July 13, 2023

Dear Cobb Collaborative Network:

Recently, we decided to switch the scheduling of our Collaborative Connection newsletter by delaying a week due to the Fourth of July holiday. As usual, our newsletters will come to your inbox on a bi-weekly basis and remain on this adjusted schedule.

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Warmly,

Irene Barton

Cobb Collaborative Executive Director

GOOD FOOD FOR THOSE DOING GOOD

As an exciting new member benefit, MOOYAH and Cobb Collaborative are teaming up quarterly to reward ONE Collaborative non-profit member with a FREE burger bar for up to 25 people.

Each quarter, Collaborative Member non-profits can nominate their team. Winners will be chosen by the Collaborative and honored with a burger bar people courtesy of MOOYAH.

Please note:

• Entries must be submitted via the form found on our MOOYAH web page.
• Nominations must be for Collaborative member non-profits only.
• Nominated organizations must be within 20 miles of MOOYAH's Mableton location to insure food quality.
• Honored nonprofits have until the end of the respective quarter to redeem their burger bar benefit.
• Member nonprofits are only eligible to attain this benefit once per calendar year.

Nominations are now open for Q3 and, as indicated below, are due by the end of this month. We encourage our Collaborative member nonprofits to submit nominations for this wonderful new benefit from MOOYAH.

Due Dates:

• Q3 2023 nominations are due by 5pm on Monday, July 31, 2023.
• Q4 2023 nominations are due by 5pm on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Questions? Please email communications@cobbcollaborative.org

The Basics Cobb County is Cobb Collaborative's Birth-5 programming that aims to provide fun, simple, and powerful strategies to help every child reach their full potential.

Join us on Saturday, July 15, at 10:30AM as we present an "Explore Through Movement and Play" Basics Workshop in collaboration with our friends from Paint Love. This event will take place at Collar Park in Austell. The event is open to children birth through five years old along with their parents/caregivers. No registration required.

Please check out our Events page for other FREE Basics workshops opportunities throughout the remainder of summer.

Be sure to check our Cobb Collaborative Events web page for other training opportunities and events.

Mental Health America is now accepting applications for their 2023-2024 Young Leaders Council! The YLC is made up of young adults (ages 18-25) who have created programs and initiatives that fill gaps in mental health resources in their communities. From policy to research and peer support to arts, MHA’s young adult leaders are making a difference to meet the needs of their peers. Selected applicants participate in a six-month cohort to connect and share ideas with other leaders from across the U.S.

MHA believes lived experience and equity are central in changing mental health, and the YLC offers a space for young people to grow in their knowledge, relationships, and intersectional mental health advocacy.

Apply online by August 4, 2023.Applicants will be notified about selection by September 8, 2023.

For questions or support completing the application, contact Jackie Menjivar, MHA's Manager of Peer and Youth Advocacy, at jmenjivar@mhanational.org

Since Christmas Day, the 24 women in The Extension's residential treatment program have been living in apartments due to burst pipes causing severe flooding on campus. But after 7 long months of restoring the buildings, these women are mere weeks away from moving back into their home! There is no doubt that this will be the most resilient class of women who have come through the doors of The Extension. 

In preparation for bringing these women back onto The Extension's campus, there is much to be done to get ready for their homecoming. Everything that was destroyed in the flooding will need to be replaced - from kitchen supplies to laundry detergent to restocking the pantry.

The Extension strives to create a soft place to land for a group of women on the most challenging journey of their lives. Whether it be blankets, jars of spaghetti sauce, or bean bag chairs...YOU can help the women come back to comfort. Click here to access an Amazon Wishlist to donate needed supplies for this extra special housewarming for women residing at The Extension.  

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