Athens Organizations Unite for Fall Civic Engagement Events
There’s a renewed energy in the air, and it’s not just about game day—there’s a surge in civic engagement.
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It’s Time to ParSLAY the Day During Farm to School Month This October
October is Farm to School Month, and schools and early care centers statewide are ready to “ParSLAY the Day!” This statewide celebration is coordinated by Georgia Organics to get kids eating, growing, and participating in parsley-themed activities.
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Coweta Family Connection, Caring Hearts Donate 1,200 Backpacks
In addition to the donated bags, numerous grants, donations, and scholarship funding allowed Coweta Family Connection and Caring Hearts to raise more than $12,000 from the event.
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GoMo Health Mom’s Heart Matters: A Proven Solution to Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
Mom’s Heart Matters is an interactive digital intervention that leverages behavioral and cognitive science to improve perinatal wellness and reduce the rate of hypertension-related mortality.
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DECAL & GaDOE Foundations Awarding $100,000 in Early Literacy Alignment Mini-Grants to Local Public Elementary Schools and Child Care Programs
To receive the mini-grant, the schools must show how they collaborate with the child care programs to vertically align their early literacy practices to assist young students.
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Dawson County Family Connection’s Third “Family Fair” Features Fun, Food, Fellowship
Helpful resources included take-home information and freebies from a variety of organizations, from food banks and health and wellbeing-related nonprofits to public entities.
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Lee County Family Connection to Receive Reading Grant
Lee County Family Connection officials said they are grateful for the opportunity to work with Worldreader, which will expand book access through BookSmart, build reading comprehension and emotional intelligence, and foster a love of reading among children.
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Cobb Collaborative Concludes Summer Reading Programming
Cobb Collaborative, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, and the local point of contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, recently concluded its summer literacy programming to support Marietta City Schools students and families.
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Pilot Supports Postpartum Health in Black Moms
The program combats the disproportionately high rates of disease and death among Black mothers with high blood pressure. It builds on the work of two Liberty Regional nurses, Heather Daniels and Sandy Wells, and seeks to create a safety net for postpartum moms by connecting and coordinating care across a number of areas, including:
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Rome-Floyd Commission on Children and Youth Announces New Executive Director
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Jolly as its new Executive Director.
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Summer Program Parents in Whitfield County Learn Strategies to Help Prime Children for School
The United Way of NWGA, in collaboration with Dalton/Whitfield Family Connection, Dalton Public Schools, Dalton/Whitfield Public Library and the Early Childhood Initiative of NWGA, received a $14,000 Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy Community Coalition Grant.
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National Early Language and Literacy Expert Emily Rubin Completes 2024 Training Sessions for Savannah Chatham Teachers
Two-thirds of Georgia’s third-graders are not reading on grade level. The result is long-term negative consequences for those children, their families, their communities, and our state.