A little about us.

Recognizing that child victims of crime had special needs, former District Attorney Jack Partain established The GreenHouse in 1994 as an outreach of the DA’s Victim/Witness Assistance Program. Use of the house, a little bungalow that had been subdivided into two apartments, was offered for $1 a year by World Carpet, now Mohawk Industries. The community was generous in outfitting the little house and inmate labor was used to transform it from a shabby duplex into a charming child-friendly cottage decorated around a rainforest theme.

In 2012, the The GreenHouse Board of Directors voted to become an independent agency, separating from the District Attorney’s Office to become a standalone 501(c ) 3 organization. In 2013, The GreenHouse became a United Way of Northwest Georgia Community Partner which allowed services to continue, so no clients were lost in the transition.

In 2019, The GreenHouse relocated to a temporary, larger facility and will implement forensic medical exams on-site by August of 2019. The GreenHouse is currently pursuing a capital campaign to purchase or construct a permanent facility ensuring that the needs of victims are met with no delay for years to come