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Welcome to Connected, Family Connection's quarterly electronic magazine, in its new format. Though Family Connection Partnership (FCP) produces this e-zine, it is for you and about the amazing work you're accomplishing on behalf of Georgia's children, families and communities. In this issue we take you to central Georgia where several tornadoes touched down early this month. We'll show you what happened to Family Connection collaborative members and partners who got caught in the path of destruction. Our Spring edition looks at how working families in Georgia living paycheck to paycheck are also coming up short in terms of health, and in a separate story we explore whether or not health care really is a priority in this state. Read how a group of residents in south Fulton County are forming a strong community, guided by Family Connection principles, and how colleagues and friends of Etta Reteneller celebrate her life of service to others. We also recap the 2007 Family Connection Summit, where more than 400 collaborative members, partners and legislators convened in February, and Region 8's Family Engagement Day. Connected will continue to provide real-world solutions to the complex challenges facing Georgia's children, families and communities, because we never want the human aspect of your work to get lost in the statistics. This is a tool for you to share best practices with one another, to call for help from a county that may be excelling where you are having your greatest challenges, and to educate and encourage our partners and policymakers to make informed decisions and take clear actions that will benefit families and communities in this state. This is your publication, so please give us feedback on what is helpful and what is not, and what may be missing that you would like to see in this e-zine. Though we have made tremendous progress as an organization, what I wrote to you in our premiere edition of this e-zine five years ago still stands. We are proud of the successes we've had in Georgia's communities; yet we still have work to do. We hope you enjoy reading and sharing this as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Sincerely, Gaye
Morris Smith
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