City Council members and Cobb County School District partners contributed to the groundbreaking of the newest Little Free Library in Cobb County, designed to improve literacy by increasing access to books in the community.
Race2Read Literacy Champions show support of literacy and Race2Read with donations, special events, and more. The challenge’s newest champions include Georgia Family Connection and UPS.
Get Georgia Reading, GPB, and GaDOE assembled an array of fun activities parents and caregivers can use to connect with their children at home and reached out to some Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives to get the materials to their most vulnerable families.
Get Georgia Reading partner Renaissance is again delivering thousands of free books—plus engaging daily news articles—to your computer and mobile devices, available 24 hours a day from May 3 through July 31.
Childhood trauma affects emotional and mental health, and physiological health. LaDonna Collins of the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth says understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences and how to prevent them are key components in seeing communities thrive.
Dougherty County Family Literacy Council is partnering with DFCS to help disadvantaged families become self-sufficient, stable, successful—and more literate in family wellness and well-being
The purpose of this request for proposals is to stimulate planning and facilitate collaboration and community discussion to expand the number of school-based health centers in Georgia.
More than 9,700 victims of child abuse and neglect were confirmed in Georgia in 2019. Experts agree that at the root of prevention is strengthening relationships and supporting parents and the home environment, and that is at the heart of the GaFCP Family Support Cohort.
Houston County Family Connection Executive Director Tian Foss is hosting monthly meetings to inform first responders of the resources available to help the homeless.
The Board of Commissioners in Dawson County recently honored Nancy Stites, retiring director of Dawson County Family Connection, for her 15 years of service to that organization and to the community.
One Door Polk serves as a “social services hub” offering mental health, healthcare and a wide array of social services all under one roof.
Jairaj Goberdhan, a family physician there, says the pandemic has produced many more people with depression and anxiety, and has led to weight gain and uncontrolled diabetes.