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"Where Our Community Comes Together"
Welcome to Wayne County Family Connection! Georgia Family Connection is a statewide initiative that cultivates public and private collaboration at the local level. Located in all 159 counties, Georgia Family Connection is the largest statewide network of it's kind n the nation.
Wayne County Family Connection is collaborative made up of community members to include: Families, Government, City and County, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Corporations, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Businesses, Board of Education, Associations, Clubs, and basically anyone that wants to take part in making our community a great place to live, work, and play........for all.
"Purpose"
"We come together to discuss our visions for our county, assess the needs in our communities, then decide how our organizations can best work together to meet those needs"
You are invited to take part in Wayne County Family Connection. It's free and easy just click the "sign up" link at the bottom left hand of this page. You will receive emails of upcoming events, have access to the Members Area which will include our monthly meeting Agenda, Minutes, and more. We have 5 Strategy Teams to choose from that really need your help. For more information just click on Strategy Teams to the left.
We meet the 4th Monday of every month at 9:30 a.m. in the Family Connection office located across from the entrance to the High School Baseball Field in the old Band Room of the old High School. We hope you will find many resources here. If you don't find what you are looking for please give us a call at 912-810-0101.
Come and take part in making your community what you would want it to be!
VISION:
“All individuals have opportunities to grow and develop into successful and productive citizens in a positive environment enhanced by a nurturing family and a supportive community.”
MISSION:
“To assist our citizens in making positive life choices
by way of a collaborative approach.”
GOAL:
“All people in Wayne County will make positive life choices.”
FY12 WC Family Connection Brochure
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Grant Opportunities Available
Norris Consulting Group provides a comprehensive list of grants, of which many are available to our community; for example, we are a rural community, high poverty rate, high unemployment rate, and high number of students receiving free or reduced lunches. If you are interested in receiving grants for your organization, a project, or an event and have identified a grant(s) which you are eligible to receive, please give us a call at (912) 810-0101.
"Community Activators"
Community Activators provides action-based and organizational coaching for helping professionals, educators, and community activists. Our expertise and services are soundly rooted in strength, asset-based and multicultural models of helping and community development, as well as being supported by modern evidence-based research. For tools to help you with becoming a "Community Activator" please click on Tools/Articles.
"Real Communities"
We are Person Centered: We are dedicated in finding ways to provide individualized supports, directed by the person and allies, that assist the person in having valued roles in community life and build more inclusive community settings.
We are Community Centered: We are dedicated to build associations and alliances that allow citizens to make productive connections around what they care about, mobilize existing community assets, and make those assets productive by taking part in meaningful action.
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