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Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) is a nonprofit organization created and funded by the state and private sector to focus on improving conditions for children and families.

GaFCP represents a strong, unified voice that promotes local decisionmaking and community priorities. As an intermediary we connect partners at the local and state levels to each other for peer learning, resource sharing, and replicating best practices. We help partners strengthen families by supporting Georgia Family Connection collaborative organizations committed to improving the quality of life in communities in all 159 counties.

March 10, 2010
Comprehensive School-Based Health Clinic Program
Request for Proposals
Telephone Conference March 22
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Feb. 22, 2010
Lawmakers Urge Georgia General Assembly to Use KIDS COUNT Data
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Feb. 19, 2010
Public Meeting to Discuss American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Early Learning Council Grant Application
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Jan. 27, 2010
Thomas County Family Connection Honors Local Legislators and Partners
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Jan. 25, 2010
$360,000 Grant Will Help Cook County Family Connection
Get Residents Healthy
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Jan. 5, 2010
Casey Foundation Merges Latest Research and Best Practices for Improving Areas of Child Well-being into One Publication
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Dec. 17, 2009
New study finds young children most often missed in census
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Dec. 1, 2009
Good Health a Growing Concern for All Georgians
Get Involved in Making Real Change in Health Reform
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Nov. 11, 2009
DFCS Announces Administrative Review Appeals Process for Caretakers with Substantiated Cases of Abuse and Neglect
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Nov. 5, 2009
Advocates Celebrate the Millionth Child Enrolled in Georgia's Pre-K Program at Step Up for Kids Rally
Challenge Elected Officials to Make Every Minute Count for Kids
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Oct. 13, 2009
Spalding County Collaborative Authority for Families and Children Awarded Recovery Act Funding to Create Jobs and Spur Economic Improvement
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Oct. 13, 2009
Community Summit in Savannah Sparks Dialog on Social Issues Related to Young People and Families
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Oct. 5, 2009
Peach County Family Connection to Host a Workshop on Domestic Violence Friday, Oct. 9
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Oct. 1, 2009
Application Deadline for 2010 Grassroots Arts Program Extended Due to Recent Flood Disaster
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Sept. 14, 2009
2009 "Step Up for KIDS!" Essay Contest
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Sept. 8, 2009
Framework for Child Injury Prevention Planning Now Available Online
The framework will be a guide for local and state agencies to work together solving the complicated problem of preventable child deaths.
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Aug. 31, 2009
Georgia's SAT Scores Fall for Third Straight Year and Continue to
Trail National Averages
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Aug. 18, 2009
Georgia Council for the Arts Appoints GaFCP as Regional Partner to Administer Grassroots Arts Program
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Aug. 17, 2009
GaFCP Supports DECAL’s Proposed Changes to
Current Child Care Services Rules
DECAL extends period for public comment and will hold community forums across the state
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July 28, 2009 11 a.m. EDT
Georgia Drops in KIDS COUNT Ranking
State Now 42nd in Nation in Child Well-Being
National Study Shows Georgia Is at a Tipping Point for Improving Lives of Our Children and on the Verge of Becoming a Majority-Minority State
Go to the 2009 KIDS COUNT Release.

2009 KIDS COUNT Online Media Briefing
Tuesday, July 28, 12:30 p.m.
Georgia Family Connection Partnership to Reveal Georgia's State Ranking in
2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book

National study shows that after 20 years in the bottom 10 states, Georgia is at a tipping point and on the verge of becoming a majority-minority state. It’s time to improve the lives of our children.
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