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.
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.
The Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition (CGIC), a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, was pleased to help sponsor and organize the event at Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus.
Volunteers from Emanuel County Family Connection and Georgia Family Connection staff assisted the students in this fun nutrition program that taught food preparation, safety, and healthy eating.
Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition (CGIC), United Way of the Coastal Empire, Live Oak Public Libraries, Get Georgia Reading, Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and Savannah Chatham Public School System recently presented a workshop series for Savannah educators focused on developing early language skills in young learners.
The data gathered by GaFCP showed Dougherty having a higher rate of low-birthweight babies, infant mortality, teen pregnancies and children living in single-parent households than the state average.
Georgia remains among the bottom 10 states for children’s health, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Local “celebrities” from across Dawson County volunteered their time to serve breakfast to community members at Longhorn Steakhouse during Dawson County Family Connection’s annual “Celebrity Waiter” fundraiser.
The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and the Get Georgia Reading Campaign for Grade-Level Reading are pleased to support the FY2024 Community Coalition Grant Initiative, including five Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives.
The board of directors of Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens is delighted to announce it has appointed a new executive director with decades of experience supporting children and non-profit organizations in the Athens-Clarke County community.
Residents learned the reasons why there is so much poverty in the city. In fact, Albany ranks 158 out of 159 in child poverty. According to officials, education is a major contributor to poverty in Albany.
Georgia continues to rank in the bottom 10 states in the health. Child poverty, low birthweight, teen death rate, chronic absenteeism are still causes for concern. The good news—more high-school students are graduating on time.