ENCORE |
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette |
Grandparents and Kin Raising Grandkids |
Fayette Meth Task Force |
SAVE Fayette |
ENCORE
The ENCORE! Fayette initiative focuses on tapping into a tremendous resource that has been previously undiscovered, the senior population. There are over 15,000 sixty-five plus seniors in Fayette County and that number will grow to over 45,000 by 2030. These seniors represent a vast and often untapped wealth of talent and experience - and this talent and experience is needed and desired by the public and private agencies and organizations in our county.
ENCORE/Senior Leadership Programis a collaborative effort of our county’s agencies/organizations that either work with seniors or utilize seniors as volunteers. ENCORE, which stands for Retired Leaders Enriching and Nurturing the Community by Offering Resources and Experiences, is a 10 week program designed to provide active, community spirited older adults with the opportunity to learn more about their community; the important issues and challenges it faces; identify the primary community needs and determine how they can become involved and make a difference by helping to shape Fayette’s future.
Our 8-10 week program usually runs from January - March. Plans are currently underway for our 2013 Class. Please contact Becky Smith for more information on hosting an informational presentation to your group: civic, neighborhood, sorority or church group. Also stay tuned for how to apply for our next class.
Each session in this 8-10 week program is dedicated to local topics that are addressed by public and private sector community leaders.
Topics include:
Week 1: Orientation - This is Fayette
Week 2: History/Government - County and Fayetteville
Week 3: History/Government - Tyrone and PTC
Week 4: Judicial system & citzen involvement
Week 5: Business community & economic development
Week 6: Education & Lifelong Learning
Week 7: Fayette’s Heathcare System
Week 8: Family/Diversity
Week 9: Arts/Culture
Week 10: Wrap-up/Civic Renewal/Citizen Participation
ENCORE/Senior Leadership Programis a collaborative effort of our county’s agencies/organizations that either work with seniors or utilize seniors as volunteers. ENCORE, which stands for Retired Leaders Enriching and Nurturing the Community by Offering Resources and Experiences, is a 10 week program designed to provide active, community spirited older adults with the opportunity to learn more about their community; the important issues and challenges it faces; identify the primary community needs and determine how they can become involved and make a difference by helping to shape Fayette’s future.
Our 8-10 week program usually runs from January - March. Plans are currently underway for our 2013 Class. Please contact Becky Smith for more information on hosting an informational presentation to your group: civic, neighborhood, sorority or church group. Also stay tuned for how to apply for our next class.
Each session in this 8-10 week program is dedicated to local topics that are addressed by public and private sector community leaders.
Topics include:
Week 1: Orientation - This is Fayette
Week 2: History/Government - County and Fayetteville
Week 3: History/Government - Tyrone and PTC
Week 4: Judicial system & citzen involvement
Week 5: Business community & economic development
Week 6: Education & Lifelong Learning
Week 7: Fayette’s Heathcare System
Week 8: Family/Diversity
Week 9: Arts/Culture
Week 10: Wrap-up/Civic Renewal/Citizen Participation
Grandparents and Kin Raising Grandchildren
Many Relative caregivers are overwhelmed with the situations they face. If you are a grandparent who has made a life changing decision to raise a child when you were looking forward to more leisure and less responsibility, you don’t have to face the challenge alone.
The statististics are sobering. More than six million children-approximately 1 in 12-are living in households headed by grandparents. Well over 160,000 of these families are living in Georgia and more than 600 of these grandparents are living in Fayette County.
In 2006 FACTOR partners recognizing the special needs of caregivers who have chosen to parent again established the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren initiative. Support groups, newsletters, training seminars, and assistance navigating the local and state agencies became the focus of this initiative.
Today there is a strong core group of relative caregiver families involved in regular support group and family activities. Camp Remix, a 3 day/2 night camp for children being raised in relative care homes, has been going strong since 2009. This camp is a blend of regular and theraputic activities that allow the children an opportunity to share feelings in a safe environment set within the parameters of a fun filled weekend summer camp.
In 2011 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren became their own 501(c)3 non-profit and incorporated a new name: Grandparents and Kin Raising Children (GKRC).
