Donations

Open Arms of Blue Ridge is working to raise the final funds to open our child advocacy center, which will provide a much-needed refuge for children right here in Fannin, Gilmer, Union, and Towns County, Georgia. To help us reach our goal of $125,000, please make your generous donation today!

* Upon raising an additional $50,000 from today forward, an Open Arms Angel donor has generously offered to match $0.50 for each dollar or a total of $25,000.

Who We Are

Open Arms of Blue Ridge is a private, non-profit corporation that has been working to develop a short-term emergency child advocacy center for abused and neglected children. The mission of Open Arms of Blue Ridge is to "To strengthen our community by providing safe, temporary, quality, basic residential room, board, and watchful oversight and additional oversight as approved to abused and neglected children ages 6-17, male and female in need of this service from counties primarily in the north Georgia area."

$ for Kids

We are campaigning to get every household in Fannin County to contribute $1.00 to Open Arms of Blue Ridge. These $1.00 donations will help to offset operating expenses at the Open Arms Emergency Child Advocacy Center.

Spend Local & Hug a Child

Visit any of our Local Partners locations - restaurants, shops, markets, farms, stores, boutiques, cabin rental companies, outdoor adventure locations, etc. (see list of partners), and present your Open Arms Advocate Card and our Local Partner will donate 10% of your pre-tax purchase to Open Arms of Blue Ridge.

Pantry Fund

The State of Georgia requires the Open Arms Emergency Child Advocacy Center to provide high quality meals, snacks, and drinks to all Center residents. To that end, Open Arms has developed a Pantry Fund to encourage food donations to ensure the Emergency Child Advocacy Center is always stocked with sufficient quantities of healthy meal ingredients, snacks, and drinks.

Child Enrichment Fund

We are glad that you are interested in our Child Enrichment Program. For many children that will soon find shelter at the Open Arms of Blue Ridge Emergency Child Advocacy Center, enrichment programs are just "what other kids get to do" or "what kids in happy families get to do". We aim to change that.