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GaFCP's
Indicators of Child and Family Georgia Family Connection Partnership's (GaFCP) promising indicator project, "Georgia Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Well-Being: Decision-Making by the Numbers," took second place in the 2008 Community Indicator Consortium (CIC) Innovation Awards. CIC presented the award in June at its Sixth International Conference in Arlington, Va. CIC celebrates programs from around the world that use indicators to measure needs and progress, and then effectively use that data to make positive improvements in their communities. The Georgia Indicators of Child and Family Well-Being uses data from federal and state sources to track the status of children, families, and communities. Citizens and policymakers use the indicators, also known as Georgia KIDS COUNT, at the local, regional, and state level to measure progress and make informed decisions about priorities, services, and resources. "Data-driven decision-making has been the hallmark of Family Connection since its inception," said GaFCP Executive Director Gaye Morris Smith. "This award is a testimony to more than a decade of work focused on improving outcomes for children, families, and communities. While we are proud and honored that our work is recognized and honored on an international scale, we know and understand that our work is far from complete." Georgia Family Connection tracks 45 indicators of child, family, and community well-being. County collaboratives use the indicators to write strategic plans, develop funding plans, measure implementation of programs, and evaluate results.
"This award was truly a team effort between the Evaluation Team and the Policy and Communications Department at GaFCP," said Julie Sharpe, Georgia KIDS COUNT co-manager, who accepted the award on behalf of GaFCP. "It represents the daily collaborative efforts at the local level." GaFCP representatives also presented three papers at the conference. Sharpe and Rebekah Hudgins of Georgia KIDS COUNT presented "Linking Indicators to Community Decision-Making"; Mary G. Parks, coordinator of Hall County Commission for Children and Families, and Carol Williams, senior vice president of community impact for United Way of Hall County, presented "Hall LIFE: A Community Process for Selecting Quality of Life Indicators"; and Adam Darnell, Ph.D., project manager for EMSTAR Research Inc., presented "Using County-Level Indicators to Identify Effects of Georgia Family Connection Community Collaboratives." Learn more about the Community Indicators Consortium. |
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