Cobb Mentoring Matters, a year-old volunteer mentoring program, is seeking mentors for this school year's Cobb students. Mentors go through an orientation and background check and paired with a student at a local school. Mentors are asked to meet weekly with students. To learn more about the program, call 678-594-7582 ext. 229 or visit www.cobbmentoringmatters.org.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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