NOA (No One Alone) - NOA is a state-certified (by the Department of Human Resources) domestic violence shelter for women and children. Their designated primary areas of service are Dawson and Lumpkin counties.NOA provides: emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis line, legal advocacy, individual counseling, support groups, case management and financial assistance, children’s programs, parenting classes, school programs concerning prevention and community education.

NOA’s goal is to eliminate domestic violence in Dawson and Lumpkin counties. NOA believes everyone has the right to live free of violence and fear.

Tiny Stitches - Tiny Stitches is a 501© (3) non –profit organization providing layettes for indigent newborns in rural North Georgia. Volunteers sew, knit, crochet and quilt baby clothing to help families provide clothing for their newborns. Many infants are born with their mothers having had little or no prenatal care. Some go home wrapped in only a towel and sadly, some never make it home.Tiny Stitches provides burial ensembles to any family who suffers the loss of an infant, regardless of their financial status. These layettes and burial ensembles are given anonymously.

Prevent Child Abuse Pickens (PCAP)

The goal of PCAP is “Child abuse must be stopped before it starts”. Prevention not only saves children from harm, it saves the county and state millions of dollars that are allocated for intervention and treatment of abused children. Through planning and implementing a variety of public awareness programs, such as parent education and support groups, PCAP is dedicated to meeting the needs of Pickens County.PCAP’s Healthy Families program provides home visits to families before and after the birth of a child. It assists first-time parents develop a positive and nurturing relationship with their newborn, supports parents with information and skills and educates parents about infant/child development.