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Connections Matter is designed to engage community members in building caring connections to improve resiliency. The Connections Matter Georgia initiative is a collaboration with Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy.

Child sexual abuse is likely the most prevalent health problem children face, with the most serious array of consequences. Child sexual abuse has devastating consequences for child victims and their non-offending family members. Research has shown that child victims suffer from trauma that often stays with them into adulthood with debilitating personal and social consequences. This means that whether you work with youth, are a parent, or are simply a member of a community, it is highly likely that someone you know or care for has experienced, or is currently experiencing, child sexual abuse. It’s going to happen whether you are...

In our April meeting, Dominique Penny from Safe Harbor will be providing us information on Child Abuse. Dominique will be sharing with us the type of services that Safe Harbor provides for children and adults.

This month's Family Connection Meeting will be held on May 23, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.  We are located at 367 Bamboo, just off of Pine Street, in Jesup, Georgia. Leah Brockington, Wayne Service Center, Family Support Coordinator for Pineland in Wayne county and eight other counties, will be providing the Collaborative an overview of the Services and Support for Families.

The Family Connection Meeting will be held on June 21, 2022, (Tuesday) .  This is a meeting change due to conflicts.  We will meet at 9:30 a.m. at 347 Bamboo Street, located in the Pineview Housing Authority Area.  This will be our last meeting for this fiscal year.  We have a lot of updates to share with the Collaborative so please make every effort to attend.

The Wayne County Family Connection Collaborative Meeting will be held on August 22, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.  We are located at 367 Bamboo Street, just off of Pine Street in the Pineview Housing Area.  We will be discussing some important topics during our meeting this month.  Please make every effort to attend.

The Wayne County Family Connection Collaborative Meeting will be held on September 12, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.  We are located at 367 Bamboo Street, just off of Pine Street in the Pineview Housing Area.  We will be discussing some important topics during our meeting this month.  Please make every effort to attend.

Come to the Farmer's Market Saturday, September 24th from 4pm - 7pm. If you have been impacted by Substance Use Disorders in any way, come support this event to spread awareness and education through a Scavenger Hunt, celebrating recovery with speakers giving uplifting testimonials, Narcan Training, and not to mention - food and fun!