About Us
Family Connection began in Taliaferro County on July 1, 1999. Since that time, our Collaborative has grown to include local, regional, and state partners who are all working together to build a better Taliaferro community.
Our mission is to build a strong county by working together to form a cooperative link between home, school, and community.
Our vision is to be responsive to the needs of Taliaferro County citizens in order that there might be educational excellence, economic progress, governmental effectiveness, and improvement in the quality of life.
Taliaferro County Family Connection’s plan for the coming year is to focus on academic success and creating and maintaining self-sufficient families in the community. Taliaferro County Family Connection and partners will continue to work together to aid in early literacy for youth in third grade and below, Parent will be able to connect with community partners and stakeholders that will be beneficial in the success of their children. Resources, outreach, training and employment opportunities will be available to the community to assist with its citizens becoming self-sufficient. Programs and services offered by Taliaferro County Family Connection and partners will be valuable to community members by assisting them in gaining the ability to become more independent in their lives.
Board of Directors
Board Chair Dr. Gregory Rhodes- TTWL Chair, PTA President
Vice Chair Kenya Smith- Taliaferro County Health Department
Secretary Origa Jones- Springfield Baptist Church Food Pantry
Dr. Andreanna Jones- Superintendent Taliaferro County Schools
Paula Atchison- Community Volunteer
Vivian Stewart- City of Crawfordville Mayor, CSRA Regional Commission
Valerie Bowman- City Council City of Crawfordville, Pre-K Coordinator
About Georgia Family Connection
Georgia Family Connection is the only statewide network of its kind in the country with partners in all 159 counties working toward measurably better outcomes for our children, families, and communities. This gives us a unique vantage point—not only to see the big picture—but also to operate effectively at a local level.
We disentangle the mess of barriers, service gaps, and inefficiencies obscuring progress for our most vulnerable families. We do that by connecting our partners to resources, helping coordinate and manage efforts, and empowering our communities to craft local solutions based on local decisions.
Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) represents and promotes Georgia Family Connection’s work, provides expertise in planning and governance, administers the state-appropriated funds for the local Collaboratives, sets standards of excellence, and helps Collaboratives evaluate their progress.
The state’s designated KIDS COUNT grantee, GaFCP also provides state agencies and policymakers with current, reliable data they need to inform decisions about improving conditions for the communities they serve.
Our Work
At Georgia Family Connection, we work to ensure that all children are healthy, primed for school, and succeed when they get there; families are stable, self-sufficient, and productive; and communities are vibrant, robust, and thriving.
None of these result areas stand in isolation. They overlap. By collaborating across sectors to address them, we nurture children and families who thrive in vibrant communities—everywhere. Because we work toward measurably better outcomes for everyone.
