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Member Newsletters
Member Update March 23, 2021— Goshen Valley has been named one of the AJC’s Top Workplaces 2021!
Weekly Update March 19, 2021 — PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE
Weekly Update March 12, 2021 — PREVENTION SERVICES WORKGROUP
Member Update March 3, 2021 — Devereux’s Gwen Skinner named one of the CWLA’s ‘100 Champions for Children
Daily Update February 16, 2021 — Family First Provider Survey
Daily Update February 2, 2021 — Gov. Kemp Rolls Out Adoption and Foster Care Reform Legislation
Daily Update February 1, 2021 — A RESOLUTION recognizing Together Georgia
Weekly Update December 18, 2020 — KEEP LIVING THE SPIRIT
Daily Update December 16, 2020 — KIDS COUNT Pandemic Data Report Released
Weekly Update December 11, 2020 A NEW VISION FOR A NEW DAY!
Weekly Update December 4, 2020
Daily Update December 3, 2020 — Child Welfare Summary data Q3 CY2020
Daily Update December 1, 2020 DFCS Fiscal Summit 2020 -- Attendance Required
Daily Update November 30, 2020 - Mandatory training December 3 — OPM new process
Weekly Update November 20, 2020 — THANKSGIVING 2020
Daily Update November 17, 2020 — Family Engagement Survey
Weekly Update November 13, 2020 — THANKFUL
Weekly Update November 6, 2020 — ACTS OF KINDNESS
Member Update November 2, 2020 — Tropical Storm, Zeta, response for foster families in the metro Atlanta area
Weekly Update October 30, 2020
Member Update October 29, 2020 — FAITHBRIDGE FOSTER CARE CERTIFIED A "BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACE" FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Member Update October 27, 2020 — Nikki Raymond appointed to the OCA Advisory Committee
Weekly Update October 23, 2020 — "Restore and Build"
Member Update October 19, 2020 — Advocates for Children National Accreditation
Weekly Update October 16, 2020 — A Vision for Child and Family Well-being in Georgia
Weekly Update October 9, 2020 — Job Well Done
Member Update October 5, 2020 — Free clothing and supplies for foster childen
Weekly Update October 2, 2020 — Benefits
Weekly Update September 25, 2020 - Champions
Daily Update September 21, 2020 - FY 2021 RBWO Minimum Standards, GA+SCORE User Manual, and PBP Measurements and Standards Guide
Weekly Update September 18, 2020
Weekly Update September 11, 2020 - National Day of Service and Remembrance
Daily Update September 9, 2020 - Launching Georgia's Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Plan
Weekly Update September 4, 2020 - Let’s Continue The Conversation.....
Daily Update September 3, 3030 - Georgia ends child abuse registry
Weekly Update August 28, 2020 Child Welfare Summary Report Q2-2020
Daily Update August 26, 2020 - RCCL COVID Protocol
Daily Update August 25, 2020 - Youth training: "Armed with Knowledge"
Daily Update August 24, 2020 - Back-to-School & Mental Health
Weekly Update August 21, 2020
Daily Update August 19, 2020 - Representative Smyre, champion for Child Welfare, honored by Synovus
Member Update August 11, 2020 - Youth Villages program featured in Chapin Hall newsletter
Daily Update August 10, 2020 Georgia revenue rebounds in July as income and sales tax collections improve
Weekly Update August 7, 2020 Communicating the need to fully fund human services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Daily Update August 5, 2020 - Amid pandemic, state's mental health agency has extensive layoffs
Daily Update August 3, 2020 - Education and Children in Foster Care Presentation
Weekly Update July 31, 2020 - A Child's Life
Member Update July 29, 2020 Welcome back, Mountain Top Boys Home
Daily Update July 28, 2020 - Self-Care Tips and Support for Managing Life
Weekly Update July 24, 2020 - You Are A Light
Daily Update July 23, 2020 - New Georgia child welfare laws
Weekly Update July 17, 2020 - School-Based Mental Health: A Virtual Town Hall
