The Center For Children & Young Adults 2221 Austell Road Southwest, Marietta, GA 30008

"I love donating to this center because of the work they do for the youths and young adults. I've had the pleasure of meeting two of the staff and they were pleasant to talk to and I could tell they enjoy their job. I recommend this place to donate your dollars or food items. Please call ahead to see what else the residents might need."

"I was a resident here about 2 months ago. This is the worst place in the entire state of Georgia. I am 17 years old and if I we're to go back to jail again, it would be better than being at CCYA. They fed us expired/outdated food and I had the flu while being here. they refused to take me to the doctor, and they made me quarantine for 14 days straight in my room. It felt like a jail cell. They do not care if you have mental health problems because the staff and directors laughed in my face about it. They threatened me by saying that they will make sure I return back to jail because I told them if they didn't take the cameras out of my bedroom that I would report them to my judge. Do not send your kids here!!!!"

"I'm currently a resident here and let me tell you large majority of staff here could care less about you. The food we get is semi decent but it's pretty much all donated. We get pizza but it's all cold pizza hut pizza which tastes worse after you have to warm it up. Some of the staff also say some slick things or talk behind other residents backs. And when it comes to mental health the best I've gotten in terms of help was "Do you need to go to the hospital?" And if you are old enough they will not hesitate to call the police to take you to jail for something small that you did out of mental problems they don't care about. Also they basically force you sometimes to do something almost meaningless because of policy's that don't make any sense in a helping manner. And if you continue to refuse something that shouldn't even matter whether you choose to be nice and help or just keep doing your business you'll end up with consequence's. Overall my experience has been pretty negative. I felt a bit better on average at an even stricter place and that's saying something."

"CCYA is a space that assists adolescents and young adults through positive reinforcement & focused growth. This private facility fosters meaningful relationships with the youth and tries to best prepare them to succeed in today's society. The grounds also feature roughly 2 acres of gardening space overseen by the Cobb County Master Gardeners featuring perennials, annuals, and native plants. They were featured in the 2019 Garden Tours! A lotta good going on here."