Providing Early Literacy Support at Home
A new affordable apartment complex in Warner Robins utilizes an on-site early learning center in the clubhouse to provide young children with supports and services they need to boost early literacy skills.
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Gwinnett Building Babies’ Brains: Helping All Children Thrive in Kindergarten
Building Babies’ Brains is a comprehensive website with local resources and content that gives parents the tools they need to help grow their child’s brain.
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Amerigroup Awards $10,000 to GaFCP to Support Relief Efforts in Southwest Georgia Counties Impacted by COVID-19
Amerigroup has awarded $10,000 in grant funding to Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) to support the relief efforts of 11 county Collaboratives.
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Swing Fore Kids Golf Classic benefits Rome Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth
Proceeds from the Rome Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth’s 26th Annual Swing Fore Kids Golf Classic will help to offset the cost of the Floyd County Teen Maze and fund grants for nonprofit organizations, and other programs and events that support children and teens.
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Unwrapping Kindness
My story, The Night the Stars Fell from the Sky, is rooted in two very meaningful parts of my life: my family and my career in education that spanned 38 years.
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The Other ACE: Adverse Community Environments
It’s difficult to even approach the topic of resilience while people are trying to meet basic needs during a crisis. However, it’s also the most crucial time to have this conversation.
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Everyone Counts in Polk County
Polk County’s Complete Count Committee—which includes county and city representatives, public health officials, local media, parents, and leaders from local schools, libraries, and churches—brainstormed new ways to promote the census, particularly in hard-to-reach neighborhoods.
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DECAL to Offer Financial Assistance to School Age Students Whose Schools Have Opted for Virtual Learning
The new Supporting Onsite Learning for Virtual Education (SOLVE) Program provides additional childcare funding options for students ages 5-12 whose school systems have opted for virtual-only learning models during the pandemic.
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Troup County Reframes Summer Reading Efforts Amidst Pandemic
Troup County literacy leaders found new ways to reach kids safely this year, expanding coverage and piloting an online tutoring program called “Read, Learn, Grow.”
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Empowering and Connecting Middle Georgia Communities
Resilient Middle Georgia is a coalition that aims to foster community resilience and integrate trauma awareness in Central Georgia.
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Roadmap to Reading Creates a Game-Changing Pathway to Children’s Deep Reading Brains
Roadmap to Reading is a dynamic, relationship-based online program designed to help teachers construct each child’s deep reading brain during the upcoming school year.
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Turnip the Volume—and Get Ready for Farm to School Month
“Turnip the Volume (Can you Dig It?)” is a statewide celebration coordinated by Georgia Organics to help kids across Georgia get to know turnips by growing, eating, and learning about it.