About Us
Family Connection of Washington County continuously works to implement a comprehensive strategy to ensure that children, youth and adults improve resiliency skills that provide a foundation for a strong community. We work with community partners to support academic success, positive health outcomes and build community resiliency. To ensure that our collaborative functions most effectively, we will:
- Conduct an internal scan of our Collaborative and governing board to identify under-represented populations and recruit diverse Collaborative and board members.
- Task specific members of the Collaborative with seeking new partners to increase community collaboration to address the new issue related to a significant number of incarcerated parents waiting in the local jail to go to a court-ordered Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) facility identified through our partnership with the Sheriff’s Office and reflected in our annual plan.
About Georgia Family Connection
Georgia Family Connection, a statewide infrastructure for aligning efforts across sectors, comes together through two distinct but connected change-makers: a statewide network of Collaboratives in all 159 counties and Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP). Each strengthens the other—and together, they form Georgia Family Connection.
We work toward measurably better outcomes across five key result areas:
The Georgia Family Connection statewide network—the only one of its kind in the country—works alongside children, families, and communities to help them thrive by crafting local solutions that maximize resources and make systems more effective and efficient. This network cultivates collaboration among community service providers, reducing duplication of efforts and allowing everyone to do more with the resources available.
Collaboratives equip local service agencies and organizations with the tools and methods they need to be more effective, helping them develop and work together on integrated strategies to improve child, family, and community well-being. We fill in service gaps in our communities by functioning as an incubator for direct services to families and children when a need isn’t being met. We also respond to urgent situations by maintaining strong relationships and the infrastructure necessary to deliver timely support.
GaFCP unites the statewide network in a shared framework that promotes consistent, ongoing collaboration and peer learning—equipping Collaboratives to draw on communities’ collective wisdom and experience across the state. GaFCP develops effective partnerships with state leaders, private enterprises, and other stakeholders to link the network with public and private funding, resources, talent, and innovation. GaFCP also empowers leaders across Georgia by making data accessible and providing practical tools, training, and technical assistance to support informed decision-making.
