About Us
Partners working together to develop, implement and evaluate plans that address the challenges facing Bulloch County’s children and families.
Accountability drives the Bulloch County Family Connection Collaborative decision-making process. In addition, maintaining a high level of integrity while respecting the 37-year history of allows members to make decisions based on core values. The work of the collaborative is focused on: 1) the implementation of programs identified as “best practices” or scientifically research based; 2) making improvements in areas of child and family well-being through the exposure of direct and in-direct services, linking resources and the brokerage of existing community programs; 3) leveraging local, state and federal funds to support our community driven plans; and 4) the implementation of a community based local decision-making process which results in the development of a community plan supported by collaborative members. Bulloch County Family Connection has proven to be a leader in these areas. Since 1996, the collaborative has directly leveraged more than 38 million dollars from local, state and federal funds to support our Family Connection annual operating plans.
About Georgia Family Connection
Georgia Family Connection, a statewide infrastructure for aligning efforts across sectors, comes together through two distinct but connected change-makers: a statewide network of Collaboratives in all 159 counties and Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP). Each strengthens the other—and together, they form Georgia Family Connection.
We work toward measurably better outcomes across five key result areas:
The Georgia Family Connection statewide network—the only one of its kind in the country—works alongside children, families, and communities to help them thrive by crafting local solutions that maximize resources and make systems more effective and efficient. This network cultivates collaboration among community service providers, reducing duplication of efforts and allowing everyone to do more with the resources available.
Collaboratives equip local service agencies and organizations with the tools and methods they need to be more effective, helping them develop and work together on integrated strategies to improve child, family, and community well-being. We fill in service gaps in our communities by functioning as an incubator for direct services to families and children when a need isn’t being met. We also respond to urgent situations by maintaining strong relationships and the infrastructure necessary to deliver timely support.
GaFCP unites the statewide network in a shared framework that promotes consistent, ongoing collaboration and peer learning—equipping Collaboratives to draw on communities’ collective wisdom and experience across the state. GaFCP develops effective partnerships with state leaders, private enterprises, and other stakeholders to link the network with public and private funding, resources, talent, and innovation. GaFCP also empowers leaders across Georgia by making data accessible and providing practical tools, training, and technical assistance to support informed decision-making.
