Meeting Dates/Times:
Team meets on the second Tuesday every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November) from Noon- 1 p.m. at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Evening meetings normally held at Sweetwater Valley CAMP have been temporarily suspended. NOTE: Information listed on this page may change without notice. Always check our Discussion Forum or the "Whats New" section on our home page for the most current information.
Contacts:
Kathy Grosskurth: 770-819-9246
Email: swcobb@cobbfaithpartnership.org
Geographic Area:
The Southwest Cobb Team consists of the cities of Austell, Mableton, Powder Springs, and Clarkdale. However, anyone from any part of Cobb or in nearby areas (Douglas, Paulding) doing business in Cobb is welcome to attend.
Overview:
The Southwest Cobb Team consists of area churches, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and business representatives who come together to network and share information. In addition, the team participates in 1-2 service projects each year and also joins other teams in supporting county-wide Cobb Faith Partnership events and efforts.
Team Accomplishments
- Participates in the Cobb County Homeless Point-In-Time Count providing volunteers to canvass South Cobb County.
- Instrumental in pulling together area churches and organizations in establishing Cobb Disaster Recovery to help victims of Hurricane Dennis which flooded over 400 homes in Cobb County in 2005.
- Established a Homeless Issues Subcommittee to focus collaborative efforts on Homeless Issues in SW Cobb County
- An ongoing project: collecting items for known homeless groups to include socks, blankets, easy-open foodstuffs, toiletries, wipes, bottled water, backpacks, and other seasonal items on an as-needed basis.
- Encourages Collaboration and Connections in SW Cobb, such as the recent successful partnership of SVCAMP with Cobb Community Collaborative's Austell and Powder Springs Taskforces in their 2007 Back-to-School community outreach efforts.
- Shares resources through the team's “spotlight ministry” program, providing important information on community services and activities that are available in the SW Cobb area.
- Provides "Meet and Greet" segments during regularly scheduled team meetings designed to establish networking contacts and facilitate sharing of information and literature on "who does what" in SW Cobb.
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