Barnabas & Ruth Foundation

12/16/2025

✨ Healing is Possible — Even After Deep Hurt ✨

Trauma-focused counseling has been life-changing for so many. Studies show that up to 90% of people with a single major trauma no longer meet PTSD criteria after just a few sessions, and more than 70% feel major relief from overwhelming emotional distress.

And across multiple programs, the majority of participants experience real, measurable healing over time.

At Barnabas & Ruth, we believe every family deserves access to this kind of hope.

💛 Give help: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs
💛 Get help: www.barnabasandruth.org/services

12/12/2025

🌿 Healing isn’t linear. Some days we move forward, some days feel like steps back.

That’s normal.

What matters is having support, guidance, and a safe place to process the hurt. At Barnabas & Ruth, we help families find steady ground so they can rebuild connection, regain hope, and keep moving toward healing.

✨ Learn more: www.barnabasandruth.org
✨ Donate: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs
✨ Apply for assistance: www.barnabasandruth.org/services

12/05/2025

TODAY is the day to VOTE for The Counselors Nest tree at the Festival of Trees, organized by Main Street Toccoa at its 2025 ChristmasFest, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 🎄

ChristmasFest in Historic Downtown Toccoa features carolers, vendors, a live nativity, carriage rides, Santa visits, and family activities. Inside the Historic Courthouse, visitors can explore the Festival of Trees and cast $1 votes to support local nonprofits. ❄️🎁🎄

Our tree is decorated with ornaments created by children seen at The Counselors Nest, including some who have received support from Barnabas & Ruth. Their artwork reveals how they feel on the inside versus how the world perceives them, with messages of hope like “Be brave,” “Healing happens in layers,” and “You’ve got this!” 💛

✨Support Barnabas & Ruth this holiday: www.barnabasandruth.org

12/04/2025

The Counselors Nest decorated this beautiful tree in honor of Barnabas & Ruth — filled with ornaments created by children they've helped. Their words and artwork remind us that healing takes time… and community.

🎄 See the tree at Toccoa's Historic Courthouse Dec 4–10.

💛 Vote Dec 5 during Main Street Toccoa ChristmasFest to support counseling for families in our community.

Send a message to learn more

12/02/2025

🌉 Today’s the Day — Help Build a Bridge for a Family in Need 🌉

This Giving Tuesday, you have the chance to help families separated by addiction take courageous steps back to connection.

Your gift supports counseling services for parents, children, and loved ones seeking healing and hope.

💛 $50 = one counseling session for a family who can’t afford care
💛 Become a monthly donor and help us say “yes” to every family on our waiting list

Be the bridge today.
👉 Give now: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs

11/29/2025

🌉 Build a Bridge to Healing This Giving Tuesday 🌉

Addiction impacts more than one person — it affects the entire family. Parents, partners, siblings, and especially children often carry the weight of conflict, fear, and trauma for years. Many internalize it in ways that shape their lives long beyond childhood.

Counseling provides a safe, supportive space for families to process the pain, set healthy boundaries, and begin to heal together.

This Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting the Barnabas & Ruth Foundation as we raise funds to provide counseling services for families impacted by addiction.

Your gift helps build a bridge back to connection for families who are ready to heal.

Give help: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs
Get help: https://www.barnabasandruth.org/services

11/27/2025

🧡 Treasuring Your Connections This Thanksgiving 🧡

This Thanksgiving, we’re reminded of the power of connection — the simple moments of being seen, heard, and supported by the people we love. For families impacted by addiction, those connections can feel fragile or complicated. But they are also where healing begins.

At Barnabas & Ruth, we believe that every family deserves the chance to rebuild trust, restore relationships, and rediscover hope together. Your support helps provide counseling, financial assistance, and compassionate guidance so families can reconnect in healthy, life-giving ways.

As you gather with loved ones this holiday season, we invite you to pause and treasure the relationships that strengthen your life. And know that, because of you, families in our community are finding their way back to one another.

From all of us at Barnabas & Ruth — thank you for helping us build pathways to healing. Wishing you a warm, connected, and grateful Thanksgiving. 🧡🦃

11/25/2025

When addiction separates families, hope can feel distant. But healing is possible — and you can help build the bridge back to one another.

Your Giving Tuesday gift provides counseling services for families who are ready to reconnect but can’t afford the support they need.

💛 $50 = one counseling session for a family in need
💛 Monthly donors make long-term healing possible

Be the bridge for a family this Giving Tuesday.
👉 Give today: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs

11/13/2025

💛 World Kindness Day 💛

Kindness has the power to heal what words alone cannot.
At Barnabas & Ruth, we see it every day—in a parent’s forgiveness, a friend’s encouragement, and a community that shows up for families impacted by addiction.

Today, we celebrate the small acts of compassion that lead to lasting change.
Because kindness isn’t just a gesture—it’s the first step toward healing. 💙

🌿 Join us in spreading hope and restoration for families on their recovery journey:
www.barnabasandruth.org

11/10/2025

✨ Some highlights from our Chairman Buddy Prow in October. ✨

🍁Buddy participated in a panel at the annual conference for the Georgia Association of Addiction Counselors, following a showing of the documentary "Fentanyl: Death Incorporated."

💛 He also joined CCIT-Counseling Intern Caleb Brown at the Public Safety and Community Festival in Downtown Toccoa.

🙏 Thank you, Buddy, and all the counselors at The Counselors Nest, for all you do!

Learn more about the mission of Barnabas & Ruth and how we are helping families heal from the trauma of addiction:
https://www.barnabasandruth.org/

11/08/2025

💙 Family Is the Missing Piece in Addiction Recovery 💙

Addiction doesn’t affect just one person—it impacts the entire family. Healing, too, must include everyone. When families receive support, counseling, and guidance, recovery becomes stronger, deeper, and longer lasting.

At Barnabas & Ruth, we believe family support is treatment. We help families rebuild trust, restore communication, and find hope together—because treating the family as a whole is essential to lasting recovery.

✨ Learn more: www.barnabasandruth.org
✨ Donate: https://givebutter.com/1GAAxs
✨ Apply for assistance: www.barnabasandruth.org/services

10/27/2025

💔 1 in 4 children live with a parent struggling with addiction.

Behind every statistic is a child trying to make sense of the chaos — and a family doing its best to hold on. Addiction doesn’t just affect one person; it ripples through the entire family.

At Barnabas & Ruth, we believe families deserve support too. We provide financial assistance for counseling and recovery resources to help families find hope, healing, and connection again.

🌿 Because when families heal, lives change.

Learn more or join us in making a difference: www.barnabasandruth.org/