About Us
Transforming the lives of children and teens
in foster care and adults with developmental
disabilities and mental health needs, and
their families throughout the state of Georgia.
About Us
Transforming the lives of children and teens in foster care and adults with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, and their families throughout the state of Georgia.
Mission
CCS is a non-profit organization that improves the quality of life for children, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, and their families, by providing direct services and community-based support throughout the state of Georgia.
Vision
Georgia communities where people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs can say, “I am the best person I can be.”

Core Values
Equality
We believe that all children, adults, and families are valued members of society.
Community
Quality
Teamwork
Empowerment
Our History

Founding
In 1982, Sally Buchanan founded Creative Community Services with the goal of helping adults with developmental disabilities live in the most independent environment as possible and give them what everyone deserves-the support of a loving family.

Georgia’s most vulnerable children
In 1988, Creative Community Services opened its doors to a new type of client -Georgia’s most vulnerable children. Up to this point, kids throughout the state of Georgia with severe mental health concerns had three options: be transferred to another state, psychiatric care facility, or homelessness, because no community-based program existed in Georgia that understood their needs. Creative Community Services became the first agency in Georgia to provide Therapeutic Foster Care.

Adventure Youth Program
The organization’s Adventure Youth Program began because there was a need for youth in care to have access to outdoor activities.

MAAC Partnership
Creative Community Services partnered with MAAC to provide life coaching to pregnant and parenting foster youth.

Teen Parent Connection & SOAR
CCS recognized the need to reach a higher number of pregnant and parenting foster youth and received their first Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant to provide Teen Parent Connection (TPC) services. This is also the year our SOAR program started, granting the children and adults in our care access to Applied Behavior Analysis therapy.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Diversity plays a significant role in the foster care system, both in terms of the children who enter care and the parents who provide foster care, as well as the teams that help support foster families. Aiming to actively address and mitigate implicit and unconscious bias and discrimination within the foster care system, the organization established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives.

Kinship Therapeutic Foster Care Program
Our History

Founding
In 1982, Sally Buchanan founded Creative Community Services with the goal of helping adults with developmental disabilities live in the most independent environment as possible and give them what everyone deserves-the support of a loving family.

Georgia’s most vulnerable children
In 1988, Creative Community Services opened its doors to a new type of client -Georgia’s most vulnerable children. Up to this point, kids throughout the state of Georgia with severe mental health concerns had three options: be transferred to another state, psychiatric care facility, or homelessness, because no community-based program existed in Georgia that understood their needs. Creative Community Services became the first agency in Georgia to provide Therapeutic Foster Care.

Adventure Youth Program
The organization’s Adventure Youth Program began because there was a need for youth in care to have access to outdoor activities.

MAAC Partnership
Creative Community Services partnered with MAAC to provide life coaching to pregnant and parenting foster youth.

Teen Parent Connection & SOAR
CCS recognized the need to reach a higher number of pregnant and parenting foster youth and received their first Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant to provide Teen Parent Connection (TPC) services. This is also the year our SOAR program started, granting the children and adults in our care access to Applied Behavior Analysis therapy.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Diversity plays a significant role in the foster care system, both in terms of the children who enter care and the parents who provide foster care, as well as the teams that help support foster families. Aiming to actively address and mitigate implicit and unconscious bias and discrimination within the foster care system, the organization established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives.

Kinship Therapeutic Foster Care Program
CCS’ Kinship Therapeutic Foster Care program officially launched to intensely focus on maintaining family connections, increasing placement stability, and minimizing the trauma of family separation for our youth in care.
Our History

Founding
In 1982, Sally Buchanan founded Creative Community Services with the goal of helping adults with developmental disabilities live in the most independent environment as possible and give them what everyone deserves-the support of a loving family.

Georgia’s most vulnerable children
In 1988, Creative Community Services opened its doors to a new type of client -Georgia’s most vulnerable children. Up to this point, kids throughout the state of Georgia with severe mental health concerns had three options: be transferred to another state, psychiatric care facility, or homelessness, because no community-based program existed in Georgia that understood their needs. Creative Community Services became the first agency in Georgia to provide Therapeutic Foster Care.

Adventure Youth Program
The organization’s Adventure Youth Program began because there was a need for youth in care to have access to outdoor activities.

MAAC Partnership
Creative Community Services partnered with MAAC to provide life coaching to pregnant and parenting foster youth.

Teen Parent Connection & SOAR
CCS recognized the need to reach a higher number of pregnant and parenting foster youth and received their first Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant to provide Teen Parent Connection (TPC) services. This is also the year our SOAR program started, granting the children and adults in our care access to Applied Behavior Analysis therapy.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
Diversity plays a significant role in the foster care system, both in terms of the children who enter care and the parents who provide foster care, as well as the teams that help support foster families. Aiming to actively address and mitigate implicit and unconscious bias and discrimination within the foster care system, the organization established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives.

Kinship Therapeutic Foster Care Program
Our Partners






Sally Buchanan
Founder and CEO

Linda Coil
Chief Financial Officer

Charon Mathews
Office Manager and HR Liaison

Kalie Giovanni
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Quinterra Wright
Director of Recruitment and Retention

Don Pennington
Director of Intake

Jamie Hubbard
Director of Compliance

Brandie Chapman
Director of Developmental Disabilities

Octavia Harvard
Director of Therapeutic Foster Care

Courtney Norris
Director of SOAR

Tanya Leonardo
Director of SOAR

Rochelle Grice
Director of Teen Parent Connection

Lena Keith
Director of Kinship Therapeutic Foster Care

Gayle Ely
Board President

Wesley Person
Secretary

Lois Bourne
Board Member

Rick Walters
Board Member

Jim Kerlin
Board Member

Cassandra Johnson
Board Member
Join Our Team
We are looking for caring and motivated professionals to join our family here at CCS! Social work is incredibly rewarding, but can also be emotionally tough at times. That’s why we cultivate a familial culture to encourage and motivate each other through teamwork. Our star employees are mission-driven, and we want to keep it that way. Our mission is to transform the lives of youth in foster care, adults with developmental disabilities, and their families. If that mission speaks to you, then you may be a great fit for CCS! Fill out an application and send it with your resume directly to Human Resources at cmathews@ccsgeorgia.org, or fax your application to Human Resources at 770-469-6210. We are always on the look-out for great talent and may have the perfect fit for you very soon!