The MISSION of the Cobb Collaborative is, "Engaging, Educating and Empowering the community to improve the well-being of children and families." We partner with a range of local organizations to work towards collectively improving our county. We focus our work primarily on three overarching initiatives: Mental Health, Literacy and Civic Engagement. We believe that these target areas serve the greatest needs in our community and create the greatest impact for good.

We are excited to share our 1st Half 2022 Initiative Report with you all. As shown in the infographic below, our work and outreach in our three focus areas is THRIVING!

We encourage you to SHARE our social media posts with others and invite your networks to LIKE our social media channels as well. With greater reach, we can collectively create a greater impact for good in working to improve outcomes for children and families.

The concept of the Collaborative is as simple as it is innovative: we bring local organizations together to serve our community.

We would like to recognize the following member organizations who renewed in recent weeks:

We would also like to extend a warm welcome to new Collaborative members who have joined recently:

Visit our Member Directory webpage for links to member organizations. Help us grow our membership by inviting others to join as well. Visit our Membership page for more information.

As a reminder, some Collaborative member benefits include:

If you have any questions concerning membership, benefits, etc. please contact Irene Barton. For member communications, including social media, website and newsletter, please contact Kelly Mellen.

When there is an intersection between people with disabilities and mental health conditions, there are added layers of complexities and challenges for the individual and their caregivers. However, positive outcomes ARE possible. We can start with understanding the issue and exploring resources.

Join us on Friday, September 9, for The Intersection, presented by Cobb Collaborative and Tommy Nobis Center. This town hall style meeting will feature a welcome from DBHDD Commissioner Judy Fitzgerald, other policy makers, as well as remarks from experts in mental health and disability advocacy. Additionally, there will be a panel discussion with a Q&A time for audience participants.

Coffee, tea and light refreshments from RISE Coffee & Tea will be served and networking with fellow attendees and exhibitors will begin at 8:30AM; the program will start at 9:15AM. We will adjourn at 12:00PM.

Click here for registration. 

In partnership with the Cobb County Public Library and Uplift Georgia, Cobb Collaborative has had the honor of promoting literacy by supporting the Library's summer reading program.

Summer readers from the Dwell @ 555 community got to celebrate the end of a VERY successful community summer reading program at Stone Summit Climbing the Friday before school started. We are VERY proud of them for racking up a total of 14,160/236 hours community reading minutes this summer. WOW! Way to go!

Please submit a cover letter and resume to Kaitlyn Ball, Vote Your Voice Coordinator. Applications will be accepted until August 26, 2022. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and include why you would like to be an intern for Cobb Collaborative.

We are consistently adding new events to our calendar! Be sure to check out our website for a full list of upcoming programming.

Tue, August 23, 2022 9:00AM

Itinerary:

For more information, email Kimberly Henghold or Irene Barton.

Sat, Sep 10, 2022 8AM-5PM

Douglas County Community Service Board

5893 Stewart Parkway

Douglasville GA, 30135

Join our friends at 4aGoodCause for a free webinar on Thursday, August 25th 2022 @ 3:00PM EDT. Ronald Pruitt, President of 4aGoodCause, will give an overview of best practices in text-to-donate campaigns and introduce the NEW text-to-donate functionality in the 4aGoodCause platform.

Register now to save your spot and ensure you can participate in our discussion in real-time.

For additional resources, please click here for our Q3 Resource Newsletter.

Tommy Nobis Center produced 2,100 COVID-19 Prevention Kits, which are being provided to Cobb County schools for distribution to students with disabilities and their families. The kits containing masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and COVID education materials were assembled by TNC’s EYES (Early Youth Employment Services) summer program participants during the months of June and July. The initiative which was made possible by the generous support from the Cobb County Community Development Block Grant provided hands-on training and work experience for students with disabilities while allowing them to give back to their community and support their peers in a unique and valuable way.

NAMI Cobb is presenting a "Family to Family" course beginning on August 17. Family-to-Family is an 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. Caregivers will be equipped with skills, information and resources to help their loved ones. Open to all adults at no charge.

Pre-registration is required. You may register by contacting an instructor: Neill Blake or Elena Hawkins. Class size is limited, so please register early as classes fill up quickly!

Becoming a More Resilient Parent presented by the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy.

Target Audience: Parents and Caregivers

Topics covered include:

Cost: Free