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Through trials and flames, Martha Coley cares for more than 100 Georgia foster children
Martha Coley survived fire to keep fostering local children in need
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Martha Coley sits in the room where her foster children stay on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Coley is still fostering at age 82 and has cared for more than 100 children. - photo by Austin Steele
Martha Coley sits in her living room sometimes, flipping through photo albums she keeps on a shelf below her TV. They’re albums filled with hundreds of photos of children she has known throughout her life, but they're not just friends or acquaintances. They’re family.