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GUIDE Attends Substance Abuse Prevention Day

Do you believe in prevention? We do! So does Voices for Prevention (V4P), a newly formed coalition in Georgia that focuses on substance abuse prevention. In order to build a unified voice for this cause in the state, V4P collaborates with a committed group of...

GUIDE Attends CADCA’s 25th Annual National Leadership Forum

The first week of February, GUIDE’s Executive Director Jessica Andrews-Wilson represented GUIDE and the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) 25th Annual National Leadership Forum in National Harbor,...

Meet the New GUIDE Staff: Abby and Melinda

GUIDE has seen some exciting changes in the new year as we brought on two incredible ladies who have transitioned from their volunteer days with us to full-time staff members. We are very fortunate to have them on board and would like to introduce you to the newest...

Another Great Year for GUIDE: 2014 in Review

Change. Challenge. Growth. These words accurately capture 2014 at GUIDE. This year was full of new projects, growing existing programs and settling into some major transitions. Throughout it all – which included a new baby, two staff departures, including that of our...

Where Did My Donation Go? Four Ways GUIDE Uses Donor Dollars

Anyone who makes a charitable donation, be it $5 or $500, wants to know that the hard earned dollars they contribute went to support something meaningful. Too often, though, we make a donation to an organization because we’re moved by the work they are doing, the...

The End of an Era: GUIDE Says Goodbye to Ari Russell

Today marks the end of an era in Gwinnett County, in Georgia and in the field of prevention. One of the pioneers of the prevention field and biggest difference-makers in our community, Ari Russell, retires today after 28 years and 3 months of service as the Executive...