GPB Announces 2021 Writers Contest for Kids in K – 3
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. The deadline is April 30.
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Fayette FACTOR Gets Money to Help COVID-Affected Families
Fayette FACTOR received a grant award of $28,000 through United Way of Greater Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta for Covid-19 response focused on education, food insecurity, housing and mental health.
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Collaboration Brings Books to Children, Encourages Reading
The goal of the “Glynn County Book Buddy Videos” program is to get age-appropriate books in the hands of the community’s 4 year olds and engage them in early literacy education.
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COVID-19 Crisis Has Exacerbated Lack of Access to Health Care and Housing Insecurity for Vulnerable Families and Children in Georgia
Georgia has the highest percentage in the nation of families with children concerned about losing their housing in the next month due to income loss from the pandemic, according to a new report developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Mommy & Me Fun Day Urges Parents to Get Meriwether Reading
Get Meriwether Reading, a coalition of Meriwether County leaders working to encourage development of the community’s next generation, hosted a Mommy & Me Fall Fun Day event coordinated by Meriwether County Family Connection.
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Providing Early Literacy Support at Home
A new affordable apartment complex in Warner Robins utilizes an on-site early learning center in the clubhouse to provide young children with supports and services they need to boost early literacy skills.
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Home Visitation Program Provides Valuable Support to Elbert County Families
Understanding that her prematurely born son, Carter, may not engage in the same activities as other babies his age put Macie McCannon’s mind at ease. It’s one less worry for the 16-year-old mother who’s strengthening her parenting skills and knowledge through the Elbert County home visitation program.
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Gwinnett Building Babies’ Brains: Helping All Children Thrive in Kindergarten
Building Babies’ Brains is a comprehensive website with local resources and content that gives parents the tools they need to help grow their child’s brain.
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Mental Health Collaboration Needed More than Ever
The groundwork for a new initiative was started last fall through the support of the Cobb and Douglas public health departments. Little did anyone anticipate what 2020 would bring and the increased need for Cobb Collaborative’s “Mind Your Mind” mental health campaign.
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UGA Grant will Help Georgia Couples Improve Relationship Skills
A team of University of Georgia faculty in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences aims to provide Georgia couples with healthy relationship skills and financial guidance with the help of a five-year, $6.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Amerigroup Awards $10,000 to GaFCP to Support Relief Efforts in Southwest Georgia Counties Impacted by COVID-19
Amerigroup has awarded $10,000 in grant funding to Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) to support the relief efforts of 11 county Collaboratives.
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Position Announcement—Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Working under direct supervision of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the assistant CFO manages all GAFCP financial operations in compliance with GaFCP policies, written protocols, and funder requirements.