T. Ronn Ross
Executive Director
Leads STAY of Georgia's day-to-day operations and program direction, working alongside families, staff, and community partners across the state.
About us
We started because too many families were told to figure it out alone
STAY of Georgia was founded on a simple belief: family support should be coordinated, dignified, and easy to reach. We built the organization we wished existed for the households we knew.
Our mission
Support that keeps people connected to their own communities
We help children, caregivers, and whole households stay safe, stable, and together — through counseling, family preservation, housing and food support, youth programs, and crisis response. Practical services, honest guidance, no conditions on being treated with dignity.
Our teams work in homes, schools, parks, and community spaces across Georgia. Some families come to us for a single service and stay for years. Others need one clear answer during a hard week. Both are worth our full attention.
We keep our own bar simple: would we want this same care for our own family? If the answer is anything less than yes, we change how we work.
Our values
Four commitments we hold ourselves to
Say the honest thing
If a program is not the right fit, we say so and help you find one that is. Trust is worth more than a caseload.
Plan with, never for
The person receiving support sets the direction. Families and staff build around that, not the other way around.
Respect the whole household
Siblings, grandparents, and caregivers are part of the picture. Support that ignores them does not last.
Grow carefully
We expand only where we can staff well. Reliable service in fewer counties beats thin coverage everywhere.
Support
Steady guidance for the whole family, not just a service line item.
Empower
Every plan starts with the person's own goals, voice, and pace.
Include
Programs designed so nobody has to ask whether they belong.
Thrive
We measure success in confidence gained, not hours delivered.
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Leadership
Who leads STAY of Georgia
Leadership of STAY of Georgia.
Accountability
How we hold ourselves to it
We publish what we can measure, review every program annually, and ask the families we serve what should change. When something is not working, we say so before someone else has to.