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Cherokee FOCUS is a 501(c)3 collaborative that exists to improve the lives of the children and families of Cherokee County. The collaborative is a partnership of organizations, agencies civic clubs, the faith based community, law enforcement, business, education, families and individuals. These partners bring their skills, expertise and resources to the table to create and develop programs and initiatives designed to support families and children through a means that could not be accomplished by one agency or individual alone.
Link to Board of Directors
Link to Staff
Through our partnerships, the Cherokee FOCUS collaborative members are currently focusing on the Cherokee Youth Works program and our initiatives: Cherokee Youth Connection, Drug Free Cherokee, Live Healthy Cherokee, Pre-K Coalition, Volunteer Cherokee and the events and activities included within each initiative area. For more detailed information on our programs and initiatives, please refer to the links located on the left side of this website.
Our Mission:
Strengthening families, children and individuals of Cherokee County through collaboration of community resources, skills and expertise.
Our Vision:
We are an empowered community of thriving families
Our Values: |
• Families are our bottom line!
• Parents make a difference
• Youth can positively affect youth
• The community cares and will mobilize for action
• Organizations collaborate to strengthen and support the community |
Cherokee FOCUS is the Cherokee County collaborative in the statewide network of the Family Connection Partnership. Family Connection Partnership helps partners throughout the state to strengthen families so Georgia's children can be:
Family Connection Partnership links partners throughout the network, builds the capacity of partners to implement local decision-making, and leverages resources to help partners strengthen families. For more information on Family Connection Partnership and other county collaboratives, visit their web site at: www.gafcp.org
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