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About Us
Our Vision
Our vision is for every child in the region to remain with safe and permanent families, allowing for the opportunity to live a healthy life and receive the best education possible.
Our Vision
Our vision is for every child in the region to remain with safe and permanent families, allowing for the opportunity to live a healthy life and receive the best education possible.
Volunteering
More than 100 people volunteer for us each year and make the difference in the lives of our most vulnerable children.
Become a VolunteerLeadership Team
My goal with our organization is to make an ambassador out of everyone. In a world where so many tragedies and perils are continually thrust upon all of us, we bring a different message.
We bring hope. Hope that deprived children’s lives can improve. Hope that the communities can come together to help our most vulnerable population. And hope, that together, we can make a better tomorrow for our world… one child at a time.
LaToya Ross
Southwestern Judicial Circuit Children and Families in Need of Services (CHINS)Coordinator
Teresa Myers
Southwestern Judicial Circuit Children and Families in Need of Services (CHINS)Advocate Coordinator
Candance Gilberstadt
Lighthouse Children's Advocacy CenterForensic Interviewer and Family Advocate
Governing Board
Organization History
Dr. Oneida Ingram
Chair
Sumter CountyRhonda Lamb-Heath
Vice-Chair
Macon CountyJamie D. Swain
Treasurer
Lee CountyElaine Nealy
Secretary
Stewart/Webster CountyJolie Ledger
Immediate Past Chair
Sumter CountyLynda Lee Purvis
Sumter County
Faye Frazier
Sumter County
Tawnya Hadley
Stewart/Webster County
Kerri Post
Sumter County
Beth Ragan
Sumter County
Nyla Franklin
Sumter County
Michele Ragsdale
Sumter County
Deborah Smith
Dooly/Crisp County
Angie Flegel
Sumter County
Emileigh Forrester
SW Georgia
Loida Waters
Crisp/Sumter County
Angelique Ludlum
Sumter County
2002 - SOWEGA CASA is founded to serve the Southwestern Judicial Circuit.
2005 - SOWEGA CASA becomes GSW CASA, moving under Georgia Southwestern State University's umbrella.
2006 - South Central CASA is founded to serve the Cordele Judicial Circuit.
2008 - GSW CASA regains its independence as SOWEGA CASA, while remaining housed on GSW's campus.
2009 - South Central CASA merges with SOWEGA CASA.
2010 - SOWEGA CASA begins serving two northernmost Pataula Circuit Counties.
2012 - SOWEGA CASA creates Lighthouse CAC.
2013 - Visions for Sumter merges with SOWEGA CASA, placing the Southwestern Judicial Circuit Truancy Program under SOWEGA CASA management.
2014 - SOWEGA CASA changes its name to Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance to better reflect the umbrella organization that now, in addition to the Children’s Advocacy Center and Truancy Program, we now also manage the first CHINS program created in the State.
2015 - The Southwest Georgia Children’s Alliance adds the Positive Action program.
2016 - The Southwest Georgia Children’s Alliance continues to grow to meet the communities needs by adding a fully functioning SANE program - a first for the Southwestern Judicial Circuit - and an in-house, licensed therapist.