Gifts, Awards & Announcements 
Women's Empowerment Network
$3,700 to Diamond In The Rough
January 2012
Centerville Wal-Mart awards
$1,000 to Diamond In The Rough
December 2011
Governors Office of Family & Children Services awards
$60,713 for Abstinence Education & Youth Development
February 2011
Jackson EMC awards Diamond In The Rough
$2,325 for Clusters Mentoring Program
February 2011
W.B. Keaney& Associates awards
$1,000 gift
September 2010
Metro Atlanta Bikers Coalition awards
$1,000 gift through Annual Charity
September 2010
Coldwell Cares awards $500 gift
June 2010
Jackson EMC awards Diamond In The Rough
$4,000 for Mobile Computer Lab
December 2009
Lawrenceville Women's Club provides monetary gift for
Arts and Youth Programs
December 2009
Governors Office for Children & Families awards
$37,277 for Love, Lust & Lies Program
November 2009
DITR receives capacity building grant and training from
Safehouse Learning Community Capacity Building Program
June 2009
Media 
News Articles & Press Releases
2012 People You Need To Know Magazine
Page 64-65
Diamond In The Rough featured on
Fox 5 - Good Day Atlanta
December 21,2011
Local youth program rallies the community to help others in need
Examiner
February 15, 2010
Youth Lead Haiti Relief
Gwinnett Daily Post
January 29, 2010
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Mentoring program gives girls strength to succeed
Diamond in the Rough founder trying to transform lives, one at a time
By GRACIE BONDS STAPLES
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/22/07
Click here for full article
7000 More Magazine
February 2007
The Most Precious Gift
Gwinnett Daily Post
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Some Gifts Last a Lifetime
Gwinnett Daily Post
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Today's Teenagers Face UNIQUE Challenge
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Mentoring program gives girls strength to succeed

