We showcase the community projects and programs our students lead and participate in. MFTs play an essential role in providing therapeutic care and promoting wellness in the community.

Grief Camps

Children gathered from all over South Georgia and North Florida to memorialize their loved ones at Camp Lean on Me. They did arts and crafts, engaged in group counseling sessions, and enjoyed recreational activities that kept smiles on their faces all afternoon. On the final day of the two-day camp, their families joined them for a memorial balloon release.

We have volunteered with Hospice of South Georgia to help provide this camp for several years. Student therapy interns act as co-counselors, working alongside professional counselors who volunteer their time to facilitate the grief groups. Other MFT students provided additional support as camp buddies.

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Migrant Farmworkers

The Emory Farmworker Project is a collaborative service-learning project run by the Emory Physician Assistant Program. PA, PT, MFT, other health professions students, volunteers, and community partners travel around South Georgia to provide free, outpatient care to medically-underserved migrant farmworkers and their families.​

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LGBTQ+ Support Groups

New queer support groups will start

Fall 2024, August 21st, 2024, 6:30 pm.

1st/3rd Wed. is for community support. 2nd/4th Wed. focuses on queer sobriety.

In Fall 2024, a group of therapist interns created Inclusion Fusion, an LGBTQ+ ally support group for community members.

Across 7 weeks with 13+ participants, the group covered topics of relationships, visibility, discrimination, and suicidality.

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