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FACTOR
Working to Make a Difference for Fayette
Families
www.FayetteFactor.org
Meets the fourth Monday of the month at the Fayette Family YMCA, 215 Huiet
Rd., Fayetteville. Meetings are from noon - 1:30 with lunch being served
at 11:30 a.m. (RSVP needed for lunch).
FACTOR is Fayette Alliance
Coordinating Teamwork, Outreach and Resources. It is
part of the Family Connection Statewide Network sponsored by Family Connection
Partnership, a public/private nonprofit organization.
The local group, FACTOR, is also
a public/private partnership of public and private services agencies, non-profit
organizations, faith-based organizations, businesses and citizens sharing the
goal of improving the quality of life for all Fayette County citizens.
Vision
Fayette County is a community
that actively seeks to ensure the highest quality of life including health and
well-being of all its citizens.
Mission
The mission of FACTOR is to
coordinate resources by bringing all areas of the community together to build a
safe and healthy Fayette County through education, networking and advocacy. |
7/23/08 (9:53 a.m.) FACTOR Collaborative will meet
Monday, July 28 at First Baptist Peachtree City, 208 Willowbend Rd at
11:30am for lunch; meeting starts at noon.
The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall. After
a brief business meeting Randy Daughter, Building Chairman will give a
presentation on The Bridge- Connecting our Community!
The Bridge will serve as a focal point of service by
First Baptist Church in providing needed space and activities to our
community for programs and events. These activities will benefit
Children as well as Senior Adults and will be open to everyone in the
community.
Make plans to attend to hear first hand about this
exciting new program and discover how The Bridge benefits the whole
community and allows opportunities for all of our agencies/organizations
to bring programs to the community!
FACTOR strategies for '07:
Prevent Child Abuse
*Drug Endangered Children workshop
*"Going Home" kits for new mothers
*Workshop for fathers
*Financial classes for adults/youth
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
*Support system for Grandparents transitioning into primary
caregiver role
FACTO'R's new website:
http://www.gafcp.org/fcnetwork/fayette/
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The group believes the key to
strengthening families is communication. By bringing all of the combined
resources of the public and private organizations, faith based groups and the
government with families, the families needs are met, strengthened and the
entire community is positively impacted.
FACTOR networks with similar
collaboratives in the other 158 Georgia counties through the Family Connection
Partnership. This partnership enhances the local groups' ability to work with
families.
The goal of FACTOR is to have the
children of Fayette County "live in safe, stable neighborhoods, strengthen our
families, and help them to become and/or remain self-sufficient."
Currently their primary focus is
to reduce the number of alcohol and drug related arrests for juveniles. They
plan to do this through educational forums and seminars designed to raise parent
and community awareness of drug and alcohol related issues. They will also work
directly with youth, supporting them to become peer mentors.
Drugs and alcohols are not the
only focus of the group. Recently they kicked off Child Abuse Awareness month in
conjunction with DFCS. (see story in Helping Hands).
Currently over 30 local groups
participate in FACTOR and the number is growing as this dedicated force makes
more and more of an impact on the county.
They meet the fourth Monday of
the month at the Fayette Family YMCA, 215 Huiet Rd., Fayetteville. Meetings are
from noon - 1:30 with lunch being served at 11:30 a.m. (RSVP needed for lunch).
Contact Becky Smith, Executive
Director, for more information.
bsmith719@bellsouth.net or 770-716-2797
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