Restore Hope Again: Support group fosters resilience, community

By Lee Short

The Oglethorpe Echo

 

Miriam Pledger (left), founder of Restore Hope Again, holds a painting of the support group’s logo with Patricia Shelton (right), a member of the administration team. Restore Hope Again is a Christian-based support group in Oglethorpe County.
Miriam Pledger (left), founder of Restore Hope Again, holds a painting of the support group’s logo with Patricia Shelton (right), a member of the administration team. Restore Hope Again is a Christian-based support group in Oglethorpe County.

Miriam Pledger began Restore Hope Again as a way to foster connection and resilience for those struggling within Oglethorpe County — for free. 

“If God blessed me, I’m going to turn around an…