Weekly Update July 10, 2020
Daily Update July 1, 2020 - Tull Charitable Foundation announces new executive director
Weekly Update June 26, 2020 - Touchpoint
Daily Update June 25, 2020 Georgia House, Senate agree to budget with $950 million in school cuts but no employee furloughs
Daily Update June 25, 2020 Georgia again ranks 38th - KIDS COUNT
Daily Update June 23, 2020 Kemp releases new revenue estimate, seeks reduction in school cuts
Daily Update June 22, 2020 - Pared-down Georgia budget
Weekly Update June 19, 2020 - You teach by your actions
Weekly Update June 5, 2020 - Helping Others Fly
Weekly Update May 29, 2020 - Meeting the Challenge
Weekly Update May 22, 2020 - MEMORIAL DAY
Corporate Partner Update May 21, 2020 - COVID-19 impact on 501(c)(3) nonprofits
Daily Update May 20, 2020 - Furloughs likely, again, as part of Georgia agencies' budget cut plans
Daily Update May 18, 2020 - Empowered to Connect Conference
Weekly Update May 15, 2020 - IN THE RAIN
Daily Update May 14, 2020 - Joint Appropriations Committee will meet 5/20/20 at 3:00 pm
Corporate Partner Update May 14, 2020 - Family First Prevention Services Act: Resource Page
Member Update May 13, 2020 - Federal Government Recognizes Georgia-Based Child Welfare Agency as Foster Care Model
Weekly Update May 8, 2020 - LEAN ON ME
Daily Update May 7, 2020 - House Appropriations Committee + sidebar - Georgia Grown
Daily Update May 7, 2020 - Child Welfare News from The AnnieE. Casy Foundation
Daily Update May 6, 2020 - House Appropriations Committee to hold virtual hearing 5/7/20
Welfare Watch May 5, 2020 - Day of State Action for Giving and Unity in Response to COVID-19
Daily Update May 4, 2020 - Georgia agencies told to plan billions in spending cuts due to pandemic
Weekly Update May 1, 2020 - Georgia Fiscal Year begins July 1
Daily Update April 28, 2020 - CARES Act Information for Nonprofits
Member Update April 24, 2020 - Non-profit helping teen parents who lost their jobs because of COVID-19
Weekly Update April 24, 2020 - The Greatest Compassion
Member Update April 2020 - Atlanta non-profit provides critical services amid coronavirus outbreak
Weekly Update April 17, 2020
Weekly Update April 10, 2020 - EASTER 2020
Daily Update April 6, 2020 - Statewide Virtual Parent Support Group on 4/7/2020
Weekly Update April 3, 2020 - HAPPY SPRING...OR SO WE THOUGHT
Daily Update April 1, 2020 - COVID-19 Response Legislation: Protections for Children and Families
Daily Update April 1, 2020 - Counting on you for the next 10 years
Daily Update March 31, 2020 Department of Community Health submits waiver requests to CMS
Weekly Update March 27, 2020 2020 - A New Vision for a New Day
Weekly Update March 20, 2020 - COVID-19 HR Guidance & Best Practices
Daily Update March 20, 2020 - Georgia's child welfare employees continue work in face of coronavirus
Provider Update March 17, 2020 - Guidance from DFCS: FAQ surrounding COVID-19
Daily Update March 16, 2020 - A message from Dr. Jerry Milner
Weekly Update March 13, 2020 - Together Georgia and GATS February 2020 White Paper
Daily Update March 10, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention
Weekly Update March 6, 2020 2020 Embark Summer Precollegiate Program, June 14-18 at UGA
Daily Update March 5, 2020 - Georgia Senate passes midyear budget
Daily Update March 5, 2020 - 2020 State of Hope Application Now Open
Provider Watch March 3, 2020 - Mandated Reporting Training of the Trainer offered by PCA Georgia
Weekly Update February 28, 2020
Provider Watch February 25, 2020 - Foster Care and Adoption Day at the Capitol March 6
Weekly Update February 21, 2020 Together Georgia Annual Executive Retreat April 16 & 17
Daily Update February 21, 2020 Council will advise state on preventing child maltreatment
Daily Update February 20, 2020 The Georgia House passes Amended FY2020 budget
Daily Update February 17, 2020 Celebration of Excellence 6/13/20
