We are committed to helping people.
We provide counseling scholarships for individuals and families by working with our partner therapists and business leaders in the local community to raise awareness and funding.
We work in 3 areas to make the most impact:
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Often, counseling is too expensive for people to obtain on their own, and we know even having health insurance doesn’t guarantee a person will receive the timely and good care they need. That’s why we created the GROW Restored Foundation Scholarship for individuals and families. Awards are typically given ranging from $500-$3000 and help assist the individual or family in supplementing what they can afford versus what therapy and counseling costs. We are also able to provide one-time “in patient” facility scholarships that range from $10,000-$20,000.
THERAPIST SUPPORT NETWORK
We partner with qualified therapists who agree to reduce their rates for our scholarship recipients. These therapists live and work in their community and make a direct impact in the lives of individuals and families. Through the distribution of client scholarships, we are able to not only help the individual or family, we are able to help support the therapist community and keep mental and emotional health front and center in our communities. Through our growing network, we are also able to provide timely resources that encourage and inspire the therapists we believe in and support!
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS
Through our continued involvement and outreach in our local communities across the USA, we have a unique opportunity to provide education and resources to small and large businesses. GROW Restored Foundation partners with businesses to donate time around employee support and ongoing leadership training. In turn, businesses can directly impact our scholarship fund by making an optional tax-deductible donation as their way of saying “thanks” for the free resource and leadership training.
GROW Restored Foundation was established in 2013 by Dr. Wendy Dickinson in order to provide scholarships to supplement counseling costs for people in need.
GROW Restored Board Members
Wendy Dickinson
As a Licensed Psychologist, Wendy received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. Dr. Dickinson is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator and Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. She founded GROW Restored Foundation as a way to provide financial assistance to individuals and families who could not afford to obtain the mental health care they needed.
With more than two decades of experience, Dr. Dickinson specializes in such clinical issues as addictions, crises, faith-based issues, leadership development, stress management, trauma, maximizing productivity, and vocational counseling.
Candice Alger
Candice has over thirty years of experience in the entertainment industry in corporate management, business development, sales and marketing, and public relations. She is the first woman to be featured as the cover story for Hub Magazine, Georgia Technology Association’s (TAG), a publication dedicated to technology and innovation.
Candice has served as a Board Member for many years at The Bridge, a non-profit, therapeutic, residential, rehabilitation facility for troubled youth in Georgia. She is currently a member of the 2016 Georgia Chamber – Entertainment Committee.
Steve Craig
Steve is the founder of The Impact Partnership. They design, distribute and provide marketing expertise for retirement and insurance products. Impact has 11 radio studios and a state of the art television studio in its offices in Kennesaw, GA. Impact is the market leader in the use of television, radio, and digital marketing in the financial services space.
Steve also founded an orphanage and school in Uganda, and co-founded His Hands Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Woodstock, GA. He was the lead pastor from 2007-2014. Steve lives in Alpharetta, GA and has 2 children and 5 grandchildren.
David Ragland
David is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Chief Executive Officer of IRC Wealth. Holding both a BBA and a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia, David began his career in the tax division of Ernst & Young. He then served as CFO for several companies, gaining experience in taking companies public and propelling one on to the INC 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies.
As a successful businessman, Ironman triathlete, financial “coach,” and best-selling author, he understands and articulates the core ingredients that can motivate, energize and push people across their personal finish lines.
Dana Ring
Dana is a CPA and graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in Accounting. She has a diverse 22+ year background of corporate and ministry experience serving high net worth families; including roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, outsourced family office environments, family foundations, as well as a business manager for a former NFL athlete. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Supporting Organizations with National Christian Foundation.
Sheri Schulze
Sheri is a Licensed Professional Counselor at GROW Counseling. She is also the president of Pathways Real Estate, LLC and founded Plan A Foundation, an organization designed to help those in crisis situations including short-term financial relief. In addition, she is a facilitator of the Spiritual Leadership Institute for Females, which is an offering from the CEO Forum organization. Sheri and her husband, Horst, have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren and call Atlanta, GA their home.
Scott Smith
Scott is the founder and managing director of Smithson Capital, a boutique investment banking firm and financial advisory firm that provides services to companies in three sectors; consumer products, technology and aviation healthcare. The firm focuses on companies with $15 to $150 million in revenue and $5 to 20 million in EBITDA seeking liquidity, growth capital and geographic expansion as well as creation and execution of strategies to maximize existing business platforms.
