Over 20 Partners Offer Resources at Twiggs County Family Connection’s Annual Health Fair
Lea Toney, Director of Twiggs County Family Connection, says it was about getting people to focus on their health.
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Local “Celebrities” Participate in Dawson County Family Connection’s Annual “Celebrity Waiter” Fundraiser
Each year, local “celebrities”, or people in Dawson County who are known for the positive impact they make on the community, try their hand at being a waiter or waitress for a morning.
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Poverty Task Force in Hart County Leads “Workforce Wednesdays”
On the second Wednesday of each month, citizens will have the opportunity to work with the organizational partners to create/update resumes, explore local career opportunities, and more.
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AACF Accepting Grant Applications for Local Nonprofits
Working in partnership with Georgia Family Connection, the coalition aims to provide training, resources and opportunities to build a more adaptive behavioral health system of care with partners and service providers in the region.
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Georgia Ranks 39th in the Nation for Child and Family Well-Being
Georgia ranks 39th out of 50 states in the nation for overall child and family well-being in the 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, falling two spots from the 2024 report.
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Crawford County Family Connection Demonstrates the Power of Strong Partnerships
Crawford County Family Connection was recently named 2024 Organization of the Year by Roberta-Crawford Chamber of Commerce in recognition of their outstanding community service.
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3rd Annual Literacy on the Lawn Event Brings Seminole County Community Together
The Wild Robot is a story about adapting, resilience, and the importance of community—a fitting theme for the third annual Literacy on the Lawn event recently hosted by Seminole County Family Connection Collaborative.
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Creating A Pathway to Stability by Addressing Food Access in Lanier County
Family Connection is educating children about healthy foods, empowering families to make healthier choices, and expanding access to food through programs.
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Longitudinal Evaluation Shows that Georgia’s Pre-K Program Prepares Students to Enter Kindergarten
According to a longitudinal evaluation of Georgia’s Pre-K Program funded by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, children who attended Georgia’s Pre-K had significantly better scores than their peers who did not attend any pre-k program in literacy, oral language, and executive function outcomes.
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Camden County Community Baby Shower for New Parents and Babies Planned for April 26
Camden County nurse manager Melissa Perkins said she wants this to become a tradition after the health department held its first one last year.
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Quiet Connections Keep This Community Together
They work silently. They work behind the scenes. And they work tirelessly on one of Lumpkin County’s most vital undertakings in a year-round effort to help local children in need.
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Brooks County Family Connection Uses Community Insight to Boost Food Access
Brooks County Family Connection is one of four Collaboratives participating in an effort to implement a systems change approach to increase access to healthy food that launched in 2024.