Emanuel County Family Connection Assesses Progress
In Emanuel County, the focus of Family Connection is on the improvement of literacy and nutrition for our community’s children and their families.
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Terry Edwards Connects Her Harris County Community
Since relocating to Georgia 21 years ago, Edwards has worked with people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities and has counseled jail inmates and the homeless. Four years ago, she landed at Family Connection.
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Family Connection Providing a Crucial Back-to-School Service
For kids across the county, its arrival marks the beginning of the end of the lazy days of summer and the inevitable return to the Lumpkin County classroom. But for parents on a budget, it can also mean an unwelcome and unexpected cost.
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Georgia Drops to 39th in National Child Well-Being Rankings
Georgia ranks 39th in child well-being, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book by Georgia KIDS COUNT. The report reveals rising poverty, lower reading/ math proficiency, and persistent health and economic disparities.
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Simulation Held at Butler Center Helps Community Members Understand Families Facing Poverty
Hall County Family Connection and the University of Georgia’s Hall County extension held a poverty simulation at the Butler Center on Wednesday. The simulation was meant to help participants gain an understanding of what a typical low-income family goes through.
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Georgia Birthrates Are Falling and That Could Be Bad News for You and the State. Here’s Why.
Fewer American women are having babies than ever before and the birthrate numbers don’t look much better for Georgia residents.
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CareSource Georgia Collaborates with GaFCP to Improve Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Georgia
GaFCP and CareSource Georgia, a nonprofit managed care organization, have teamed up to close these gaps and improve maternal and infant health outcomes in rural Georgia through technology-driven engagement and community-based collaboration.
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KIDS COUNT Data for Floyd County Shows Gaps in Well-Being
Floyd County ranks higher than the state average in children succeeding in school, but other indicators of child and family well-being in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book paint a more troubling picture.
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Dawson County Family Connections Helps Provide School Supplies for Local Children
Every summer, local nonprofit Family Connection helps collect school supplies for the school system to distribute to local children and families in need when classes go back in the fall.
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The Cigna Group Foundation Announces Grants to 24 Nonprofits, Builds on Momentum to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
Burke County Family Connection received grant funding focused on serving youth ages 5-18 and includes support for their parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals, including educators and therapists.
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New Data: Georgia Sinks in National Child Well‑Being Rankings, Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition Steps Up Efforts to Reverse the Trend
As coastal Georgia’s only regional data aggregator, CGIC provides community health dashboards and annual status reports that track over 290 vital indicators, comparing county-level data with state indicators.
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Grady County Family Connection Links Community with Mental Health Resources
Grady County Family Connection connects families to local support services, including referrals for food, housing, and mental health care.