July 2006
‘One Church One Child’ to sponsor foster adoption fair
July 14, 2006 – On June 24th, One Church One Child of Georgia will sponsor a Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair. This resource fair will provide information to prospective foster and adoptive parents on the needs of children in state custody.
On June 24th, One Church One Child of Georgia will sponsor a Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair. This resource fair will provide information to prospective foster and adoptive parents on the needs of children in state custody.
Summer heat poses health hazards for children alone in vehicles
July 7, 2006 - The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Public Health, and the Safe Kids of Georgia community partners urge parents not to leave children unsupervised in vehicles for any length of time.
GeorgiaCares and Social Security Administration receive partnership award for their Medicare Part D effort
July 21, 2006 - The GeorgiaCares program and the Social Security Administration (SSA) received a partnership award recently from the Atlanta Federal Executive Board (FEB) for their outreach efforts in the new Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Plan.
Georgia DHR sponsors adoption videoconference and party
July 14, 2006 - Approximately 20 children with the dream of finding a permanent family and prospective adoptive families will have the opportunity to meet at an adoption party and videoconference on Saturday, August 5, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Georgia Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Adoption Unit is sponsoring the event.
DHR recommends emergency planning now for hurricane season
July 7, 2006 - With hurricane season officially beginning June 1 and lasting until November 30, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) recommends that Georgians begin preparing now.
DHR board to meet July 19 in Atlanta
July 13, 2006 – The Board of Human Resources will hold its official monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 19, in room 29.250, Two Peachtree Street N.W. in Atlanta, immediately following committee reports that will begin at 1:15 p.m.
DHR alerts consumer of jury duty scam
July 12, 2006 – The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services (DAS) is warning the public about a scam involving jury duty. Most citizens take the summonses for jury duty seriously and as a result a new scam has surfaced.
Augusta Child Support Office sends gifts to soldiers in Iraq
July 10, 2006 - The Augusta Child Support Office sent boxes of canned food, reading and writing materials, personal hygiene items and other gifts contributed by staff to the 169th Security Forces Squadron in Iraq as part of that agency’s Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) Military Friends Project.
Atlanta Falcons’ Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, lends support to Project Hope and Hurricane Katrina Survivors
July 21, 2006 - Project Hope, a crisis outreach program of The Georgia Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases (MHDDAD), has enlisted the support of Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, director of player programs, and former player for the Atlanta Falcons, in a public service campaign targeted to Katrina evacuees. The campaign will feature Johnson in state-wide television and radio public service announcements encouraging survivors experiencing emotional distress to reach out for help.
Adoption Fair at Stonecrest Mall
July 21, 2006 - On August 19th, Stonecrest Mall and Crossroads News, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Human Resources’ Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), will sponsor an Adoption Resource Fair. This resource fair will provide information to prospective adoptive parents who are interested in opening their home to a child currently living in foster care.
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