Nutricize: Recipe for a Better Quality of Life
Residents in Marion County have improved their quality of life thanks to a nutrition and fitness program that focuses on effective weight loss by combining healthy eating habits and exercise.
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Troup and Houston Counties Make the 2011 list of 100 Best Communities for Young People
When America’s Promise Alliance released the 2011 list of 100 Best Communities for Young People this week, Troup and Houston counties were among the winners. The competition recognizes cities across the country that focus on reducing high-school dropout rates and providing service and support to youth.
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Connecting the Pipeline from Pre-K to High School and Beyond
Often times, the focus is on high-school graduation rates, although critical, people forget that if a student doesn’t have a strong beginning, focusing on the efforts to help children succeed at the end of the process will be in vain.
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Heavy Reliance on Juvenile Incarceration Is Not Paying Off for Taxpayers or Kids, Report Finds
Locking up juvenile offenders in correctional facilities is not paying off from a public safety, rehabilitation or cost perspective, according to a new report the Annie E. Casey Foundation released today.
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One in Four Georgia Children Living in Poverty
Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau show the profound impact the recession has had on Georgia’s children and families.
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Nearly 2 million Georgia Residents Living in Poverty
According to new poverty data the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey released this week, Georgia’s poverty rate was the third highest in the nation in 2010.
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More than a Quarter of Households with Children in Georgia Can’t Afford Enough Food
According to a new report by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Georgia has the nation’s 16th highest rate of households with food hardship.
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New KIDS COUNT Report Shows Georgia Must Do Better for Its Children in Poverty
According to the 2011 national KIDS COUNT Data Book released today by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Georgia held onto a national ranking of 42nd in critical indicators of child well-being for the third straight year.
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Watch Millen, Ga. on Dateline NBC this Sunday
Watch “The Town That Jobs Forgot” on Dateline NBC on Sunday night. The story features Jenkins County Family Commission.
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Weighing in on Education Reform: The Reauthorization of ESEA
The No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization this year, so now is the time to explore the critical areas our legislators need to address.
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“The state isn’t going to tell you what to do.”
Janet Bittner and Juanita Blount-Clark of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia reminisce about the birth of Georgia Family Connection.
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New Study Shows Lack of Access to Supermarkets is Linked to Diet-Related Disease
Georgia’s existing supermarkets are unevenly distributed, leaving a disproportionately high number of lower-income residents without access to healthy food. Georgia Family Connection Partnership has helped form a Georgia Supermarket Access Task Force to develop a solution for this state.