If you would like more information about the support organization, including group meeting day/time please contact: Queen Gordy, Coordinator & Experienced Grandparent. Email: [email protected] Phone: (770)716-9711
The statististics are sobering. More than six million children-approximately 1 in 12-are living in households headed by grandparents. Well over 160,000 of these families are living in Georgia and more than 600 of these grandparents are living in Fayette County.
In 2006 FACTOR partners recognizing the special needs of caregivers who have chosen to parent again established the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren initiative. Support groups, newsletters, training seminars, and assistance navigating the local and state agencies became the focus of this initiative.
Today there is a strong core group of relative caregiver families involved in regular support group and family activities. Camp Remix, a 3 day/2 night camp for children being raised in relative care homes, has been going strong since 2009. This camp is a blend of regular and theraputic activities that allow the children an opportunity to share feelings in a safe environment set within the parameters of a fun filled weekend summer camp.
In 2011 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren became their own 501(c)3 non-profit and incorporated a new name: Grandparents and Kin Raising Children (GKRC).
If you would like more information about the support organization, including group meeting day/time please contact: Queen Gordy, Coordinator & Experienced Grandparent. Email: [email protected] Phone: (770)716-9711
Fayette Meth Task Force
The Meth Task Force initiative was active for three years as an aggressive community awareness and education campaign. Concurrently, there was a dramatic decrease in the methamphetamine abuse in our community. This initiative concluded at the end of FY2008 but plans are to develop this initiative into Substance Abuse (including underage drinking),Violence Education – SAVE Fayette Coalition
The following people served on the Fayette Meth Taskforce Executive Committee and worked diligently to plan, prepare and present over two dozen workshops, seminars and other presentations during the three years:
Sgt. Matt Myers, Peachtree City PD/ Taskforce Coordinator
Captain Steve Crawshaw, Fayetteville PD
Kevin Freeman, Grace Harbour Counseling
Chante’ Frazier, Grace Harbour Counseling
Patricia Mowry, Turning Point, A New Direction for Families
Cindy Duncan, Turning Point, A New Direction for Families
Stormy Myers, Fayette County school teacher
Carol Sboda, Fayette County school teacher
A Word From…Sgt. Matt Myers, Coordinator
On behalf of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, I would like to thank Becky Smith for her support, and the support of FACTOR, through three years of excellence in community service and education. If it were not for FACTOR’s coordination of the initial Meth Watch workshop in Peachtree City, this taskforce would have never been formed. I applaud your organization for not only facilitating this event, but for investing the time and effort to realize that the meth plague in 2004 and 2005 was a serious threat to the quality of life in this fine county that we call home. From 2004 to 2005, the methamphetamine arrests for the Peachtree City Police Department alone rose approximately 400%. Since 2005, when the Fayette Meth Taskforce was formed, those statistics have decreased back to only one more arrest than before the epidemic started. Obviously, many factors influence these types of statistics, but I know that the efforts of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, made with the support of FACTOR, had a considerable impact on the community awareness of the meth problem in all aspects - inevitably having a positive impact on this dramatic improvement.
It is the service and support of organizations like FACTOR that keeps communities like Fayette County strong, and helps maintain the quality of life that makes this one of the country’s top places to live. Again, I cannot thank you enough for all of your help and investment of time, resources, and funding. FACTOR is truly a blessing to our community.
Matt Myers
Coordinator, Fayette Meth Taskforce
Sergeant, Peachtree City PoliceDepartment
The following people served on the Fayette Meth Taskforce Executive Committee and worked diligently to plan, prepare and present over two dozen workshops, seminars and other presentations during the three years:
Sgt. Matt Myers, Peachtree City PD/ Taskforce Coordinator
Captain Steve Crawshaw, Fayetteville PD
Kevin Freeman, Grace Harbour Counseling
Chante’ Frazier, Grace Harbour Counseling
Patricia Mowry, Turning Point, A New Direction for Families
Cindy Duncan, Turning Point, A New Direction for Families
Stormy Myers, Fayette County school teacher
Carol Sboda, Fayette County school teacher
A Word From…Sgt. Matt Myers, Coordinator
On behalf of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, I would like to thank Becky Smith for her support, and the support of FACTOR, through three years of excellence in community service and education. If it were not for FACTOR’s coordination of the initial Meth Watch workshop in Peachtree City, this taskforce would have never been formed. I applaud your organization for not only facilitating this event, but for investing the time and effort to realize that the meth plague in 2004 and 2005 was a serious threat to the quality of life in this fine county that we call home. From 2004 to 2005, the methamphetamine arrests for the Peachtree City Police Department alone rose approximately 400%. Since 2005, when the Fayette Meth Taskforce was formed, those statistics have decreased back to only one more arrest than before the epidemic started. Obviously, many factors influence these types of statistics, but I know that the efforts of the Fayette Meth Taskforce, made with the support of FACTOR, had a considerable impact on the community awareness of the meth problem in all aspects - inevitably having a positive impact on this dramatic improvement.
