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  • Restoring Hope in Candler County

    Candler County is proud of its new Boys and Girls Club. And rightly so. The community came together to take an abandoned ramshackle school and restore it to a state-of-the-art facility where all of Candler’s young people can gather to nourish their minds and bodies.

  • Where will your possibilities take you?

    Being able to document our experiences and just to have fun with social media really helped us from Region 11 to engage in the Georgia Family Connection Conference, more.

  • Your Kids Need to Spend Some Time with a Head Pincher

    Getting every kid in Georgia on the path to reading proficiency is serious and urgent business, but the act of reading has to be fun and pleasurable for them. So how do we quit making “read” a four-letter word?

  • On Cancer and Collaboration

    On Thursday, January 9, 2014, community support specialist Joey Mullins’ oncologist told him he had cancer. On Wednesday, June 25, his oncologist said, “You’re cured.” Joey learned some valuable lessons on that grueling journey through 23 rounds of radiation, 5 rounds of chemotherapy, and major surgery—many of which relate to the work of collaboration we do through Family Connection.

  • Welcome, Amy Jacobs, DECAL Interim Commissioner

    We join Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) in welcoming Amy Jacobs as interim commissioner. Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Jacobs to replace Bobby Cagle, who now serves as interim director for the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS).

  • Summer Learning Day Puts Programs, Camps, Libraries on Same Page

    Calling all teachers, counselors, parents, caregivers, and advocates: Synchronize your watches for 10 a.m., June 20. That’s when representatives from summer learning programs, recreation centers, day care centers, schools, libraries, and camps across Georgia will read to kids at the same time to mark Summer Learning Day.

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