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Cherokee County Luncheon
Cherokee County Luncheon We were able to have an amazing luncheon with some of Cherokee County leaders and influencers where we shared a bit of our story and ate some delicious food. Here is the press release for the event. We hope you are able to see our...
Welcome to Our New Girl’s Home House Parents
Welcome to Our New Girl's Home House Parents We are delighted to share with you that we have hired new girl’s house parents to open a second home for girls. We want to welcome Chase and Veronica Allen along with their son Aiden, to The Joy House team. If you missed...
A Compassionate Heart
By Steve Lowe Executive Director We don’t necessarily struggle to believe Christ has compassion for us as sufferers, but do we realize his compassion, mercy and grace for us as sinners. I’ve come to realize that at a different level over the past few months...
Employment Opportunity
The Joy House, a Christian home for teens located in Jasper, Georgia is currently seeking a married couple for a full-time house-parenting position in our second girl’s home. No prior experience is needed, as training will be provided. Must be a mature Christian...
A Renewed Hope
A Renewed Hope By Seth Ellzey My family and I have been in house parent ministry four years and have been blessed to serve in such a capacity. Our family consists of myself, my wife Jenn and our little boy Luke. Jenn and I have found that being house parents is about...
Finding God’s Purpose
Finding God’s Purpose Teen Spotlight We’re so excited about what God has in store for Eli. Pictured above are Eli and his father Joe since leaving the program. On the evening of January 30th, we gathered to celebrate his completion of the program. What tremendous...
What To Do When Things Go Crazy
By: Bill Wattenbarger Yet another article about coping with uncertainty in a nation and community in turmoil and the personal challenges it brings. From COVID 19 to politics, these are scary times. So how are we to cope? The world, even some faith-leadership,...
Longing For Peace
By: Steve Lowe Executive Director The events of this year have provided all of us with plenty of opportunities for our hearts to grow anxious. We’ve been faced with COVID-19, social/racial unrest, an incredibly divisive election season, and then just the challenges we...
Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True Receive Georgia Tax Credit to Help our Teens What if you could make a difference in the education of a teen at The Joy House through dollars you are already going to spend? What if you could receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit by helping a Joy...
Happy Thanksgiving
By: Steve Lowe, Executive Director I hope this finds you well this week as we pause to take time and be thankful. As I thought about Thanksgiving this year the verse that came to mind was, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 which says, “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is...