Cover StoryThe Craddock Center by William Brosend in the March 4, 2015 issueShareShare on TwitterShare on FacebookEmail to a friendPrint Read the main article on Fred Craddock in retirement. The idea for the Craddock Center began when a Head Start staffer in Ellijay, Georgia, called Cherry Log Christian Church and spoke to Fred Craddock. “I hear you care about poor people,” she said.