Hands On Coastal Georgia is proud to be a partner with the following national and state organizations dedicated to improving communities and the lives of the people who live in them.
The Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes volunteering to engage more people effectively in volunteer service to help solve serious social problems. Local volunteer centers, such as Hands On Coastal Georgia, become members of the points of Light Foundation and then are able to take advantage of specialized program support, technical assistance, skill building, networking, and advocacy. United Way of Coastal Georgia was one of 10 agencies selected across the nation in the fall of 2006 to work with the Points of Light Foundation to establish a centralized volunteer center now called Hands On Coastal Georgia.
The Volunteer Center National Network consists of more than 400 volunteer centers. As a combined force, the Volunteer Center National Network has the power to reach the majority of the U.S. population. Each year, the Volunteer Center National Network connects more than 2.4 million people with over 1 million opportunities to serve. Working in partnership with the Points of Light Foundation and more than 100,000 nonprofits, the Volunteer Center National Network brings people and resources together to change the world through volunteering.
Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grant makers and their grants. The Foundation Center also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. More than 37,000 people visit the national web site each day, and thousands more are served in five regional library/learning centers and the national network of more than 275 Cooperating Collections. In March 2006, United Way of Coastal Georgia became part of the nationwide network of Foundation Center Cooperating Collections. The local Cooperating Collection is housed in the Coastal Georgia Nonprofit Center in historic Brunswick. United Way staff provides assistance on how to use these resources to develop targeted lists of foundations that match funding needs.
Hands On Georgia is a statewide network with 19 affiliates that supports innovative volunteer approaches to meeting Georgia’s critical needs through service and civic engagement. Hands on Georgia promotes the power of service - how it weaves together communities, supports vital nonprofit organizations and transforms both those serving and those being served. Hands On Georgia encourages people to do good things and also to reflect on the reasons why those good things need to be done. Hands On Georgia calls upon Georgians to help tackle tough issues in our state through volunteer service and engaged citizenship. Hands On Coastal Georgia became the 18th affiliate with Hands On Georgia in March 2007.
Hands On Network (HOT) brings people together to strengthen communities through meaningful volunteer action. HOT is a growing network of more than a half million volunteers changing communities inside and outside the United States. Hands On Network creates and manages nearly 50,000 projects a year, from building wheelchair ramps in San Francisco to teaching reading in Atlanta, to rebuilding homes and lives in the Gulf coast communities. Hands On Network is currently made up of 58 national and international volunteer organizations that act as entrepreneurial civic action centers Hands On Coastal Georgia, with the support of Hands On Georgia, began working with Hands On Network in February of 2007 to create web-based services to support local volunteer efforts.
The Family Connection Partnership is a public/private partnership created by the State of Georgia and funders from the private sector. FCP assists communities in addressing the serious challenges facing Georgia's children and families and serve as a resource to state agencies across Georgia that work to improve the conditions of children and families. Working jointly with Family Connection (FC) community collaborative groups, FCP is implementing a vision for community-based support, decision-making and accountability to build a better future for our communities. FCP supports Family Connection county collaborative groups, the largest statewide network of communities in the nation, which has made a commitment to improve results for children and families. Collaborative members are made up of human service providers, community-based organizations, elected officials, business and civic leaders and families, and concerned citizens. Each collaborative serves as the local decision-making body for its community and develops a plan with strategies to improve results in five areas: Healthy children; Children ready to start school; Children succeeding in school; Stable self-sufficient families; and Strong communities. In 2005, United Way of Coastal Georgia officially merged resources, leaders, and partnerships to become recognized as the Family Connection collaborative for Glynn County.
Since 1956, our local United Way has been in the business of creating meaningful and tangible impact. United Way brings diverse people and resources together to address the most urgent issues our communities face. Through unique partnerships and approaches, we mobilize resources beyond dollars. United Way of Coastal Georgia, along with volunteers, work to provide important services to the less fortunate, the youth, and the aged of the community through a wide range of agencies. United Way of Coastal Georgia performs two major functions: 1. Raises money through voluntary contributions at a low cost through one annual campaign. 2. Distributes this money to various non-profit, human care agencies whose primary purposes are to improve the quality of life for those in need in the community. United Way of Coastal Georgia serves both Glynn and McIntosh counties. Hands On Coastal Georgia, which became an affiliate of Hands On Georgia in March of 2007, is a program of United Way of Coastal Georgia.
United Way of America (UWA) is a national leadership organization for the United Way movement. UWA speaks as the voice for the uniqueness of American Philanthropy. UWA leads the movement through public relations, national brand advertising, the NFL partnership and the management of relationships with national corporate and philanthropic partners and the federal government. UWA provides world-class support services to local United Ways including training, consultation, mediation, conferencing, national research, and assessment tools. United Way of Coastal Georgia was established in 1956 in Brunswick, Georgia.
Hands On Coastal Georgia 1311 Union Street • Brunswick, GA 31520 Phone: 912 265 1850 • Fax: 912 265 1855
