Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Cherokee FOCUS
improve the lives of families in the area. Cherokee FOCUS is located on Barrett
Rd. in Holly Springs, which is just a ten-minute drive from Sequoyah High
School. They would be a great organization to work with the kids and families of
the school by giving students extra learning opportunities, especially those who
are going for their GED. FOCUS also offers support and educational
health issues. They work with different groups around the county, such as law
enforcement, healthcare, schools, and others to help reduce the amount of drug
a. The House of Grace is in Canton, GA, which is the sister city to Holly Springs,
where Sequoyah High School resides. With the area and school being
community reach their fullest potential. They would be another great resource for
all girls at the school. With a heavy focus on mental health, they also help with
girls who have been a part of some type of childhood trauma that they need help
recovering from. House of Grace can help students, especially females, with
becoming more mentally, emotionally, and physically sound. Although almost all
their resources relate to younger females, some of them addressing mental health
concerns and tips could help all students. It could also serve as a safe space for
Black girls in the community who feel like they do not belong.
fifteen-minute drive from the Sequoyah High School, the organization sets up
market style areas in the surrounding parks or local public building. Their mission
is to help young entrepreneurs gain confidence and specialized skills to build and
promote young businesses. Kid Biz Expo hosts events throughout Canton and
Holly Springs for youths to show off their ideas and products. They would be a
good organization to work with students of the high school because they could
educate students on real world life lessons, such as marketing, budgeting, and
helping bring their ideas to reality. They can also help with business
a. The Children’s Haven is located off Marietta Highway in Canton, Ga, which is
children reach their full potentials. This would be a good organization to partner
with the school because they could help speak out on mental health issues and
allow the students to understand and realize symptoms of abuse. They can
especially help foster youth when it comes to behavioral issues. The school can
partner with this organization to help adopted, fostered, and other students in the
system to fit in better and get help to make them feel like they belong.
5. Service League of Cherokee County
a. The Service League of Cherokee County is comprised of 100 women, whose goal
email and phone due to them wanting to ensure the personal information of the
people they help stays confidential. Through casework, the organization provides
gifts for the children at Christmas time and through scholarships. The Service
League could partner with Sequoyah High School to have the students host a
donation drive to help raise some money to help others who are less fortunate.
Cherokee FOCUS:
The House of Grace – Georgia: