Policy Council for Children & Family
The Policy Council for Children & Families was the first council created under the Collaborative in 1999 to provide oversight of a funding award from the Family Connection Partnership.
The Family Connection Partnership is a public/private partnership created by the State of Georgia and funders from the private sector. They assist communities in addressing the serious challenges facing Georgia's children and families. The FCP also serves as a resource to state agencies across Georgia that work to improve the conditions of children and families.
All 159 counties in Georgia receive funding from the Family Connection Partnership to operate a Collaborative entity focused on improving the lives of children and families. The Cobb Community Collaborative is the Family Connection Site for Cobb.
Family Connection Goals for Cobb County:
- All parents in Cobb County will be actively involved in their child's education.
- All students in Cobb County will graduate on time from High School.
- There will be no substantiated incidents of child abuse or neglect in Cobb County.
- All children under the age of 14 in Cobb County will be free of injury from motor vehicle accidents.
- No youth in Cobb County will use alcohol, tobacco products or illegal drugs.
- All adults, 18 and over, without a high school diploma, will have their GED.
These goals are acheived through the work of the Collaborative members under the various CCC committees and councils.
Subcommittees of the Policy Council for Children & Families:
- Education Subcommittee - Focuses on the education goals. Currently looking at coordinating a county-wide education forum focused on methods, classes, and resources that parents can access in Cobb to help their pre-school and school-age children.
- Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Subcommittee - Assists in addressing the child abuse prevention goal. The Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention (CCAP) is the acting body for this subcommittee and plans on providing child abuse prevention education and resources through two community-based trainings this year.
The Policy Council for Children & Families is Co-Chaired by Jeri Barr, CEO, The Center for Family Resurces, and Holly Comer, Executive Director, YWCA of Northwest Georgia and meets monthly at 8:30am, the first Wednesday of the month, the Mansour Center located at 995 Roswell Street, Marietta: Please contact CFR at 770-428-2601 or YWCA at 770-427-2902 for more information.