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Volunteers with the CAYA House pack donation bins and refrigerator bags ahead of the nonprofit's February delivery. The organization delivers to an average of 10 families a month around Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Volunteers with the CAYA House pack donation bins and refrigerator bags ahead of the nonprofit's February delivery. The organization delivers to an average of 10 families a month around Oglethorpe County. (Photo/Jennifer Xia)

Come as you are: CAYA House offers tailored aid to families

There’s a small blue shed filled with shelves of donated goods from piles of toiletries to a freezer full of locally sourced meat behind Mt. Pleasant Community Church in Crawford.
The Oglethorpe County BOE chairwoman Susan Robinson meets on Feb 11, 2025 in the board room to discuss HB 581 and other school projects. (Lucy Grey Shields/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

The Oglethorpe County BOE chairwoman Susan Robinson meets on Feb 11, 2025 in the board room to discuss HB 581 and other school projects. (Lucy Grey Shields/ The Oglethorpe Echo)

BOE opts out of HB 581

The Oglethorpe County Board of Education unanimously voted to opt out of House Bill 581 during its meeting on Tuesday.