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Focusing on the Whole Family
November 12, 2014
Even as national and state unemployment rates decline, 45 percent of the nation’s children ages 0 ─ 8 are still growing up in low-income families, according to a study released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The rate of Georgia’s families with young children that lack economic stability exceeds 50 percent, and of those families, 49.3 percent lack full-time, year-round work. The solution: a two-generation approach that focus on improving conditions for vulnerable children and their parents—together.
Georgia Family Connection Conference Unlocks the Possibilities and Power of Its Statewide Network
October 31, 2014
More than 400 Georgia Family Connection Collaborative members, local and state partners, and a contingency from partner organization Missouri Family and Community Trust gathered for the 2014 Georgia Family Connection Conference in Augusta last week. The conference marked the statewide network’s first in seven years.
Selection Process Completed for Early Education Empowerment Zones
September 30, 2014
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning this month announced its four Early Education Empowerment Zones, selected to promote early education system reform initiatives that support better outcomes for young children.
Maze teaches Chattahoochee Valley teens the sobering reality of decision making
September 29, 2014
by Jenyne Donaldson l WTVM 9
Citizen of the Week: Suzanne Harbin
September 26, 2014
The Daily Citizen
Blessing Bags Provide Need for Baldwin County Children
September 25, 2014
by WGXA Staff l WGXA TV
Free digital textbooks available through the Ga. Dept. of Education
September 3, 2014
Teachers, school leaders, parents, and students can access free, interactive digital textbooks through the Georgia Dept. of Education’s website.
GaDOE accepting applications for Georgia Family-Friendly Partnership School Awards
August 26, 2014
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), along with its partners—The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Educators, and… Read More
Georgia Launches a Campaign to Get All Kids in the State on a Path to Reading Proficiency by 2020
August 7, 2014
Georgia Family Connection joined first lady Sandra Deal and more than 100 partners representing government agencies, business, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and communities from across the state at GPB in Atlanta this week to launch Get Georgia Reading—Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Report Shows GA Improving in Educational Achievement, but must Close Gaps to Catch up with Nation
July 30, 2014
The 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which The Annie E. Casey Foundation released last week, ranks Georgia 40th in the nation in education. But that’s not the whole story. Georgia Family Connection Partnership released a new Data Snapshot today that explores education trends in this state over the past decade.
Updated look at the latest KIDS COUNT data: Concerns about poverty, child abuse and neglect
July 23, 2014
by John Druckenmiller l Hometown Headlines
Georgia Ranks 42nd in the Nation for Child Well-being in 2014 KIDS COUNT Book
July 22, 2014
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released a report today that ranks Georgia 42nd in the nation in child well-being. The 2014 national KIDS COUNT Data Book, which marks the 25th anniversary edition, reports that Georgia climbed one spot from last year’s report.