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Registration questions?For English: 770-928-3825
For Spanish: 770-547-9440

Mission

To help low-income families equip their children for each new school year.

Helping children in need help themselves to a better education and a better future.

6th annual back-to-school bash a success!

Thanks to the many many volunteers who came out to help on July 16, 2011! This ministry is a true body of Christ effort and we are always humbled and honored to be a part each year. We will update the site as soon as we compile the figures from Saturday’s event. First number we know – 2,781 filled backpacks [...]
Glorybound concert netted $900!!

Special thanks to the Southern gospel quartet Glorybound, Sixes UMC and Todd Cantrell for the concert we enjoyed on June 26! We collected $900 for Give a Kid a Chance – Cherokee!! http://thegloryboundquartet.com/
Etowah High’s Spanish Honors Society makes donation

Thanks to club advisor Tamara Linares and honor society students for raising $204 for our kids! They also collected school supplies, and presented GAKAC co-founder Cheryl Ruffer with a check on May 25. Kids helping kids – it’s a beautiful thing!
Breakfast With Santa raises $250!

Special thanks to Sequoyah senior Caitlin Hollander, who organized a Breakfast With Santa at Ebenezer UMC in Roswell. The event, which was her senior project, was such a success that the church members want to adopt it as an annual tradition! Check out the pictures from that very special day.
Give a Kid a Chance in the News

The Give a Kid a Chance event was featured on 11alive news recently. Watch the video here on Vimeo

Registration questions?

Download and print instructions for filling backpacks with school supplies.

Give a Kid a Chance - Cherokee, Inc. is a partner in education with the Cherokee County School District.

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