A significant body of research has focused on the impact of chronic absenteeism among elementary, middle and high school students. However, little research has focused on the impact of attendance in early childhood education and Pre-K.
Lee County Family Connection officials said they are grateful for the opportunity to work with Worldreader, which will expand book access through BookSmart, build reading comprehension and emotional intelligence, and foster a love of reading among children.
Cobb Collaborative, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, and the local point of contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, recently concluded its summer literacy programming to support Marietta City Schools students and families.
The program combats the disproportionately high rates of disease and death among Black mothers with high blood pressure. It builds on the work of two Liberty Regional nurses, Heather Daniels and Sandy Wells, and seeks to create a safety net for postpartum moms by connecting and coordinating care across a number of areas, including:
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Jolly as its new Executive Director.
When Lowndes/Valdosta Commission for Children & Youth, a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, opened the Family Resource Center in 2022, it became the first stop for the McQueens to continue accessing essential resources and services.
The United Way of NWGA, in collaboration with Dalton/Whitfield Family Connection, Dalton Public Schools, Dalton/Whitfield Public Library and the Early Childhood Initiative of NWGA, received a $14,000 Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy Community Coalition Grant.
Two-thirds of Georgia’s third-graders are not reading on grade level. The result is long-term negative consequences for those children, their families, their communities, and our state.
The Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition (CGIC), a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative, was pleased to help sponsor and organize the event at Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus.
Volunteers from Emanuel County Family Connection and Georgia Family Connection staff assisted the students in this fun nutrition program that taught food preparation, safety, and healthy eating.
Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition (CGIC), United Way of the Coastal Empire, Live Oak Public Libraries, Get Georgia Reading, Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and Savannah Chatham Public School System recently presented a workshop series for Savannah educators focused on developing early language skills in young learners.
The data gathered by GaFCP showed Dougherty having a higher rate of low-birthweight babies, infant mortality, teen pregnancies and children living in single-parent households than the state average.