Weekly Update February 14, 2020 - The President's FY 2021 budget request
Member Update February 13, 2020 - Representative Shelly Hutchinson
Daily Update February 12, 2020 Kemp begins rolling out Georgia foster care overhaul bills
Daily Update February 11, 2020 - Co-parenting approach to foster care
Daily Update February 10, 2020 - New FAQs on the Prevention Services Clearinghouse website
Weekly Update February 7, 2020 - Seven-day legislative suspension
Daily Update February 6, 2020 Opportunity for feedback on Georgia's Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Plan
Weekly Update January 31, 2020
Daily Update January 22, 2020 Georgia Revenue and Budget Cuts
Daily Update January 21, 2020 - Georgia governor to unveil foster care overhaul
Weekly Update January 17, 2020 - February Independent Living Program (ILP)Workshops
Daily Update January 16, 2020 - Sexual Harassment Policy resources
Daily Update January 15, 2020 - Georgia's Blueprint for Families First, January 14, 2020
Daily Update January 14, 2020 - Joint House and Senate Budget Hearings
Weekly Update January 10, 2020
Weekly Update December 20, 2019
Member Update December 19, 2019 - FaithBridge Foster Care Achieves "Best Christian Workplace" certification
Daily Update December 18, 2019 - Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Fund Evidence-based Grants for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Daily Update December 17, 2019 - Georgia's Family First Transition Roadmap
Weekly Update December 13, 2019 - Administration Publishes Rule Change on Discrimination in Use of HHS Funds
Daily Update December 12, 2019 - DC's Family First Prevention Plan is the first in the nation approved by the Children’s Bureau
Daily Update December 11, 2019 - GA DFCS Resource Utilization Analysis
Weekly Update December 6, 2019 - Three Fiscal Elements for Using the Family First Act
Daily Update December 3, 2019 - Funeral details set for 'courageous' Ga. lawmaker Jay Powell
Daily Update December 2, 2019 - New Overtime Rules effective January 1, 2020
Weekly Update December 6, 2019 Three Fiscal Elements for Using the Family First Act
Welfare Watch November 26, 2019 - Family First Roadmap
Daily Update November 25, 2019 - GA DFCS Resource Utilization Analysis: Onsite Listening Sessions
Training Update November 25, 2019 - LGBTQ youth 12/5 and FFPSA implications 12/10
Weekly Update November 22, 2019 - GCCF Wrap-up
Daily Update November 20, 2019 - DFCS organizational charts
Daily Update November 20, 2019 - Family First Transition Act letter of support
Weekly Update November 15, 2019 - Together Georgia Day
Daily Update November 14, 2019 - Caregiver Lunch and Learn 1/8/2020
Daily Update November 13, 2019 - Feedback requested-Standard Operating Procedure for CICC
Daily Update November 11, 2019 - The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019
Weekly Update November 8, 2019 - Family First Transition Act
Daily Update November 7, 2019 - Leroy King: Celebration of life
Member Update November 5, 2019 - FosTTRE: Fostering Teens through relationship education
Training Update November 4, 2019 - BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS 11/12/19
Weekly Update November 1, 2019
Weekly Update October 25, 2019
Weekly Update October 18, 2019
Daily Update October 17, 2019 - Georgia agencies' plans to reduce budgets heavy on job, pay cuts
Daily Update October 15, 2019 - Public Resource on foster care capacity
Weekly Update October 11, 2019 - Implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act
Daily Update October 9, 2019 - Imprisonment Still Legal for Under-13s in Many States
Daily Update October 8, 2019 - Annual Foster Caregiver Weekend Retreat
Weekly Update October 4, 2019 - Broken Shackle shares "windfall"
Daily Update October 2, 2019 - FY2020 RBWO Minimum Standards Now Available
Daily Update October 1, 2019 - Region 1 Stakeholder meeting 9/25
