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Connected Editorial:

From Gaye Morris Smith, Executive Director
Family Connection Partnership, Inc.

Welcome to this issue of Connected, which focuses on strong families. Family Connection is about children and families. In October community and state collaborative partners came together at our biennial conference in Jekyll Island to reconnect and build bridges. We came away reenergized with new knowledge, ideas and strategies and reaffirmed with an even stronger commitment to collaborating and measuring results. We thank all participants and supporters for making this conference such a huge success.

But as we move rapidly toward the 2004 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, we face critical challenges ahead in our work on behalf of children and families. Let's not forget that tough economic times call for community collaboration and public/private partnerships more than ever.

Family Connection was born during hard times. And we can and do make a difference for families in our communities statewide, even in tough fiscal times. Here is how it happens:

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FCP News		Collaborative News
Family Connection Biennial Conference Awards Presented at Biennial Conference see more		Collaborative News Briefs   see more

Community Successes		Best Practices and Results
Walton County Schools Receive Grant DHR Receives Grant for Disabled see more		Earned Income Tax Credit PPN Updates see more

Resources		Community Events
Resource Briefs   see more		DHR Board Seeks Public Input Community Events Calendar see more