Office of Children and Youth Services and Programs

 

Office of Children and Youth Programs (click the title of the program for more information)

 

1.  Child Care Lottery:  Subsidized child care benefits for full-time Fulton County employees.

 

2.  Conversations with our Daughters: Supportive group services for young women and their parents.

 

3.  Fulton County Quality Standards:  This study for youth programming is a four part process that examines the quality of programs and helps organizations identify changes that lead to better practices. The four part process includes: The Organization Assessment, The Staff Assessment, The Family Assessment, The Youth Assessment

 

4.  F.R.E.S.H. Grants:  The F.R.E.S.H. (Fulton Roundtable Expanded Service Headquarters) Grant Program served over 178,864 Fulton County children in 2004 through grants awarded to 137 community-based organizations. These community- based programs are ultimately aimed to improve the achievements, values and attitudes of Fulton County youth.

 

5.  T.L.C.The Office of Children and Youth is initiating an Early Childhood Development program entitled T.L.C. (Transforming the Lives of Children).  This innovative program is designed to enhance opportunities for pre-school aged children to succeed in school and society by using early child development and mental health intervention. The program includes staff and parent training, classroom and child observations, and referrals to specialty services in the community.

 

6.  The Fulton County Youth Commission: An intense leadership program that allows Fulton County’s brightest adolescents to voice the concerns of their peers while offering solutions to impact policy, procedures, and legislation in their communities.

 

7.  Youth Enrichment Services:  Program and service information offered to the youth of Fulton County from the Office of Workforce Development.

 

The Fulton County Human Services Department

115 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Suite 400 Atlanta GA,   30303 Phone (404)730-7944; fax; (404)730-7950