J oin our Community Collaborative
Please join us as we work together sharing information and services to help build a strong, vibrant, healthy community. Collaborative meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 9am.
If you can't make it, we are happy to make announcements for you.
Contact Nancy Stites at 706-265-1981 if you need more information.
If you would like to be added to our Collaborative Directory, click here.
If you would like to review the Collaborative Directory click here.

Our next meeting will be September 3, 2019
*Please note our meeting location has CHANGED!!!*
Family Connection Community Collaborative meetings will now be held at the
Professional Development Center
(next to Dawson County's Board of Education Office)

~ Dawson  County Family Connection News ~
It warms our heart when the community comes together to meet a need!
Over 330 BACKPACKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DAWSON COUNTY STUDENTS  July 24th-July 26th, helping to set those students
up for a successful school year!!

Mountain Lake Church Volunteers
Stuff the Bus Event at Kroger
Dawson County Sheriff's Dept
 
Thank you to Associated Credit Union for their generous donation to Family Connection in support of Dawson County youth.  Your donation will go a long way to help and encourage our youth to reach their goal of high school graduation and a bright future!

Representing Associated Credit Union:
Mark Waller, EVP/COO        
Heiwote Tadesse, SVP of Member Relations                                
Connie Smith- Branch Manager/Business Development

Dawson County Kinship Care Meeting
Thursday, August 22, 2019
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Dawson County High School Library
Are you a GRANDPARENT or RELATIVE raising a child? Kinship Care Meetings are for  YOU!!!
Come and learn resources that may be available for you and the children. (Or just come and meet others who, like you, are parenting the second time around!) 
DINNER & CHILDCARE PROVIDED... FREE!!!
RSVP HERE (Encouraged)
Georgia Kinship Care Summit
Saturday, September 21, 2019
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort
The Kinship Care Summit is dedicated to educating, supporting and celebrating the remarkable work being done every day by unsung heroes. The Summit is FREE for the entire family; there will be activities for children such as arts & crafts, caricatures, face painting, movies, and buffet lunch. Breakfast, lunch, and snack will be provided.
Register HERE (Required)

Talk to the youth in your life about the dangers of underage drinking. Using every day opportunities & having small conversations will go a long way. For conversation starters, visit our website: www.capa-ga.org

Family Connection's Community Survey is
now  open, and we need to hear your voice!
Please  take a few minutes to complete our
survey  about underage drinking prevention in
Dawson County.
Your input is greatly appreciated!
~Calendar ~

08/15/2019-SOS (Survivors of Suicide) Meeting
08/17/2019-SAFFT Foster Your Color Craze 4k
08/21/2019-Goodwill Job Fair
08/29/2019-Speaker Kevin Hines @ DCHS
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09/08/2019-Good Shepherd Clinic Grits & Granola
09/14/2019-Glow for Grace
09/14/2019-SAFFT Foster Your Color Craze 4k
09/24/2019-Community Job Fair
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11/13/2019-Family Connection Poverty Simulation
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Fridays thru 09/27/2019-Amicalola Regional Farmers Market
A SOS (Survivors of Suicide) Group will be held in the Community/Conference Room (upstairs) of
the Kroger in Dawsonville!
378 Marketplace Pkwy, Dawsonville, GA 30534
3rd Thursday of each month
Starting August 15th 
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Please contact the leader,  Lisa Clark 770-318-8038 , with any questions you may have.


~Highlighted Agency ~

Welcome to Georgia HOPE
Georgia HOPE is a local provider of quality counseling services, covering 26 counties in North Georgia. The majority of Georgia HOPE's services occur in the homes of those they serve, thus increasing the client's access to care. 

Services offered include:
  • Mental Health Assessment
  • Substance Abuse Assessment
  • Individual Counseling
  • Family Counseling
  • Group Counseling
  • Psychiatric/Nurse Services through In-Clinic Appointments
  • Psychiatric/Nurse Services through Telehealth Appointments
  • Psychological Evaluations
  • Medication Evaluation and Management
  • Case Management
  • Skill Building/CSI
  • Resource Linkage
  • Parent Skills Training
Who is eligible for Georgia HOPE services:
  1. Person must live within Georgia HOPE's Coverage Area
  2. Person must have mental health symptom(s), substance abuse issue, or a behavior problem(s)
  3. Person must have one of the insurances Georgia HOPE accepts, which are listed by county
  4. Person must be at least 4 years of age or older
For more information visit:  https://gahope.org/ or contact  Joy Roberts at 404-740-8852
~Collaborative Bulletin Board ~
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-Monthly Newsletter
-Monthly Calendar
-Forget Me Not Club
-Monthly meeting opportunity
-Volunteer Training
-Monthly Calendar
-Currently enrolling students
-Now enrolling! Refer families with 12-17 year olds!
-Cancer screening information
-In need of linens, pillows, and blankets for beds!
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Click on agency for more information
Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia, Inc. is chartered to cover Pickens, Gilmer, Fannin and Dawson Counties.  BGCNG currently have Clubs in Pickens, Gilmer and Fannin Counties.  The Clubs offer all young people a safe and positive place to learn and grow so that they become productive, caring and responsible citizens.  The daily work of the professional staff and volunteers ensures that every young person who comes through The Clubs doors graduate high school, college or career ready, demonstrating good character, and living a healthy lifestyle.  A growing body of evidence proves that BGCNG after-school ($50 per year with a sliding scale monthly activity fee) and summer learning programs are effective at improving grades, attendance at school and higher aspirations for graduates and going on to college or a technical school.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia is conducting a community needs assessment to determine if their services are needed in Dawson County.  If a need exists, it is their desire to meet that need.  As a community leader and/or parent, your input and feedback is vital to help direct the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia in the right direction.
The survey should take less than 5 minutes. 
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If you would like additional information, please email Michele Crawford-Brackin at [email protected].  
~Fundraisers ~
Dawson Chamber of Commerce
GOLF CLASSIC
August 19, 2019
8:30am Registration 10:00am Start Chestatee Golf Club
$125.00-$950.00
Kiwanis Club of Dawson County REVENUERS RUN
August 24, 2019
8:00am
Rock Creek Park
$25.00 entry
Good Shepherd Clinic
GRITS & GRANOLA
September 8, 2019
11:00am-2:00pm
 Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
Tickets $50.00 each
Dawsonville Fit Body Bootcamp
GLOW 4 GRACE 5k
September 14, 2019
6:45am Check In, 7:45am Start
Rock Creek Park
$35.00 entry
SAFFT
FOSTER YOUR COLOR CRAZE 5k
August 17 Cumming Fairgrounds
September 14 Gainesville Office
8:00am
$17.00-$30.00 entry
Georgia Mountain Foodbank
EMPTY BOWL LUNCH
September 24, 2019
11:00am-1:00pm
Lanier Technical College
$30.00

 

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