Daily Update September 30, 2019 - Georgia House and Senate request state agencies turn over budget cut documents
Weekly Update September 27, 2019 - Blueprint for Family First: Update on Family First Act in Georgia
Daily Update September 23, 2019 - CMS guidance: IMDs impact on QRTPs
Weekly Update September 20, 2019 - The Summit - Youth Art Contest
Member Update September 18, 2019 - Inspiritus Welcomes Disaster Relief Expert Sherry Buresh
Weekly Update September 13, 2019 - Prevention Services Clearinghouse
Member Update September 12, 2019 - Servant Leadership
Daily Update September 10, 2019 - Some programs dear to rural Georgia lawmakers in planned budget cuts
Weekly Update September 6, 2019 - GAgives Day Kickoff September 19
Member Update September 6, 2019 - Neighbor To Family CEO selected as a non-profit of the year nominee
Daily Update September 5, 2019 - Georgia child welfare agency OKs cuts to meet governor's mandate
Daily Update September 5, 2019 - Kemp wants Georgia agency heads to skip budget hearings
Daily Update September 3, 2019 - Hurricane Dorian Alert 9/3/2019
Weekly Update August 30, 2019 - SAFE model deployment
Member Update August 26, 2019 - ODBI After School Coaching Program
Weekly Update August 23, 2019 - Sign Up for FFPSA in Georgia Updates
Daily Update August 20, 2019 - Georgia works to raise graduation rate for foster children
Member Update August 19, 2019 - Congratulations on beautiful new baby
Weekly Update August 16, 2019 - 2019 System of Care Academy
Daily Update August 14, 2019 - DFCS selects Family First Program Director, Shelby Zimmer
Daily Update August 13, 2019 - FrameWorks Institute Maps the Gaps on Foster Youth
Daily Update August 12, 2019 - Law enforcement fighting state's growing gang 'crisis'
Weekly Update August 9, 2019 - Supporting Evidence Building in Child Welfare Project Evaluation Opportunity Announcement
Daily Update August 8, 2019 - Governor orders Georgia agencies to develop plans to cut budgets
Daily Update August 7, 2019 - Bartow County foster parent to serve on Georgia's Board of Human Services
Daily Update August 6, 2019 - FFPSA guidance released on unrated services
Weekly Update August 2, 2019 - Tyrone Oliver appointed DJJ Commissioner
Daily Update August 1, 2019 - EPAC Region Map
Daily Update July 31, 2019 - Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Planning for the state of Georgia
Member Update July 30, 2019 - Christian City hires new chief executive officer
Weekly Update July 26, 2019 - DFCS Lexicon Communication Survey
Training Update July 25, 2019 - Mental Health Ethics and the Provision of Telemental Services: A Detailed Overview for Mental Health Clinicians
Member Update July 24, 2019 - Impact Your World Series
Weekly Update July 19, 2019 - Georgia Environmental Scan Report
|Member Update July 18, 2019 - CNN "Impact Your World" to feature Bloom 7/23/19
Member Update July 17, 2019 - Wellroot Family Services Receives State of Hope Grant
Daily Update July 16, 2019 - Georgia Kinship Care Summit 9/21/19
Weekly Update July 12, 2019 - Local community programs recognized by state initiative
Daily Update July 10, 2019 - [Correction] External Stakeholders Child Welfare Policy Review/Survey - 9.5 Reasonable Efforts
Daily Update July 8, 2019 - Webinar: Preparing for FFPSA Implementation
Holiday/Weekly Update July 3, 2019 - Children's Bureau Express: July/August 2019 Edition Alert
Weekly Update June 28, 2019 - The Building Well-Being Narrative resonates with policymakers
Daily Update June 27, 2019 - Brass' foster care bill praised by officials
Daily Update June 26, 2019 - Lunch and Learn: Concrete Supports in Times of Need 8/27/19
Daily Update June 25, 2019 - Proposed Nonprofit Relief
Daily Update June 24, 2019 - CWLA's Children's Monitor
Weekly Update June 21, 2019 - The Prevention Services Clearinghouse website has launched with program and service ratings!
