The data gathered by GaFCP showed Dougherty having a higher rate of low-birthweight babies, infant mortality, teen pregnancies and children living in single-parent households than the state average.
Georgia remains among the bottom 10 states for children’s health, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Local “celebrities” from across Dawson County volunteered their time to serve breakfast to community members at Longhorn Steakhouse during Dawson County Family Connection’s annual “Celebrity Waiter” fundraiser.
The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and the Get Georgia Reading Campaign for Grade-Level Reading are pleased to support the FY2024 Community Coalition Grant Initiative, including five Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives.
The board of directors of Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens is delighted to announce it has appointed a new executive director with decades of experience supporting children and non-profit organizations in the Athens-Clarke County community.
Georgia continues to rank in the bottom 10 states in the health. Child poverty, low birthweight, teen death rate, chronic absenteeism are still causes for concern. The good news—more high-school students are graduating on time.
With a poverty rate of 29.6%, Albanians are struggling at more than double the rate of the state as a whole and nearly three times that of the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics.
The event was made possible through donations by local businesses and a matching grant from the Share the Magic Foundation, along with a Literacy Matters Grant from Congressman Sanford Bishop and Thomas County Family Connection.
By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com On Friday April 12, Dawson County ninth graders had a chance to learn and experience firsthand… Read More
In a ceremony held at Homer City Park, Banks County Family Connection held its annual Pinwheel Planting Ceremony Thursday afternoon to bring attention to the critical issue of child abuse.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month, a time when Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Georgia connect with families, communities, prevention advocates and supporters.
Volunteers participated in the long-term recovery efforts led by the Spalding County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (SC VOAD). Spalding County Collaborative Authority for Families and Children, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, serves as the anchor organization for SC VOAD.