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All children in Dawson County will have
the opportunity to become successful,
contributing, productive and
self-sustaining adults
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Please join us as we work together sharing information and services to help build a strong, vibrant, healthy community. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 9am at Dawsonville City Hall. If you can't make it, we are happy to make announcements for you. Contact Nancy Stites at 706-265-1981 if you have questions or need more information.
Our next meeting will be February 6, 2018
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In Appreciation
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The holidays can be so very trying for those in the best of situations much less for those in need. It was heartwarming for us at Family Connection to see so many in our community collaborate to make this past holiday season a bright one for so many! We would like to say thank you to ALL those that thought of others this season and made a special effort to help; a big deed or a small deed, they were all appreciated.
Thank you for all you do!
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Stewards of Children
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In 2016, there were
33 cases
of sex crimes against a child
Family Connection offers Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training. Please contact us at 706-265-1981 if you are ready to
STAND UP FOR CHILDREN!
If you have a group of 2 or more, we can facilitate a training at your preferred location and time
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Substance Abuse Task Force
Dawson County Family Connection has created a resource directory for
local
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT options. Please feel free to stop by our office and pick up one or more for yourself or your organization.
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Meals on Wheels
The Margie Weaver Senior Center's annual Holiday Meal Program is underway! Any donation that you can make would be so greatly appreciated. All donations to the program will help to provide meals to seniors in need that are homebound. If you know of a senior that we can assist, please call 706-344-3700.
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Foster Families
Dawson County is in DIRE need of foster families. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, PLEASE contact Blake Bramblett at 706-864-1658 or visit www.fostergeorgia.com
for more information!
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Coaches Needed
Dawson County Parks & Recreation is looking fro volunteers to coach youth sports throughout the year.
"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in an entire lifetime"
If you are enthusiastic, positive, and encouraging contact the main office at
706-344-3646 and volunteer!
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Read To A Child
Two-thirds of Georgia's children are not reading proficiently by the end of third grade. This has significant and long-term consequences for all Georgians, because low achievement in reading affects our economy, our safety, and our health. Visit
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Volunteer Teachers Needed
The Dawson County Adult Education Center needs volunteer teachers and tutors to assist students of all ages who are preparing to take the GED test. In just two hours each week you can help someone who is trying to get a job, support their families or enroll in college by gaining a diploma. For more information, call 706-265-1690
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February 6 - Professional Headshots at the
Chamber of Commerce
February 24- WEE Books Leap for Literacy
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Rest in the Storms
A program open to anyone and their family struggling with any type of addiction and needing inspiration for and during time of recovery. Held each Monday at 7:00pm in the basement of Spirit Baptist Church, 6910 nix Road, Dawsonville.
For more information, call Barry Payne at 770-633-8684
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Any Parent With Mental Illness Can Join
The weekly Parent Support Group for parents with mental illnesses is the first of its kind in the United States. It is hosted by experienced and caring parents and behavioral health professionals with "lived experience" who gently guide the discussion in a healing and supportive direction with a people-first, recovery-centric approach.
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Grandparents Raising Children
The Kinship Program provides a place to share experiences with other grandparents and relatives raising children to find out about programs for which you and your children may be eligible. Dawson County meets the Second Wednesday of
each month at 10:00 am.
Call 770-538-2650 for more information.
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*For any survivor of sexual trauma
*Free and confidential
*Facilitated by a licensed therapist
Wednesday Evenings at 6pm
Call 770-503-7273 for more information
or visit www.raperesponse.com
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Family Support Group
NAMI Family Support Groups are open to adults 18 and older who are family members or caregivers of adults, children or adolescents living with a mental illness, regardless of diagnosis.
The 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month
6:45 - 8:15 pm.
Call Ovie Hughie at 678-341-9414 or
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MOPS
Teen MOPS provides a loving, nurturing, and understanding environment for you to come together with other young moms and have fun and share your joys, fears, and frustrations while your child is being well cared for. The group meets each Wednesday from 5:30-8:00pm at Creekside United Methodist Church, Room 134. For questions call 770-888-8449.
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Debtors Anonymous
BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will host a 12 step program called DEBTORS ANONYMOUS every TUESDAY at 6pm in the chapel basement. This program has helped many people recover from credit card debt and other financial problems and given them freedom and a new life! If you have any questions call 512-669-6854.
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Ninth District Opportunity
Housing Assistance Available
NDO's housing programs were designed to assist households that are currently homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless. Call Sharon Fox at 706-265-3744 for more information.
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Georgia Overdose Prevention
Georgia Overdose Prevention is a grassroots organization comprised of parents, healthcare professionals, harm reduction advocates and friends of those who have lost loved ones to accidental drug overdose. GOP was formed to create and advocate for the passage of the Georgia 911 Medical Amnesty Law.
GOP's initial goal was achieved when Governor Nathan Deal
signed into law Georgia House Bill 965 on April 24, 2014. This common-sense law, sponsored by Representative Sharon Cooper and Senator Renee Unterman, provides protection for people who call 911 and seek medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug or alcohol-related overdose. The caller and the victim cannot be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for small amounts of drugs, alcohol, or drug paraphernalia if the evidence was obtained as a result of seeking medical assistance.
The law also increases access to the opioid overdose "antidote" naloxone, also called Narcan. Physicians may prescribe naloxone to a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist someone at risk of opioid overdose, and to first responders, harm reduction organizations, and pain management clinics. Pharmacists are permitted to dispense naloxone under that prescription. The physician, pharmacist, and person administering naloxone are immune from civil, criminal, and professional liability as long as they act in good faith and in compliance with the applicable standard of care. The timely administration of naloxone typically reverses the effects of opiates such as heroin and opioids like hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and others. Victims of opioid overdose who receive naloxone in time are less likely to die or suffer long-term brain or tissue damage.
Inspired by the lives that have been saved by the passage of the Medical Amnesty Law, Georgia Overdose Prevention is now focused on education, implementation and development of resources for Georgia's 911 Medical Amnesty Law.
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