December 7, 2023

Dear Cobb Collaborative Network:

Our Fourth Quarter General Membership Meeting and Human Services Awards luncheon, held on Wednesday, December 6, is a time-honored tradition and a favorite event for us at the Cobb Collaborative. We were delighted to join with our members and community partners to network, share a meal, and honor this year's exceptional Human Services Awards nominees and winners.

CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners:

• Jack Vaughan, Jr. Human Services Award Winner - Volunteer Category: Barry Krebs, volunteer for South Cobb Lions Club
• Jack Vaughan, Jr. Human Services Award Winner - Professional Category: Laurie Ann Wong, Founder and CEO of Reflections of Trinity
• William Hanson Collaboration Award: Kim Scofi of United Military Care
• Howard Koepka Collaborative Spirit Award: First Christian Church of Mableton

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who attended this year's event and contributed to its resounding success. We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the following individuals and organizations:

• Cobb Community Foundation for sponsoring and co-presenting this year's event.
• Piedmont Church for graciously hosting this event again this year.
• All organizations who submitted nominations to recognize individuals and other organizations who go above and beyond.
• ALL Cobb Collaborative members, partners and community supporters for your engagement, involvement and support which are instrumental in helping to improve outcomes for children and families in Cobb County.

Our quarterly General Membership Meetings for 2024 will be held on March 13, May 8, September 11 and December 3, 2024. Please save the dates and be on the look out for updated information to come.

Warmly,

Irene Barton

Cobb Collaborative Executive Director

Kelly Mellen, the Collaborative's Communications Director, has decided to move on from the Collaborative as of November 22, 2023. We appreciate Kelly's contributions to the Collaborative over the last two years and her integral role in expanding our audience. We wish Kelly and her family the absolute best.

Submissions for the Collaborative Connection can still be emailed directly to communications@cobbcollaborative.org.

We're Hiring

The Cobb Collaborative is hiring a Director of Communications & Marketing. If you or someone you know would be an excellent fit for our energetic team, encourage them to review the job description and submit their resume. 

Be sure to check our Cobb Collaborative Events page for additional events and visit our Training Opportunities page to request scheduling of events.

The MISSION of the Cobb Collaborative is "Engaging, Educating and Empowering the community to improve the well-being of children and families." One way that we work to forward this mission is by offering no or low cost training opportunities in our initiative focus areas of mental health, literacy and civic engagement. 

As we wind down 2023 and begin to plan for 2024, Cobb Collaborative invites our network to take advantage of our training opportunities. We offer trainings both in-person and virtually. Opportunities we offer include:

• Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®
• Connections Matter
• Connect Now
• Mental Health First Aid
• Becoming a More Resilient Parent
• Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children®
• Mandated Reporter Training
• Basics Workshops
• Basics Staff Training
• Connecting Cobb Veterans Presentation
• Trusted Partnership Trainings

and MORE!

Click here or on the graphic above for more information. We look forward to scheduling training opportunities with our Members and the Collaborative community network in 2024 and beyond!

Cobb Collaborative has renewed our group membership with the Georgia Association of Volunteer Administration (GAVA). A benefit of of this group membership allows our Collaborative Members exclusive access to attend GAVA programming FREE of charge.

For more information on gaining access to this resource, please email Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton.

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