McIntosh County Family Connection Coordinator Tracy Sandford said the collaborative approach will help break down barriers to care, enhance health outcomes, and advance health equity for women and children in McIntosh County.
Involvement in multiple cohorts allows the Collaborative to see the big picture of the issues families face, to ensure resources get where they’re needed, and that we aren’t duplicating those resources.
Hall County Family Connection Network goes out into the community educating and bringing awareness to students, parents, business owners, and physicians about the importance of literacy, how it impacts the community, and the resources that are available.
DeKalb Initiative for Children and Families is actively working with RezilientKidz, an evidence-based parenting program known as Raising Highly Capable Kids.
Walker County Family Connection is focused on increasing school success and decreasing childhood abuse and neglect.
Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth is focused on gathering community partners and proposing potential solutions centered on improving school success and strengthening the family bond to reduce child abuse and neglect.
Meriwether County Family Connection brought community leaders and families together this summer for the Get Meriwether Reading Summit 2025—High Five for Literacy—to celebrate five years of progress. But this summit was about more than literacy—it was about building a thriving future for all families.
This request for proposals is meant to stimulate planning and facilitate collaboration and community discussion to expand the number of school-based health centers in Georgia.
Bacon County Family Connection’s celebration has been held in Alma’s downtown Goldwasser Park since its inception and features free food, fun activities and games, prizes, and access to resources and information for families.
In Emanuel County, the focus of Family Connection is on the improvement of literacy and nutrition for our community’s children and their families.
Since relocating to Georgia 21 years ago, Edwards has worked with people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities and has counseled jail inmates and the homeless. Four years ago, she landed at Family Connection.
For kids across the county, its arrival marks the beginning of the end of the lazy days of summer and the inevitable return to the Lumpkin County classroom. But for parents on a budget, it can also mean an unwelcome and unexpected cost.