Crisp County Community Council Discusses Community Needs
Crisp County Community Council, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, held a meeting, inviting representatives from different social services to collaborate and share.
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Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives in Northeast Georgia Host Fourth Annual Resource Fair
A winter storm warning forecasting two to four inches of snow and strong wind gusts did little to slow the 13 Georgia Family Connection Collaboratives in northeast Georgia from hosting 90 vendors and 65 community and service providers at Lanier Technical College’s Ramsey Center for the region’s fourth annual resource fair.
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Gathering Meaningful Input to Help Families Thrive Through Community Assessments
A Georgia Family Connection Community Assessment is a structured process used to identify and analyze a community’s strengths, needs, and resources. It provides a thorough understanding of population demographics, social and economic conditions, health status, and the availability and effectiveness of community services.
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GPB Announces 2026 PBS KIDS Writers Contest for Kids in K-3
It’s time to sharpen those pencils! GPB invites all Georgia students in kindergarten through third grade to create a great story, illustrate it, and enter it in the PBS KIDS Writers Contest.
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A New Era of Collaboration for Bulloch County Family Connection
Bulloch County is entering an exciting new chapter of community impact with Lora Cooper stepping into the role of Executive Director of Bulloch County Family Connection.
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Local Data Discussed at Bryan County Family Connection Briefing
In Bryan County Family Connection Director Wendy Sims Futch’s job, data tells an important story about the people the Georgia Family Connection Collaborative and its partners seek to serve.
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Position Announcement—Regional Manager for Region 6
The regional manager provides mission-driven technical assistance, training, mentoring, and coaching to Georgia Family Connection county Collaboratives to enhance their effectiveness in improving outcomes for families.
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Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education Vital for Long-Term Health and Wellness
The CDC recommends that children ages 3 to 5 need to be physically active throughout the day, engaging in aerobic, muscle building, and bone strengthening activities. This matters because adequate physical activity plays a key role in children’s cognitive, social-emotional, physical development—and lays the foundation for long-term health and well-being.
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Cobb Collaborative Awarded $25,000 to Expand Mental Health Initiative
The initiative helps to raise awareness, promote resiliency and reduce stigma around mental health issues, particularly in light of increased numbers around the incidences of people reporting high levels of stress, anxiety and suicide ideation.
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Family Connection Camden Works to Improve Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education
Before Family Connection Camden develops and implements strategies to improve outcomes, the Collaborative looks at indicators of well-being like school readiness, high school graduation rates, and proficiency in reading and math.
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Spalding County Collaborative Authority for Families and Children Focuses on Long-Term Disaster Recovery
Spalding County Collaborative Authority for Families and Children is part of a housing issue work group formed three years ago that’s made considerable strides toward eradicating dilapidated and unsafe housing.
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Habersham County Family Connection Links Families to Services and Resources
Habersham County Family Connection is working to increase child and family well-being and to broaden partnerships to connect services and resources to mothers ages 18-25 with less than 12 years of education.