Press Releases

August 11th, 2025

Best of Georgia 2025 Nominee

We are SO beyond excited to be nominated AGAIN (4th year in a row!!!) for #BESTofGEORGIA in the Foundations category! Vote now at https://gbj.com/best-of/vote/ (Click on Civic Organizations, scroll down to Foundations, View all nominees… then please vote for PWB Joy of Hope Foundation. The #bestofgeorgia2025 awards showcase businesses working hard to take care of

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March 30th, 2022

THE UPSIDE Podcast with Callie and Jeff

Meet Upsider Shannon Burch, who moved to Georgia in 2002 after college to take a job as a special education teacher. Shannon says she’s inspired by her 8-year-old daughter, Emerson. “In Jan 2020, her almost 2-year-old brother, Parker, was called to Heaven very unexpectedly. Emerson has been incredibly resilient and inspiring to those dealing with

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December 9th, 2021

In The News!!!

Be sure to check out the Forsyth County News article that PWB Joy of Hope contributed to! So thankful and blessed to be part of something way bigger than we could ever imagine!

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November 4th, 2020

Gratitude from The Place of Forsyth

Check out the video that PWB Joy of Hope debuted in! So thankful, grateful, and blessed to be part of something way bigger than we could ever imagine! We have so much to be grateful for throughout the year, but thought we’d share a few items that have given us cause for gratitude recently. The

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September 14th, 2020

PWB Joy of Hope Foundation is the…

This Forsyth County couple wants to honor their son by raising $100,000 for charities The Burch family started the foundation to honor their son and bring hope and joy to the community. Sabrina Kerns FCN staff Updated: Aug 27, 2020, 4:47 PM Shannon and Patrick Burch felt devastated when their nearly 2-year-old son, Parker, died unexpectedly

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no longer bound
August 5th, 2020

PWB Partners With No Longer Bound

PWB Joy of Hope Foundation is excited and honored to partner with another amazing community organization called No Longer Bound. For over 27 years, No Longer Bound has been at the forefront of addiction recovery. As one of the few long-term, faith-based, clinical, and residential programs in the nation, NLB is a place for men battling

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