: Cobb Moms Helping Cobb is a group that crowdfunds resources for families with children in Cobb County to help with basic needs. The group assists with housing, utilities, food, and other needs to support Cobb parents in providing stability for their family. ■ Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia: HMHBGA works to improve maternal and infant health through our collective advocacy, education, and access to vital resources. ■ It’s The Journey (Now known as GAABC): Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer’s mission is to engage with Georgia’s breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes. Wellstar supports the GAABC’S Giving Gala, the Celebrating Survivors Breakfast, and Georgia 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer each year. ■ The Links Incorporated, Magnolia Chapter: The Magnolia (GA) Chapter of The Links Incorporated are accomplished and dedicated women who aim to spread friendship and service throughout Metro Atlanta. ■ LiveSafe Resources: LiveSafe provides safety and support services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. ■ March of Dimes: The March of Dimes (MOD) mission is to lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies. Our goals are to end the preventable maternal health risks and deaths, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and close the health equity gap. Wellstar partners with MOD on the NICU Family Support program, and the annual March for Babies events. ■ Postpartum Support International (PSI), Georgia Chapter: PSI increases awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum. Wellstar supports the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit every year. ■ Rachel’s Gift: Rachel’s Gift, Inc. collaborates with hospitals to provide specialized bereavement care for parents who lose a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. ■ The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary: The purpose of The Women’s Auxiliary is to assist The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta Area Command in all its activities in the community and to provide volunteer workers for the many projects connected with its religious and humanitarian endeavors.
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