2025 marks 10 years of service to our neighbors by our volunteers. As of November, we have delivered over 2700 core services which include information, meals, rides and visits. This does not include the thousands of neighbors that have participated in our education programs, health screenings, blood drives, public safety classes, support groups…..
Support Group for Caregivers of Family Members Suffering Memory Loss
North GA Parkinson’s Support Group
Future Education Programs
Topics for 2026 include
Alzheimer’s Research follow up and Caretaking
Cardiovascular Health
Auditory Issues and its Impact on Aging.
Dates and speakers TBD
What we do
We provide wellness-related activities and services (Info, Meals, Rides, Visits, Support Services or Education) at no cost, for eligible families and individuals of all ages throughout the community. Please take a few minutes to watch our video that highlights our services through testimonials from clients and volunteers!
Who we are
The Big Canoe Wellness Collaborative is a non-profit, all volunteer group which provides short-term non-emergency and non-medical wellness services to the residents of Big Canoe. The Collaborative is a tax-exempt Charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tax ID #47-1453641.
To learn how we started, where we've come from, take a look at our History.
And, here's our current leadership.
Did you know?
Emergency Preparedness fact sheets, specific to each neighborhood, are now available here and on the Big Canoe POA website.
The Georgia legislature has enacted a new statutory Power of Attorney form in an effort to increase the acceptance of the form throughout various institutions. If your Power of Attorney is dated prior to 2017, you might check with your attorney to see if it is compliant.
Ongoing and Upcoming Events can be found on the Events page - be sure to take a look!