It is the service and support of organizations like FACTOR that keeps communities like Fayette County strong, and helps maintain the quality of life that makes this one of the country’s top places to live. Again, I cannot thank you enough for all of your help and investment of time, resources, and funding. FACTOR is truly a blessing to our community.
Matt Myers
Coordinator, Fayette Meth Taskforce
Sergeant, Peachtree City PoliceDepartment
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette
Child abuse and neglect are preventable, yet each year in the United States, close to one million children are confirmed victims of child maltreatment. An extensive body of research provides promising and best practices on what works to improve child safety and well-being outcomes and reduce the occurrence of child abuse and neglect. These efforts are essential as child abuse and neglect have pervasive and long-lasting effects on children, their families, and the society. Adverse consequences for children’s development often are evident immediately, encompassing multiple domains including physical, emotional, social, and cognitive. For many children, these effects extend far beyond childhood into adolescence and adulthood, potentially compromising the lifetime productivity of maltreatment victims (Daro, 1988).
Prevention is a SHARED responsibility.
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette is a proud Charter Council of PCA Georgia since October 2008
Council Members
Nancy Nebergall, CASA volunteer
Margaret McCall, Mercer University
Kathlene Ford, Atlanta Medical Center
Debra Woodard, Children’s Author
Clarice Howard, Fayette School System
Edie Eickemeyer, Family Advocate
Elizabeth Hiatt, Family Advocate
Felice Martin, Family Advocate
Holly Line, DFCS
Josh Shelton, Fayette County Sheriff Office
Nadine Tyft, Advocate CASA
Raissa Chandler, Navigator Team
Sharon Herbert, Family Advocate
Candace Robichaux, localkidsfun.com
Clarice Howard, Fayette County School System
Vanessa Motley, Promise Place
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette focuses on educating the community about the prevalence of child abuse and what they can do to prevent it. This group hosts seminars and other special events during the early part of the calendar year to bring attention to this issue. This is an increasing area of concern which is threatening our families in our communities.
Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Fayette is a program of FACTOR, with a mission to educate children and adults in identifying and preventing child abuse. FACTOR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Fayette County Family Connection collaborative umbrella organization and is part of GA Family Connection Partnership, a statewide public/private organization to improve the quality of life for Georgia’s children, families, and communities.
Prevention is a SHARED responsibility.
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette is a proud Charter Council of PCA Georgia since October 2008
Council Members
Nancy Nebergall, CASA volunteer
Margaret McCall, Mercer University
Kathlene Ford, Atlanta Medical Center
Debra Woodard, Children’s Author
Clarice Howard, Fayette School System
Edie Eickemeyer, Family Advocate
Elizabeth Hiatt, Family Advocate
Felice Martin, Family Advocate
Holly Line, DFCS
Josh Shelton, Fayette County Sheriff Office
Nadine Tyft, Advocate CASA
Raissa Chandler, Navigator Team
Sharon Herbert, Family Advocate
Candace Robichaux, localkidsfun.com
Clarice Howard, Fayette County School System
Vanessa Motley, Promise Place
Prevent Child Abuse Fayette focuses on educating the community about the prevalence of child abuse and what they can do to prevent it. This group hosts seminars and other special events during the early part of the calendar year to bring attention to this issue. This is an increasing area of concern which is threatening our families in our communities.
Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Fayette is a program of FACTOR, with a mission to educate children and adults in identifying and preventing child abuse. FACTOR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Fayette County Family Connection collaborative umbrella organization and is part of GA Family Connection Partnership, a statewide public/private organization to improve the quality of life for Georgia’s children, families, and communities.