Upcoming Events
- Rock Lobster “Chuck a Puck” Night
- Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
- Time: 4PM
- Join us at the Athens Rock Lobsters game for an afternoon of fun, fundraising, and fan engagement! Ticket sale proceeds support Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens. Don’t miss out on a memorable event!
- Changing the Picture Annual Fundraiser
- Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
- Location: Athens Country Club
- Save the Date
Keep an eye out for additional fundraiser events, including more dine-out nights and local partnerships coming up. Thank you for your continued support in making a difference!
Thank you donors, interns, volunteers, and board members
for your support and impact this year — we couldn’t do it without you!
We look forward to continuing our work together in 2025.
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Our office will be closed from Monday, December 23, 2024 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
We will resume regular business hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Georgia THRIVe Infant-Toddler Program
Neighborhood Leaders
In partnership with the Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission, Neighborhood Leaders work with low income families in each of 16 Zones throughout the community to connect with needed resources to achieve their aspirations, and to engage in community activity. Neighborhood Leaders also help inform policy-makers in addressing barriers to success.
Site Coordinators
Communities In Schools site coordinators serve in school, building relationships with students to address challenges outside the classroom that impact their success in the classroom. Utilizing a research-proven model, they collaborate with parents, educators, community-based organizations, school and district leaders, volunteers, and the students themselves to help our students overcome obstacles and succeed in school and in life. We currently have site coordinators in Gaines Elementary School and Holston Elementary School. More than 90% of the students served by our site coordinators meet or exceed goals in academics, attendance, and behavior.
Collaboration
Designated by the state and local governments as the official coordinating body for services for children
and families, FC-CIS facilitates collaboration among 100+ nonprofit, community, education, government, and health organizations. Through three decades, through this process we and our partners have created/brought to Athens more than 60 programs and services, with significant improvement in the lives of children, youth, and families.