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For the Kid in All of Us is proud to include the following groups as beneficiaries of Backpack in the Park 2009.

Camp Horizon

Since 1982, Camp Horizon has been changing the lives of over 500 children and teens who have been abused and neglected. What initially began as a summer weekend retreat 25 years ago has turned into year-round programs for children and teens that have been placed in the care of the state. Since its inception, Camp Horizon has inspired hundreds of children to believe in and create for themselves a new day, a better day, on the horizon.

Cool Girls

Cool Girls (CG) empowers under resourced girls to reduce cycles of teen pregnancy, and overcome barriers of racism and sexism, through a holistic approach. Our award winning after school programs help girls to achieve academic success and graduate high school. We have been a direct service agency in the communities where our girls live for 20 years. Today, we partner with Title 1 schools to provide motivation, encouragement, and reinforcement to help girls make smart choices that deter risky behaviors while giving guidance for positive transformation. CG develops bonds with our girls, and their parents, giving support as early as 8 years old until womanhood.

Hendrix Drive Elementary School

Located in Forest Park, Clayton County, Hendrix Drive Elementary School will have an enrollment of more than 400 students in the coming school year. The school houses two programs under one roof. In addition to a traditional elementary school, there is also the Unidos program, which is a dual language (Spanish-English) program. Hendrix Drive Elementary believes that the school should provide a safe place to learn and that education and the development of positive behavior should be a shared responsibility of home, school, and community.

Mega Family Project

The MEGA Family Project is a nonpartisan, statewide organization dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy work on behalf of LGBT families. MEGA puts on monthly educational and social activities to strengthen the LGBT Family Community in Georgia. The MEGA Family Project has thousands of members throughout the state of Georgia who support our mission and vision of strengthening LGBT families.

Nicholas House

For almost 30 years, Nicholas House has kept homeless families together by providing a temporary place to live and addressing the root causes of their homelessness, so they never become homeless again. Since 1982 we’ve helped over 1800 families become self-sufficient, and ended the cycle of poverty for their children who make up 70% of our participants.

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