United in Crisis: Greater Valdosta United Way Rallies to Feed South Georgia Families
Recipients of the emergency support include Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives in Bacon, Lanier, and Brooks counties.
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New Initiative Spreads Hope—and Much-Needed Meals—to Walker County Families
The 100 Bags of Hope Challenge is a simple yet meaningful way to ensure families have access to essential resources and support when they need it most.
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McIntosh County Health Department and Family Connection Host Community Resource Event for Women and Children
McIntosh County Family Connection Coordinator Tracy Sandford said the collaborative approach will help break down barriers to care, enhance health outcomes, and advance health equity for women and children in McIntosh County.
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Atlanta Fulton Family Connection Provides Targeted Support to Children and Families
Involvement in multiple cohorts allows the Collaborative to see the big picture of the issues families face, to ensure resources get where they’re needed, and that we aren’t duplicating those resources.
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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.