Mountain Community Healthcare Foundation

Habitat for Humanity in Blue Ridge, GA, is dedicated to building homes and communities by bringing people together to create lasting change for deserving families in Fannin and Gilmer Counties. Recognized as the 2024 Nonprofit of the Year by the Gilmer Chamber of Commerce, the organization focuses on new home construction and providing support to vulnerable communities, including veterans and older adults. Since its inception in 2002, Habitat for Humanity has made significant strides in transforming lives through homebuilding, repairs, and volunteer efforts. Their mission emphasizes the importance of love and commitment in creating not just houses, but true homes for families in need. Generated from the website

Save Georgia's Hemlocks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the urgent need to save North Georgia's hemlocks from the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. Their Hemlock Help Program aims to raise awareness, promote action, and provide assistance to property owners in saving their hemlocks, which are of vital importance to wildlife, water and air quality, the local economy, and overall quality of life. With confirmed infestations in all 19 counties within the native hemlock range in Georgia, as well as several more counties in the Atlanta area, Save Georgia's Hemlocks is working tirelessly to prevent the almost total extinction of these magnificent trees. Their efforts focus on both public and private land, offering educational resources, treatment instructions, and reference materials, as well as opportunities for participation in educational events and volunteer service projects.Generated from the website