Volunteer Profile: Victoria Hill

This past year, Victoria Hill had the honor of serving our state as Miss Georgia 2019, which gave her the chance to volunteer her time to help many organizations that assist children in foster care.

“Serving as Miss Georgia gave me the opportunity to give 100% of my attention to meeting the needs of children in foster care. I had the great honor of partnering with so many incredible organizations that exist for the sole purpose of serving children,” said Hill.

As a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Cherokee, Hill is proud to be a part of Kiwanis International (Kiwanis.org). Kiwanians around the globe work to recognize needs of children in their communities and work tirelessly to get those needs met. The organization’s slogan is “See a Need. Meet a Need.” As Miss Georgia, Hill traveled all over the state visiting different Kiwanis Clubs to encourage them in their work.

Much of Hill’s time this past year was spent with superheroes disguised as court appointed special advocates (CASA). CASA volunteers (GaCASA.org) advocate for children in the court system, and they often become mentors and confidants for those most vulnerable. The goal is to provide every child in foster care with his/her own CASA.

Throughout this past year, Hill also worked with several foster care organizations. There are about 100 agencies in Georgia.

“I worked most closely with my dear friends at Faithbridge Foster Care (FaithbridgeFosterCare.org), Bethany Christian Services (Bethany.org), and Goshen Valley (GoshenValley.org). If you are considering fostering, these agencies are excellent places to start. I know they would love to hear from you,” Hill said.

Hill also acknowledged that many friends and organizations joined her in supporting and helping those involved in bettering the lives of children in foster care.

“Last year, I performed in a concert with Brian Osborne, and due to the generosity of several magnanimous organizations such as Daikin Applied, over $50,000 was raised in financial donations and goods and services for the sole purpose of meeting the needs of kids in care. As a result, I will soon be headed to a ribbon cutting for a new gazebo for the young men at Bald Ridge Lodge (BaldRidgeLodge.org). This gazebo is being built entirely from funds raised at our concert,” said Hill.

The highlight of Hill’s year serving as Miss Georgia was the time she spent directly with the incredible young people who are currently in foster care.

“Whether it was with young men, such as Tobias, who are in the program with Gilliard and Company (GilliardAndCompany.org) in Savannah or the young women at the North Georgia Angel House (AngelHouseGa.com), I was most happy when I was spending time with them. These amazing young people have more grit and determination than most people I know, and they deserve our support, attention, and love,” Hill said.

Two of Hill’s uncles were adopted out of foster care and because of her love for them and her love for Christ, she is committed to helping children experiencing foster care. If you would like to join Hill in this cause, please reach out to any of the amazing worthy organizations mentioned in this article.

“Tell them you need a role to play, and together, we can ‘flip the script on foster care.’ Instead of children waiting on loving homes, we will have loving homes waiting on these precious children,” said Hill.