»» H.E.R.O. for Children is the only organization in Georgia solely dedicated to providing Quality of Life care for children infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
»» UGA head football coach Mark Richt, Georgia Tech head basketball coach Paul Hewitt, and Georgia legend Vince Dooley all serve on the Board of Directors.
2005 Miss Universe Natalie Glebova showers smiles on HERO children at Zoo Atlanta
»» H.E.R.O., along with specialists from Emory and the CDC, has developed the 1st curriculum to build life skills around the Emotional, Social, Educational and Financial challenges that HIV/AIDS causes in the lives of children.
»» H.E.R.O. has developed the first Mentor Training Curriculum to prepare adult volunteers for the challenges of mentoring an HIV infected or affected child, also with specialists from Emory and the CDC.
»» H.E.R.O. for Children has the only one-on-one mentoring program for children affected by HIV/AIDS in the state of Georgia.
»» In 2007, H.E.R.O. expanded its programs to serve children affected by HIV/AIDS outside of metro Atlanta, in the Augusta, Albany, Macon and Athens areas.
»» H.E.R.O. for Children has provided 300 children with 18,000 hours of Quality of Life care through more than 1,000 volunteers.
»» H.E.R.O.’s impact has received international recognition by hosting opening night of a United Nations conference on AIDS and when invited to India to present its programs to Microsoft, Hewlitt Packard and 91 international delegations.
»» H.E.R.O. for Children was honored by Governor Sonny Perdue on World AIDS Day 2004 for collecting more than 10,000 HERO red ribbons from across Georgia.