Advancing community-rooted health equity across Georgia
2025
Impact Report
Reflecting on 2025
Reached over
2,000+
People
30,500
Served
Individuals and Families
Entered and Engaged new regions successfully
Strengthened community trust and visibility
Reached Asian, Black, Hispanic, White & Pacific Islander communities
2025 Metrics
369
People Reached
17
Community Events
Screenings or Referrals
Events, people reached, and more
8
2,601
Sponsors
8
Partners
15
Counties Engaged
205
30,500
Volunteers Mobilizied
Digital Reach
Program Highlight #1 First Annual Health Fair
In partnership with Community Deeply Rooted + Local Barbershop. Serving the city of Snellville.
One-stop hub for education + preventive health + family wellness + haircuts
Introduced mobile dental screenings
“Families in the Shiloh cluster doesn’t often receive these free health opportunites. Thank you for giving high schoolers the opportunIty to receive critical services hours, providing free hair cuts, free access to health resources.”
— Health Teacher-Dr. Gore Shiloh High School
Program Highlight #2 Discover Health & Wellness Fair
In Partnership with Live Healthy Gwinnett and All Nations Church
Focused on mental health education, preventive screenings, prostate, and breast cancer screenings.
Hosted in resource-limited area with no annual health events
“We need more organizations providing these vital resources to the community”
-Commissioner Jasper
220
Attendees
150
Students received hair cuts
6
Types of screenings
9
Counties Reached
49
Volunteers
( BP, HIV, glucose, prostate, BMI, breast exam)
Program Highlight #3 SpringHill Community Health & Wellness Fair
In Partnership with the SpringHill Community
Introduced first-ever community wellness event.
This was such an amazing community event. Please continue to support my community. We don’t have events like these in SpringHill.”
-Community Participant
445
Attendees
87
Screenings or Referrals
95
Partners and Vendors
13
Counties Reached
Program Highlight #4
Back to School & Back to Health Fair
Flagship rural event in Oconee–Clarke County
One-stop hub for education + preventive health + family wellness
Introduced first-ever community panel + mobile dental screenings
“I didn’t know my family can access vaccines at my kids school-Clark Middle Health Clinic. I also didn’t know cervical cancer is preventable with the HPV vaccine and boys should be vaccinated too. We don’t have education panels in our neighborhood.Thank you for bringing this health fair together in my community. ”
— Parent Participant
119
Attendees
37
Students Recieved Supplies
32
Screenings or Refferals
12
Partners or Vendors
38
Counties Reached
Program Highlight #5
Breathe. Believe. Be Well Wellness Fair
CSS’s signature Fall Health & Wellness event
Focused on vaccines education, preventive screenings, lung health & mental wellness
Hosted in resource-limited areas with no annual health events
“I didn’t know what a mRNA vaccine was and it’s side effects. This fair helped me ask questions and receive answers from a pharmaceutical expert. I learned about different vaccines and now know the importance of vaccines. I know what I need to do next.”
— Community Participant
241
Attendees
203
Vaccine resources distributed
6
Types of Screenings
9
Volunteers
31
Counties Reached
( BP, HIV, glucose, prostate, BMI, breast exam)
Community & Partnership Power
The fair thrives each year due to strong cross-sector collaboration. Along with Pfizer’s sponsorship, CSS partnered with schools, health systems, local government agencies, small businesses, and youth-serving organizations to reach families where support is most needed. These partnerships expanded the availability of screenings, provided dozens of volunteers, and increased the number of families connected to ongoing primary care.
Local Businesses- Old Navy- donated school supplies,
Girl Scouts of Greater Georgia- provided half a dozen volunteers.
Local Hospital Sponsorship-Piedmont Athens Regional
Local Government Agency- Mayor of Athens- Kelly Girtz, Clark County Sheriff Department, Northeast Georgia Health District DPH, Athens Regional Library System, Athens-Clark County Cadet Program, and Lay Park Community Center
Local Clinics- Georgia Primary Care, Medlink Georgia, HER Health, Clark Middle Health Clinic
Local Housing Complex- Columbia Residential
Program Highlight #6
Saving Lungs Behind The Chair
Education + preventive health + awareness
Lunch -N- Learn
Community Activation
“People think just because they don’t smoke, they can’t get cancer.”
-33.3 Barber & Beauty Academy School Owner
387
Participants
5
Events
248
Clients
139
Screenings or Referrals
3
Stylist or Barbers
9
Counties Reached
(The goal was 100)
Looking Ahead
Expand vaccine education & screenings in Southern/rural counties
Launch mental health initiative to reduce anxiety around vaccines & screenings
New disease (heart health, renal, and prostate) focus areas based on community needs assessments.
Expand services nationally.
Together, we will continue to SPARK change, uplift families, and advance health equity across Georgia.
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