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    Mommy & Me Fun Day Urges Parents to Get Meriwether Reading

    December 11, 2020

    Get Meriwether Reading, a coalition of Meriwether County leaders working to encourage development of the community’s next generation, hosted a Mommy & Me Fall Fun Day event coordinated by Meriwether County Family Connection.

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    Providing Early Literacy Support at Home

    November 17, 2020

    A new affordable apartment complex in Warner Robins utilizes an on-site early learning center in the clubhouse to provide young children with supports and services they need to boost early literacy skills.

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    Home Visitation Program Provides Valuable Support to Elbert County Families

    November 12, 2020

    Understanding that her prematurely born son, Carter, may not engage in the same activities as other babies his age put Macie McCannon’s mind at ease. It’s one less worry for the 16-year-old mother who’s strengthening her parenting skills and knowledge through the Elbert County home visitation program.

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    Amerigroup Awards $10,000 to GaFCP to Support Relief Efforts in Southwest Georgia Counties Impacted by COVID-19

    October 21, 2020

    Amerigroup has awarded $10,000 in grant funding to Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) to support the relief efforts of 11 county Collaboratives.

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    Census Events Reach Neighbors in Need in Montgomery, Treutlen, and Wheeler Counties

    October 1, 2020

    Montgomery County Commissioner Brandon Braddy is looking to Census 2020 as a way to improve conditions for his struggling neighbors. He turned to Kristy Bennett, coordinator for Montgomery, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties—Tri-County Family Connection—to lead the organizing of efforts.

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    Helpers in Lumpkin County Found Everywhere During the Pandemic

    September 28, 2020

    Perhaps the African proverb “It takes a village” takes on even more meaning when the village itself is struggling amid a public health crisis. Proving this to be true were business owners, volunteers, and school officials in Lumpkin County who found ways to help the community while facing their own COVID-related challenges.

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    An Interview—’The Two Georgias Initiative’ Participants: Zoe Myers and Jennifer Lovett of Cook County Family Connection

    September 25, 2020

    Healthcare Georgia Foundation’s Catalyst interviewed Zoe Myers and Jennifer Lovett of Cook County Family Connection to find out how the Collaborative is doing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Everyone Counts in Polk County

    September 8, 2020

    Polk County’s Complete Count Committee—which includes county and city representatives, public health officials, local media, parents, and leaders from local schools, libraries, and churches—brainstormed new ways to promote the census, particularly in hard-to-reach neighborhoods.

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    WIC Matters Works to Get Healthy Foods on Georgia Families’ Tables

    August 27, 2020

    The Georgia Family Connection Partnership WIC Matters Cohort, a group of nine Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives, is working together with WIC to help ensure that all eligible women are informed about, enroll in, and actively use the program’s valuable resources.

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    Troup County Reframes Summer Reading Efforts Amidst Pandemic

    August 24, 2020

    Troup County literacy leaders found new ways to reach kids safely this year, expanding coverage and piloting an online tutoring program called “Read, Learn, Grow.”

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    Empowering and Connecting Middle Georgia Communities

    August 20, 2020

    Resilient Middle Georgia is a coalition that aims to foster community resilience and integrate trauma awareness in Central Georgia.

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    Twiggs County Family Connection—Bringing Literacy Home

    August 4, 2020

    Twiggs County Family Connection’s summer reading program was transitioned to a virtual platform, presenting new challenges—and opportunities to reach the county’s most vulnerable children and families.

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