DHR Issues RFQ for Groups Interested in Partnering to Manage Individual Development Accounts and Financial Literacy Training
Macon County Family Connection Receives $5,000 Grant
Child and Family Service Review Report Released
November Is National Adoption Month

DHR Issues RFQ for Groups Interested in Partnering to Manage Individual Development Accounts and Financial Literacy Training
We are excited about an important development that occurred last week related to MAYOI’s Sustainability Plan.

The Department of Human Resources issued a long-awaited Request for Quotes (RFQ) for groups interested in partnering to manage Individual Development Accounts (IDA) and financial literacy training across Georgia. As part of the effort to sustain successful strategies piloted under the Metro Atlanta Youth Opportunities Initiative (MAYOI), DHR will assume administrative and financial responsibility for the IDA program and will extend them to foster-care youth statewide.

Tyronda Minter, MAYOI program officer is looking for help in identifying potential partners who should receive the RFQ. Ideal candidates will have a statewide reach with community-based tentacles and might be able to link the IDA program to their existing supports in the areas of youth services, financial literacy and/or life-skills training. The deadline for submission of quotes is 1 p.m. on Nov. 13 (although we hope the deadline will be extended). Either write back to Minter with suggestions or reach out to your contacts. The RFQ is a crucial step in the institutionalization of effective strategies that work for youth transitioning out of foster care. "We want to do all that we can to aid in this process," said Minter. "Don’t hesitate to let me know if you need more information or if I can help you in any way with this. Many thanks."

E-mail Tyronda Minter at tminter@atlcf.org.


Macon County Family Connection Receives $5,000 Grant
According to the Sept. 12 edition of The Citizen Georgian, the Macon County Family Connection received a $5,000 Foster Care Initiative Grant from the Atlanta Community Foundation.

The grant will be used to address issues and needs of foster children in Macon, Sumter and Schley counties, and according to Rachel Oliver, coordinator of Macon County Family Connection, specifically to do a comprehensive needs assessment, to hold interagency meetings and to promote public awareness.

Read the entire article.

Child and Family Service Review Report Released
The Child and Family Services Review or CFSR is a federal monitoring program implemented by the passage of the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act and designed to improve child welfare practice nationally. All state child welfare systems undergo a federal review under the CFSR. You will recall that Georgia was first reviewed by the federal government in 2001. Georgia had its second review the week of May 14, 2007.

Read the 2007 CFSR report.

November Is National Adoption Month
By Proclamation of President George Bush, November is the month in which we "recognize the adoptive and foster families who have shared their homes and hearts with children in need, and we encourage more Americans to consider adopting young people of all ages."

Read how Georgia is celebrating National Adoption Month in State Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Tom C. Rawlings' bi-weekly column.

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