Promoting Safe and Stable Families Advisory Committee
The Division of Family and Children Services established the DHR PSSF Advisory Committee in 2004 to advise the Division regarding community-based child and family service issues. A primary state and federal objective is to integrate programs that serve children and families under title IV0B, parts 1 and 2 into a continuum of services for children and their families. To achieve this objective, the Division desired to obtain the active involvement of those providing child and family services to include state and county child welfare directors or representatives, public and non-profit agencies, and parents. The continuum represented by the DHR PSSF Advisory Committee includes the full array of child welfare services from prevention and protection through permanency.
The Purpose, Goals and Objectives of the Committee
Purpose
To advise DHR and legislators regarding allocation of resources; help in program planning; training/education; advocacy and communications.
Goals
To be a representative for children and families, at-risk and in crisis, and the child and family service agencies and programs that serve them throughout the state. To facilitate on-going collaboration to achieve a more comprehensive, coordinated and effective child and family services continuum.
Objectives
1. To make recommendations to DHR, legislators and other organizations regarding the needs of children and families and the resources required to meet those needs.
2. To recommend statewide guidelines for services to DHR.
3. To serve as a liaison and long-range planning body to DHR.
4. To advise and assist program and agency administrators.
5. To promote cooperation and support to insure quality of services among PSSF Network agencies
Members
The DHR PSSF Advisory Committee includes representatives from around the state representing family support, family preservation, reunification and adoption promotion programs supported by Title IV0B,2 funds and representatives from state and county DFCS.
The Advisory Committee meets quarterly. If you are interested in participating on the Advisory Committee, contact debfarrell@caresolutions.com for information and an application.
Several members of the PSSF Advisory Committee,
pictured at the Safe Families Symposium in Atlanta, March, 2006.
Current members of the PSSF Advisory Committee are:
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Kim Adams
Renee Bennett
Angie Burda
Suzanne Dow
Laura Evans
Judy Kapa
Lori Muggridge
Douglas Pratt
Lorene Reid
Jinger Robbins
Beth Schmehling
Dianne Scoggins
Teresa Smith |
Twin Cedars Youth Services, Troup County
Morningstar Treatment Services, Bibb County
Kinship Care Resource Center, Clayton County
Georgia Mountain Women's Center, Habersham County
Community Partnership in Elbert County, Elbert County
Polk County DFCS, Polk County
Ocmulgee CASA, Baldwin County
Policy-Practice Group
Coastal Coalition for Children, Glynn County
SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center,Cobb County
The Elaine Clark Center, DeKalb County
CASA of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit, Inc., Gilmer County
S.H.A.R.E. House, Douglas County |
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