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| Georgia
Family Connection collaboratives representing 112 counties
from across the state converge on the Capitol to acknowledge
legislative leaders for their ongoing support. In a proclamation
declaring Feb. 14 Family Connection Day, Gov. Sonny Perdue
(center) encourages all citizens to join him in supporting
the Family Connection network's vision, goals, and principles.
Read the governor's Proclamation. |
Family
Connection Reminded that Collaboration is at the Heart of Our
Work
The
2008 Family Connection Summit was a huge success, featuring a
variety of inspiring speakers, insightful panelists, an interactive
general session, and four motivating workshops.
KidsNet
Georgia: Getting Our Arms Around Kids in Crisis
children
with multiple problems require services from multiple agencies,
each treating one part of the syndrome in a separate case. These
children often slip through the cracks between compartmentalized
providers into the deepest end of the system—residential
care, hospitalization, and detention. Enter KidsNet.
Help
Is Just a Phone Call Away
Crises
don't just occur on weekdays between 8 - 5. The Georgia Crisis
and Access Line (GCAL) knows this all too well.
Siemens
Healthcare Donates MRI to Tornado-Torn Sumter Regional Hospital
The devastating effect of last
spring's tornado on Sumter and the community it serves struck
a chord with Siemens, one of the world's largest suppliers to
the health-care industry.
Earn
an Early Childhood Education Credential
Bright
from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning,
sponsors free ASSET/COMPASS Workshops for individuals working
in child care learning centers and group or family daycare homes.
April
Is Child Abuse Awareness Month
Across
the state local DFCS offices, community groups, churches, businesses
and other civic organizations will actively participate in awareness
programs to help eradicate child abuse in Georgia.
Curriculum
Accelerates Character with Help from Parents and Community
Business,
faith-based, and education communities came together with citizens
of Americus on a chilly February morning in Sumter County to hear
about the need for school, family, and community connection.
