How to help Gordon County nonprofits

Become a foster parent : In Georgia, to become a foster parent, contact the Department of Human Services’ Division of Family and Children Services at 1-877-210-KIDS (5437) and begin the discussion, or visit fostergeorgia.com/inquiry-form online. The approval process includes an initial inquiry, information session, and pre-service training/home evaluation. Foster parents must be at least 21 years old. Court Appointed Special Advocates is seeking volunteer child advocates — training included. Those interested in becoming a CASA advocate, contact Rachel Holbert at [email protected] by email. kAmkDEC@?8m%96 '@=F?E2CJ p4E:@? r6?E6Ck^DEC@?8m :D 2=H2JD D66<:?8 G@=F?E66CD 2?5 5@?2E:@?D E@ DFAA@CE :ED 24E:G:E:6D :? v@C5@? r@F?EJ] %@ =62C? >@C6 23@FE 4FCC6?E ?665D 2E E96 'pr[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]G@=F?E2CJ24E:@?46?E6C]@C8Q E2C86ElQ03=2?FDE 36 2E =62DE `g J62CD @=5 W`e @C `f J62CD @=5 H:E9 A2C6?E2= 4@?D6?EX[ H6:89 ``_ A@F?5D @C >@C6 2?5 36 :? 8@@5 962=E9] s@?@CD 2C6 2D<65 E@ 5C:?< A=6?EJ @7 7=F:5D[ 2G@:5 42776:?6 2?5 62E 2 >62= C:49 :? :C@? AC:@C E@ 5@?2E:?8] %@ D4965F=6 2? 2AA@:?E>6?E G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^3=@@52DDFC2?46]@C8Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E x?4k^DEC@?8m] 2=H2JD H6=4@>6D 5@?2E:@?D @7 F?H2?E65 C62= 6DE2E6 7@C E96 3F:=5:?8 @7 ?6H 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 7@C D6?:@CD 2?5 G6E6C2?D] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 4@?E24E !C@8C2> |2?286C r2C@= w2E49 2E f_e\eah\h`gb[ @C 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^?75:?4]@C8Qm?75:?4]@C8k^2m @?=:?6]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mpDDFC65 w@DA:46 r2C6k^DEC@?8m :D 4FCC6?E=J D66<:?8 G@=F?E66CD E@ G:D:E H:E9 9@DA:46 A2E:6?ED :? E96 r2=9@F? 2?5 #@>6 4@>>F?:E:6D] %C2:?:?8 :D AC@G:565] x?E6C6DE65 A6CD@?D 42? 42== ff_\bgf\hdfg @C G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]2DDFC65\9@DA:46]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?k^2m]k^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmkDEC@?8m!CF:EEw62=E9 w@DA:46k^DEC@?8m :? #@>6 2?5 r2=9@F? :D =@@<:?8 7@C A6@A=6 @7 G:D:@? 2?5 6>A2E9J H9@ H:D9 E@ >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 :? E96:C 4@>>F?:EJ @?6 A6CD@? 2E 2 E:>6] pD 2 9@DA:46 G@=F?E66C[ J@F H:== C646:G6 EC2:?:?8 2?5 DFAA@CE 7@C J@FC C@=6 :? 96=A:?8 E9@D6 H:E9 =:76 =:>:E:?8 :==?6DD E@ 92G6 BF2=:EJ @7 =:76 5FC:?8 E96:C =2DE 52JD] x7 J@F 92G6 2 962CE 7@C @E96CD 2?5 H:D9 E@ 36 @7 D6CG:46[ A=62D6 4@?E24E |2C:@? {6#@J 2E f_e\d_e\edha @C 3J 6>2:= 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i|{6#@JoACF:EE962=E9]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?k^2m 7@C E96 #@>6 @77:46 @C pDA6? qC2J 2E f_e\e_a\hdce @C 3J 6>2:= 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@ip|qC2JoACF:EE962=E9]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?k^2m 7@C E96 r2=9@F? @77:46]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmk^DA2?mkDEC@?8m%96 }@CE9H6DE v6@C8:2 r92AE6C @7 E96 p>6C:42? #65 rC@DDk^DEC@?8m :D D66<:?8 G@=F?E66CD E@ 5@ 5:D2DE6C H@C<[ @77:46 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ @FEC6249 2E 962=E9 72:CD 2?5 @E96C AF3=:4 6G6?ED :? r2E@@D2[ r92EE@@82[ u=@J5[ v@C5@?[ !@=< 2?5 (2=<6C 4@F?E:6D] %C2:?:?8 H:== 36 AC@G:565] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== f_e\fag\bc_g @C G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]C654C@DD]@C8^?H82Q E2C86ElQ03=2?>:DD:@? v6@C8:2r2C6Dk^DEC@?8m AC@8C2> 92D >F=E:A=6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 7:E G2C:@FD D<:==D 2?5 :?E6C6DED E@ 96=A E9@D6 @? |65:42C6[ 92G6 =@G65 @?6D @? |65:42C6 @C D:>A=J H2?E E@ 96=A A6@A=6 H:E9 |65:42C6] %C2:?:?8[ DFA6CG:D:@? 2?5 DFAA@CE AC@G:565] (@C< 2D A2CE @7 2 E62> 2?5 E96 9@FCD 2C6 7=6I:3=6] r2== }@CE9H6DE v6@C8:2 C68:@?2= r@>>:DD:@? v6@C8:2r2C6D 2E `\gee\dda\ccec[ @AE:@? }@] c E@ =62C? >@C6]k^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>QmkDEC@?8m!CF:EE w62=E9 w@DA:46k^DEC@?8m :D D66<:?8 42C:?8[ 4@>A2DD:@?2E6 G@=F?E66CD E@ AC@G:56 4@>A2?:@?D9:A 2?5 DFAA@CE 7@C A2E:6?ED] }@ 6IA6C:6?46 ?646DD2CJ] r2== r92A=2:? v6@C86 }:I 7@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?] f_e\abe\cf_c]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmk^DA2?mk^Am