The Heart of a Volunteer!                                                      Star-C is a fun and interactive experience for everyone including volunteers, the leaders, and the students. I have not seen an after-school center put so much care and love engaging the...

It’s a new day! Although we are not over the hump with COVID yet, we feel good about the way things are feeling right now. We are thankful for the beautiful weather we’ve had because it’s a reminder that there is sunshine after the rain. Our kids have had to endure...

                                It has been a full 5 weeks since we have been back in our center and back to loving our little people. There was so much anxiety around the thought of going back to school face to face and reopening the center due to covid, but we...

This summer the kids at Willow Branch have been doing summer learning activities to try and combat summer learning loss. Some of these activities were provided through the “Smarter Summer Program”, a curriculum written by teachers at Indian Creek Elementary. The kids...

Star-C spent the afternoon with the Judge Murphy, Chief Magistrate of  Cobb County, and his staff to discuss our partnership when the court starts hearing eviction cases in July 2020.  There are currently approximately 1,000 cases on the docket when court resumes in...

"Star-C spent the afternoon with the Judge Murphy, Chief Magistrate of Cobb County, and his staff to discuss our partnership when the court starts hearing eviction cases in July 2020.  There are currently approximately 1,000 cases on the docket when court resumes in...

With the official start of summer we know that our kids and families are excited to put away the books and have some fun. However, we know that with interruption of the Spring Semester and what is traditionally known as “summer slide,” many of our students run the...

This is the 5th year of Star-C Summer Camp at Willow Branch but it looks different than any summer before. Typically, today would have been our big kick off for 8 weeks of games, art, groups of volunteers, meals and lots of watermelon. We will miss our summer...

I am a tried and true 80’s baby. I am from the land of playing outside until the street lights came on, calling your friends on their home phone, dial up internet, and the slow news cycle. While there are admitted advantages to living in a technologically advanced...