Connected Editorial
December 12, 2006

From Gaye Morris Smith, Executive Director
Family Connection Partnership, Inc.

It's that time of year when we stop to count our blessings, treasure our loved ones, and reflect on our life's work in the world. It is absolutely astounding to conceive that a brand new year is only two weeks away. Where has the time gone? What a year it has been!

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Featured in this edition of Connected:

News from Georgia 2006 KIDS COUNT
Tour Proves that Kids Do Count in Georgia
2006 Georgia KIDS COUNT wraps up statewide tours
Policy: It's Time for Affordable Health Insurance for All Georgia's Kids
Voices for Georgia’s Children led discussions on an initiative to reach uninsured and underinsured children in Georgia.
Budget: How Are the Children?
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute shows how state revenue policies affect the health of Georgia's young people
Links to Georgia 2006 KIDS COUNT

• Georgia 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book Online
• Watch the 2006 KIDS COUNT Tour Presentations online
• Download the 2006 KIDS COUNT Tour PowerPoint presentations
• Georgia KIDS COUNT in the News

FCP and Collaborative News
Georgia Awarded $60K Packard Grant to Promote Health Insurance for All Children
FCP and Voices for Georgia's Children are sharing funds to jointly administer a year-long project called the Children's Health Coverage Narrative.
$50k Grant Will Help Cobb Community Collaborative and Faith-Based Partners Continue to Serve the Needy
This grant helps grass-roots faith-based and community organizations enhance their ability to provide a wide range of social services for those in need.
Collaboratives Receive Funding for Implementing Volunteer Programs
Recipients of the Hands on Georgia grants are committed to implementing community-based volunteer recruitment and management programs.

• New Data Snapshot Available: Over Half of Low-Income Children Live With a Parent Who Works Regularly
• Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, School Districts, Revenues, and Expenditures: School Year 2004-05 and Fiscal Year 2004
• Child Trends Releases An Overview of State-Level Data on Child Well-Being Available Through the Federal Statistical System
• America’s Promise, the Alliance for Youth, Releases Its First Big Report, “Every Child; Every Promise: Turning Failure into Action”
• Dec 2006/Jan 2007 Edition of Children's Bureau Express Now Available
• Read Georgia's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative’s Monthly Update
  

• GBPI VISION 2007 Policy Conference: Reform and Revitalization
• GA-CAN! Kick Off Meeting
• Georgia High School Technical Communication Competition
• Georgia Afterschool Business Partnership Breakfast
• 2007 G-CAPP Legislative Reception
• Family Connection Summit: Charting the Course
• 9th biennial Family Connection Conference

Public Affairs and Policy Team
Family Connection Partnership
www.gafcp.org