Evaluation

Georgia Family Connection Partnership leverages statewide knowledge, resources, and relationships to achieve better outcomes for every child, family, and community. We improve policies and practices by building partnerships and fostering informed decision-making through data, research, and evaluation.

GaFCP unites the Georgia Family Connection statewide network in a shared framework that promotes consistent, ongoing collaboration and peer learning—allowing local Collaboratives in all 159 counties to draw on the collective wisdom and experience of communities across the state.

One of the ways we support Collaboratives and empower communities to craft local solutions based on local decisions is by linking them to the latest research and information about best practices for collaborating and improving the well-being of children and families, and about state- and local-level policies that affect Georgia.

What we do is vital, because we work toward measurably better outcomes for all Georgians. The Evaluation and Results Accountability Team supports county Collaboratives as they plan, implement, and account for effects of their strategies on outcomes for children and families. Planning, implementation, and evaluation are seamless aspects of a unified support system to Collaboratives.

IMPACT examines how collaboration among our local- and state-level partners affects indicators of child, family, and community well-being. Each edition presents a snapshot of a finding taken from reports produced by GaFCP’s Outcomes Team of researchers, including Metis Associates and Georgia State University.