Daily Update June 19, 2019 - 2019 KIDS COUNT
Daily Update June 17, 2019 - Independent Living Workshops
Weekly Update June 14, 2019 - Reunification Spotlight
Weekly Update June 7, 2019 - June is National Reunification Month
Daily Update June 5, 2019 - FY2020 Contract Deliverables Meeting -- Presentations posted
Weekly Update May 31, 2019 - Practical Matters Reality Fair
Daily Update May 30, 2019 - Together Georgia Board
Daily Update May 28, 2019 - New Extension of Foster Care Policies
Weekly Update May 24, 2019- The United Methodist Children's Home Has A New Name
Daily Update May 22, 2019 - Welcome new member, Morningstar Children and Family Services
​​​​​​​Daily Update May 21, 2019 - Practice Matters presentations
Weekly Update May 17, 2019- EAGLE Recognized as an Approved Accreditor for QRTP under the Family First Prevention Services Act
Daily Update May 14, 2019 - Dekalb County Interim Director / Lamar Smith
Weekly Update May 10, 2019 - Foster Focus
Weekly Update May 3, 2019 - Tracking the Family First Prevention Services Act
Daily Update May 2, 2019 - Challenge for Human Service Organizations
Weekly Update April 25, 2019 - Family First Presentation Services Act: Changing the Conversation on Social Issues
Daily Update April 25, 2019 - RFI - Together Georgia Executive Retreat
Weekly Update April 19, 2019
Daily Update April 18,2019 - THE GEORGIA APEX PROGRAM: SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Daily Update April 17, 2019 - State of Hope meetings in Albany
Weekly Update April 12, 2019 - Understanding the Health and Mental Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care
Member Update April 9, 2019 - FaithBridge Foster Care Achieves National Accreditation
Weekly Update April 5, 2019 - New KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot Looks at Foster Care
Weekly Update March 29, 2019 - Together Georgia Annual Membership Meeting
Daily Update March 28, 2019 - Pending tax legislation that would affect nonprofits
Daily Update March 28, 2019 - TODAY at 2:00 p.m. FFPSA webinar part 7
Member Update March 27, 2019 - Together Georgia welcomes new member, Mercy's Door Children's Homes
Daily Update March 26, 2019 - Data Analytics Center gets unanimous Senate approval
Weekly Update March 22, 2019 - Supporting Educational Dreams for Youth in Care
Daily Update March 20, 2019 - FFPSA survey
Daily Update March 19, 2019 - 15th Annual DHS Charity Golf Tournament
Weekly Update March 15, 2019 - Executive Retreat guest presenter to feature Pioneering Work in Evidence-based Community Programs
Member Update March 12, 2019 - Goshen breaks ground on wellness center
Weekly Update March 8, 2019 Celebration of Excellence to honor graduates
Weekly Update March 1, 2019 - Are you registered for the 2019 Executive Retreat?
Daily Update February 28, 2019 - Foster Caregiver TG nomination due March 22
Daily Update February 19, 2019 - Tom Rawlings receives permanent appointment
Member Update February 19, 2019 - Together Georgia welcomes Calumet Center for Healing and Attachment
Weekly Update February 15, 2019 - Chapin Hall Report
Weekly Update February 8, 2019 - 2019 State of Hope Application Now Open
Member Update February 7, 2019 - Mike Angstadt crowned King of Mask
Member Update February 5, 2019 - Together Georgia member, Representative Shelly Hutchinson
Weekly Update February 1, 2019 - Navigating the Road to Accreditation
Member Update January 30, 2019 - Lutheran Services name changed to Inspiritus, effective January 16, 2019
Member Update January 29, 2019 - Together Georgia welcomes Wellspring Living
Weekly Update January 18, 2019 - FFPSA White Paper
Weekly Update January 11, 2019
TG Member notice January 7, 2019 - Request for Information
Weekly Update January 4, 2019 - Legislative Preview 2019
Daily Update January 2, 2019 - A New Year's message from Juanita
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