Community Services/Non-Profits near Saint Simons Island, GA

“We heart The Farm at Oatland North! Located at the beginning of the driveway to Cannon's Point Preserve (another great spot), on your right, is a dirt road leading to a wonderful sanctuary for animals! Open every Sunday, 2-4pm, or by appointment. I was so missing "The Farm" the Sunday after my trip to the Golden Isles this year. I visit animal sanctuaries frequently, and they are all wonderful, but this place was especially magical to me. Really positive energy and happy hopeful souls. These are such deserving, but also lucky animals who get to find their forever home at The Farm at Oatland North. Here you will find a bunch of horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, and cats. Dogs have lived here (and probably other species too), but currently those mentioned are the animal residents. You may feed the animals but please make sure you ask volunteers who may eat what. A senior woman was going around with sugar cubes ignorant of (or not bothering to care about) the fact that one of the horses has a heart condition, among other health concerns in other animals. The white donkey, Wonkey, who walks around to meet people, has lost nearly all his teeth, so we made sure to have cooked carrots mushy enough for him not to choke. The volunteers told us that the week before so we took note, but others were just trying to give him anything. If you truly want to show care toward these animals, please think through the foods you give them. The ASPCA offers a whole list of foods toxic to horses, cats, dogs, etc. take a look before you bring foods. Avocados, grapes, onions, and citrus are just a few foods that are completely toxic to most animals. We met volunteers, Sally, Diane, and Leanne, and they were so kind and engaging. Often volunteers at rescues and sanctuaries are kind, but usually preoccupied with all the work they are doing. Not these ladies! They sat and talked with us in the Adirondack chair circle for a good 20min on Christmas Eve, and we saw Sally and Diane again on New Year's Eve, just as friendly and sweet. Our first visit, Sally took us around and gave us backstories on most of the animals. She taught us a lot of horse facts too (my kid now wants a horse). Second visit, we met two of the pigs' "mom" who raised them in her apartment when they were piglets. All of the volunteers have hearts of gold, and I told them I have never felt such calm and loving animals as I did here (and we visit a LOT of rescues, sanctuaries, zoos, etc). We could not have been more impressed with the love and trust between humans and animals at this farm. The horses loved our 8lbs of apples. Diane had a core-er in the office, and gave us a feed bucket to put slices in, which really made feeding easy. Sally had explained we need to use our voice to call Tex over because he's blind. My son loved being patient and using voice to call him over. Tex would paw at the ground for another apple slice. The horses were so excited for the snacks because visiting time is always before dinner served at 4 when everyone leaves. Anything visitors bring are well-loved hors d'oeuvres! The cats are all so loving too. They all look super healthy, but we made sure to wash our hands before going home to our own kitties (we take our kitties to GA), because you can never tell if a cat has FIP, a coronavirus that can be latent in some carrier cats, and deadly in others (I lost a cat to FIP). So pat and enjoy these kitties for sure, just do a COVID-style soap and water scrub before touching your pets at home. This is our 4th year visiting Jekyll and we just found out about "The Farm" even after visiting Cannon's Point our first year! Oh well, wish we'd found them sooner but shoutout to StSiMoms.com for tipping me off to this great place! Love love love The Farm at Oatland North!”

“Went to see local actors put on a musical comedic version of Young Frankenstein at the convention center.. My wife was most eager to go. She urged me to make this review with this rating. Now, don't tell her, but I had a fantastic time! The actors were truly enjoyable and they were superb in their roles! I live hours away but would gladly travel to see them perform again. Just don't tell my wife.”

“I love these guys!! When on campus, they’re courteous, polite and always eager to be of assistance. Same goes when you’ve flown back home and seek to purchase items online. They’re quick with a call back and waste zero time getting you what you need. Gratitude and respect from the field FLETC Express .. keep up the great work!!”

“We loved this store! A large variety of items. Clothing was half price when we visited. Prices were very reasonable. All Christian literature was free. Employees were friendly. We will definitely be back! Probably tomorrow!”

“Small, clean shop with a modest selection. You definitely won't spend more than 30 minutes "scouring" the racks, especially since things are well organized and nicely displayed. That being said, the prices are amazing and they have a great selection of quality, name-brand items in wonderful condition. It's definitely worth popping in to see if you can score a real deal! They were also very friendly which goes a long way with me!”

“Usually good prices & love the folks working there. You can tell they love their job & have fun while working. My first place to look when I need something.”

“Less organized than other Goodwill store I've been to, especially clothes. Just... label the sections of the store at least? Lots of interesting furniture finds come through here though.”