Preparing Today’s Youth to Be Tomorrow’s Leaders
Youth engagement programs can come in many shapes and sizes and are vital to youth development.
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Cohort Addresses Growing Kin Care Population’s Needs
When DFCS was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate the Kinship Navigator Program, the agency turned to GaFCP to help evaluate and develop a plan to help it best serve the needs of kin caregivers in Georgia.
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Augusta University Aims to Build A Stronger Community with Free Summit Sept. 23
“Transforming Our Community Summit: From Adversity to Resilience” is a partnership with Augusta University, Georgia Family Connection, the CSRA Community Foundation, Resilient Augusta, and Resilient Georgia.
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Georgia Rental Assistance Program Provides Relief to Families Amid Pandemic
The Georgia Rental Assistance Program (GRA) is providing rental and utility assistance to tenants, landlords, and utility providers statewide.
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DECAL joins DPH in Updating COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care Facilities
DECAL and Georgia DPH have updated their COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care, which covers everything from prevention strategies and promoting vaccinations, to consistent and correct use of masks.
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Grooming Employees for the Future
Plagued by the challenges of looming retirements, a competitive job market and compensation issues, city governments are finding ways to cultivate their own employees.
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Staying Connected—Even When It’s Against the Odds
Our best strategy for supporting literacy in Georgia is to work together, form connections, and engage with one another. So, we need to consider strategies to maintain our social emotional engagement so that we are all “refueled.”
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Sumter County Family Connection, United Way of Southwest Georgia Stuff the Bus for Vulnerable Kids
Sumter County’s most vulnerable students returned to school this month with supplies they received at the Stuff the Bus Initiative to help them get ready for, and succeed in, school.
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Family Connection’s School Supply Scramble Distributes 376 Packed Book Bags
Seminole County Elementary School students came back to campus to meet their teachers and participate in the Seminole County Family Connection Collaborative’s annual School Supply Scramble.
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Combating Learning Loss During the Pandemic
Congressman Sanford Bishop helped secure the federal funds for the Georgia Family Connection Partnership under the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Resources, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which now heads to the full House of Representatives.
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Cobb Collaborative Opening Little Free Libraries
This year Cobb Collaborative has a goal of installing 21 Little Free Libraries across Cobb County.
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Position Announcement—Youth Opportunities Specialist
The youth opportunities specialist will provide content-expertise and leadership to a newly formed cohort of 10 county Collaboratives focused on improving high school graduation rates in their communities.