s communities attempt to recover in the aftermath of this catastrophic hurricane, Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives have been supporting families in essential ways, like distributing food, water, and supplies, visiting homes to contact their most vulnerable neighbors, and helping with clean-up efforts.
Seminole County Family Connection hosted the annual Painting for Literacy Pumpkin Project this month. Families selected a favorite book to read together, and then chose a favorite character to inspire a pumpkin design. Each participant received a new book to read with their family.
A task force in Meriwether County is tackling vision, hearing, and other health barriers to support children’s literacy and learning.
Lee County Family Connection, the local point of contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, hosted a Grow Kind Community Big Read Campaign for all students in pre-K through fifth grade in September centered on spreading kindness and a love of reading to the county’s young learners.
Medicaid coverage through the Georgia Pediatric Program (GAPP) provides home care services to medically fragile children under 21.
After the loss of their primary funding source in the fall of 2023, Kim’s Food Pantry in Bacon County struggled to keep food on the shelves and in its freezers. Then, they learned about the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program.
Before the awards were given out, Baughman gave a brief presentation on what Family Connection’s different programs accomplished within the past year.
There’s a renewed energy in the air, and it’s not just about game day—there’s a surge in civic engagement.
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.
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.
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.
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.