About Us
Monroe County Family Connection addresses 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.
We are currently addressing strategies to decrease child abuse and neglect in our county.
Monroe County Family Connection Executive Committee Members:
- Sametrice Adams-Carter – Monroe County DFCS, Board Chair
- Jessica Evans – Family Services Coordinator & Homeless Liaison, Monroe County Schools, Secretary
- Kim Harris -Rock Springs Clinic
- Annie Biers – Owner at Arena Counseling
Our Organizational Partners
Some of our partners include Monroe County Schools, Central Georgia Technical College, Anchor of Hope Foundation, Department of Family & Children Services, The Pregnancy Center, Public Health, Monroe County Library, Department of Juvenile Justice, Chamber of Commerce, individual businesses, Juvenile Court, Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, and many others.
Our most important partners are the families whose children we are serving.
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 are being served.
Please join with us through financial support and/or active participation to achieve our goal: All children and families in Monroe County will succeed at home, in school, and in the community.
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.
