www.gafcp.org

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www.gafcp.org
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Family Connection History

• Started with 15 original communities in 1991
• Has grown to the largest statewide network of
  communities in the nation (159 counties) that
  have made a commitment to improve results for
  children and families in Georgia
• Driven by Kids Count statistics
• Original public/private partnership included the
  Woodruff Foundation, Whitehead Foundation, Kirbo
  Foundation, Department of Human Resources,
  Department of Education, Department of Medical
  Assistance, and former Governor Zell Miller

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Family Connection Partnership (FCP)

• Public/private nonprofit working to improve
  conditions for children, families and communities
  in Georgia
• Our vision is for Georgias children to be
  healthy, ready to start and perform better in
  school, and have stable, economically
  self-sufficient families.

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FCP Core Concepts

• Local decision making
• Results accountability
• Public/private partnership
• Prevention
• Family focus

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FCP Our Work

• Provide training and technical assistance to
  communities, primarily Family Connection county
  collaboratives
• Serve as a resource to state agencies across
  Georgia
• Build and maintain relationships with public and
  private agencies and communities

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What is a County Collaborative?
A public/private partnership that serves as the
local decision-making body for improving results
for children and families
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What does a County Collaborative do?

• Develops, implements and evaluates a community
  strategic plan
• Makes decisions about what results are desired
• Sets priorities to achieve the results

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What does a County Collaborative do?

• Allocates resources
• Holds itself accountable for the well-being of
  children and families in the community
• Measures results on more than 26 indicators of
  child well-being using KIDS COUNT data

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Regional Map
12 Regions
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Key Community Sectors Representedon
Collaborative Governing Boards

• Public Agencies
• Private Nonprofits
• Local Governments
• Consumers/Volunteers
• Business
• Education
• Faith-based

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Key Community Sectors Representedon
Collaborative Governing Boards
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Leveraging Dollars
Statewide Sums of Cash Contributions to
Collaboratives
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Leveraging Dollars
Cash Contributions to Collaboratives, Mean Total
Contributions per Collaborative
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KIDS COUNT

• A national and state-by-state effort funded by
  the Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Tracks the status of child well-being in the U.S.
  through reporting current and credible data

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KIDS COUNT

• Seeks to enrich local, state and national
  discussions concerning ways to secure better
  futures for all children
• Publishes an annual Data Book and provides an
  interactive database at www.aecf.org/kidscount

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Georgia KIDS COUNT

• In 2003, Family Connection Partnership (FCP) was
  named the Casey Foundations state grantee for
  KIDS COUNT.
• FCP now produces a variety of annual Georgia KIDS
  COUNT products.

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Georgia KIDS COUNT

• Tracks progress across five result areas
• Healthy Children
• School Readiness
• School Success
• Strong Families
• Self-sufficient Families

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Georgia KIDS COUNT

• State Summary
• County, state, and national data online
• Data Guide
• Pocket Guide
• Factsheets
• Policy briefs
• Press releases

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Georgia KIDS COUNT Web site

• Measures how children and families are faring in
  the state
• Includes national, state and county-level data,
  as well as Census data by legislative districts.
• Represents the largest compilation of the most
  current and reliable available data from a
  variety of sources in Georgia

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Georgia KIDS COUNT State Summary

• An overview of the most recent state-level data
• Designed for widespread distribution to
  advocates, policymakers, community leaders, and
  the general public

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KIDS COUNT Online Database

• www.gafcp.org/kidscount/index.html
• Compare data between states, regions, counties
  and legislative districts.
• Create custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and
  profiles

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Georgia KIDS COUNT County Factsheets

• County data incorporated into the State Summary
  are available on individual Factsheets and can be
  downloaded from the Web.

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Georgia KIDS COUNT County Factsheets
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Georgia KIDS COUNT County Profiles
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Georgia KIDS COUNT Graphs
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Sample of Findings

• Does the work of Family Connection result in
  improved outcomes?

• A difficult question to answer unambiguously, but
  evidence is mounting.
• Important limitations of county-wide data
• Analyses from the Benchmark Database Addressing
  vs. not addressing benchmarks
• Positive results (New Family Index, Birth
  Weights, Child Deaths, High School Completion,
  Free or Reduced Fee Lunch)
• Results that are not yet positive (Prenatal Care,
  Juvenile Arrests)
• Ambiguous results (Teenage Pregnancies, Repeat
  Births to Teens)
• Findings from recent Case Studies High
  Functioning and High Impact Collaboratives
  (Testing the Theory of Change)
• Learnings Regarding Collaboration and
  Collaborative Processes
• (Source Metis Associates, Implementation
  Evaluation, 2nd Annual Report, September 29,
  2004)

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Sample of Findings
(Source Metis Associates, Implementation
Evaluation, 2nd Annual Report, September 29,
2004)
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Sample of Findings
(Source Metis Associates, Implementation
Evaluation, 2nd Annual Report, September 29,
2004)
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Sample of Findings
(Source Metis Associates, Implementation
Evaluation, 2nd Annual Report, September 29,
2004)
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Family Connection Partnership, Inc.

• 235 Peachtree Street
• Suite 1600, North Tower
• Atlanta, GA 30303
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• e-mail communications_at_gafcp.org
• www.gafcp.org