After School Meal Program Now Enrolling
The Georgia Food Bank Association is enrolling after-school programs and childcare centers interested in participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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Bike rodeo promotes exercise, community
by Felicia Cummings l The Union-Recorder
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DECAL and Quality Rated Launch Applications for Inaugural Quality Rated Advisory Committee
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning released applications today for its Quality Rated Advisory Committee to guide and foster growth for Georgia’s Quality Rated program.
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Report: Ga. making gains in family wellness
by Felicia Cummings l Union-Recorder
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A third of Floyd County kids are living in poverty; local rate higher than state, national averages
by Kristina Wilder l Rome News-Tribune
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Survey: Georgia Still Ranks Near The Bottom For Child Poverty
by Michell Eloy l 90.1 FM WABE
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Child poverty on the rise in Georgia
by Katy Solt l FOX 6 WBRC
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Dawson County’s New Ordinance Warns Parents: Don’t Be a Party to Underage Drinking
There hasn’t been a single minor killed in a car crash involving an underage drunk driver in Dawson County in more than six years. What, then, prompted Dawson County Family Connection to lead an effort to adopt a countywide ordinance that holds parents accountable if they allow their kids’ friends to drink on their property?
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Bibb County ranks near bottom of state for children living in poverty
by Becky Purser l The Telegraph
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Kids in poverty rose sharply in Clarke County in five years, report says
by Lee Shearer l Athens Banner-Herald
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Georgia Jumps Two Spots to 40th in National Ranking of Child and Family Well-Being
Georgia climbed two spots to 40th in an annual national ranking of child and family well-being. But even with the improved ranking, more than one in four of Georgia’s kids still struggle to get basic necessities to live healthy and productive lives.
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Report: Georgia rises in kids’ care
by Craig Schneider l The Atlanta Journal-Constitution