About Us
Working together to build strong, healthy, self-sufficient families in Terrell County.
Terrell County Family Connection Collaborative streamlines resources and provides all children and families with the opportunities to become self-sufficient and to grow and develop educationally, socially, physically, and economically.
We do that by addressing the root causes of problems, building on cultural and other strengths, pooling resources, engaging an extraordinary diversity of community members, and committing to a long-term process of planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Using a family-centered approach, schools, health and human service agencies, business, the faith community, law enforcement, nonprofit organizations, civic clubs, and others work together with families, focusing on academics, physical and mental health, nurturing parenting, economic success, and community service. We tap existing resources, streamline systems to be more efficient and effective, and initiate new projects to improve the lives and conditions of families in Terrell County.
The Future
Our success is our partners’ success – we bring them together, they develop and implement the strategies. Our most important partners are the families whose children we serve.
Please join with us to achieve our goal: to broaden partnerships and support activities to improve community and civic health.
Our Partners
Terrell Co. Chamber of Commerce
Terrell Co. Health Department
Terrell Co. Public Schools
Terrell Academy
Dawson Public Safety
Department of Labor
Babies Can’t Wait
Terrell Co. Department of Family and Children Services
Department of Juvenile Justice
Dawson Probation Office
Workforce Investment Act
Better Hometown Task Force
Positive Direction Youth Center
Terrell Co. Public Library
The Friends of the Library
Habitat for Humanity
Dawson Manor
Terrell Co. Recreation Department
Liberty House
Job Corp
Terrell Co. EMT
TREC
City of Dawson
Terrell Co. Board of Commissioners
Terrell Co. Extension Service
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.
