West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter receives CCF grant
Pictured above: The West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter is the recipient of the 2025 grant from the Coweta Community Foundation’s Community Service Team. From left are CST members Riley Scott and Sidney Brown; Brittany Brewster and Debora Johnson representing the shelter; and CST’s Alexis Wingenbach and Hailey Gray.
From Coweta Community Foundation Press Release
The Coweta Community Foundation’s Community Service Team ended their 2025 year with a celebration at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber offices on April 21 and they presented their 2025 Nonprofit Grant to the West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter.
Located in Carrollton, this shelter serves Carroll, Heard, Haralson, Coweta, and Meriwether counties.
The organization’s number one goal is “to provide safe shelter and supportive services to victims of domestic violence in our five rural counties.” They provide safe shelter to survivors and their children fleeing domestic violence, and while in the shelter, survivors and children are provided three meals and three snacks per day. Necessities such as clothing and toiletries are provided as well.
The nonprofit also offers case planning/management, legal advocacy, and support groups to assist those experiencing domestic violence.
Dr. Tonya Whitlock, the CCF board member who works with the CST, said, “Each year, up to nine nonprofits are invited to present to the Community Service Team. The team conducts site visits for several chosen nonprofits and, based on all information gained and some deliberation, awards one nonprofit grant annually.”
Originally launched in 2015, the Community Service Team began with ninth and tenth graders who learned about the nonprofits in Coweta County. Members of the Community Service Team operate as a board and form relationships with local nonprofits. The goal is for these young leaders to have the opportunity to sit on a local nonprofit board by the time they are juniors or seniors in high school.
The Coweta Community Foundation’s mission is to enhance our community’s quality of life by encouraging philanthropic interaction in Coweta County.
For more information, please visit cowetafoundation.org.
