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How Tonya Walker is building a furniture bank for those in need in North Georgia
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Forsyth County resident recently opened Hope by Design, a nonprofit organization that operates a thrift store near downtown Cumming and furnishes apartments for families in need. - photo by Brian Paglia
When Tonya Walker was 9, she read the verse James 1:27 in the Bible: look after the orphans and widows in their distress.