About Us
Hawkinsville/Pulaski County Family Connection is part of a statewide network of 159 counties committed to improving results for children and families. Our Collaborative is raising community awareness about the issues concerning children and their parents with an emphasis on childhood and adult literacy. We are focused on building relationships with our partners. Our network provides a platform for partners to collaborate, support one another in individual service areas, and discuss and identify ways to address the concerns of children and their parents. Since 1999, local partners from various sectors in Pulaski County have come together to discuss our visions for the community, to assess the needs in our county, and then decide how our organization can best work together to meet those needs.
Vision Statement: All Families in Pulaski County are strong and self-sufficient families
Goal: Improve conditions for children and families in Pulaski County
Board Members
Staci Vickers- Chair
James Joyner – Vice Chair
Gini Thompson – Secretary
Rachel Pitts – Treasurer
Marcus Early
Sherrie’ Raleigh
Collaborative Partners
Central Georgia Technical College
-Adult Education
-WIOA
Children’s World Learning Center
Community Service Board of Middle Georgia
– APEX
Department of Community Affairs
Department of Family and Children Services
Department of Juvenile Justice
Georgia Legal Services Program
First Baptist Church
-Food Pantry
-Playday pals
Fort Valley State University
-Early Head Start
Hawkinsville First United Methodist Church
Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
Hawkinsville-Pulaski Economic Development & Main Street
Hawkinsville -Pulaski County Recreation Department
Hawkinsville-Pulaski Lions Club
Middle Georgia Community Action Agency
-Pulaski County Community Service Center
-Pulaski County Head Start
Pulaski County Schools
-L.I.T.T.L.E. Children Growing PreK
-Pulaski County Elementary School
-Pulaski County Middle School
-Hawkinsville High School
Pulaski County Sole Commissioner
– Pulaski Transit
South Central Health District
-Children and Youth with Special Needs -Babies Can’t Wait
-Children 1st
-Father’s Among Men
-Healthy Start
The Newberry Foundation
-Rosa’s Pantry
-The Democracy Center
About Georgia Family Connection
Georgia Family Connection, a statewide infrastructure for aligning efforts across sectors, comes together through two distinct but connected change-makers: a statewide network of Collaboratives in all 159 counties and Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP). Each strengthens the other—and together, they form Georgia Family Connection.
We work toward measurably better outcomes across five key result areas:
The Georgia Family Connection statewide network—the only one of its kind in the country—works alongside children, families, and communities to help them thrive by crafting local solutions that maximize resources and make systems more effective and efficient. This network cultivates collaboration among community service providers, reducing duplication of efforts and allowing everyone to do more with the resources available.
Collaboratives equip local service agencies and organizations with the tools and methods they need to be more effective, helping them develop and work together on integrated strategies to improve child, family, and community well-being. We fill in service gaps in our communities by functioning as an incubator for direct services to families and children when a need isn’t being met. We also respond to urgent situations by maintaining strong relationships and the infrastructure necessary to deliver timely support.
GaFCP unites the statewide network in a shared framework that promotes consistent, ongoing collaboration and peer learning—equipping Collaboratives to draw on communities’ collective wisdom and experience across the state. GaFCP develops effective partnerships with state leaders, private enterprises, and other stakeholders to link the network with public and private funding, resources, talent, and innovation. GaFCP also empowers leaders across Georgia by making data accessible and providing practical tools, training, and technical assistance to support informed decision-making.
