Vision Statement
Every child will be born healthy, grow up healthy, be secure from abuse and neglect, and become a literate and productive, economically self-sustaining citizen.
Mission
YFA will proactively and measurably achieve the vision for children through analysis and data collection, establishing and monitoring quantified annual objectives, conducting strategic action planning, and gaining stakeholder commitments through compacts and contracts.
The Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority (YFA) is a state mandated authority serving as the collaborative for addressing issues relevant to children, youth and families in Chatham County, Georgia. The collaborative is comprised of representatives from city, county and state government, the local board of education, more than 20 health and human service providers with a focus on children, youth and families, the United Way of the Coastal Empire, faith community, area businesses and neighborhoods. YFA is also the collaborative body and fiscal agent representing Chatham County in the Family Connection Partnership, which is a statewide initiative that promotes the use of collaborative development and family engagement to effect positive impacts on the condition of children and families across Georgia's counties.
The Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority is currently undergoing a transition. This transition process was unveiled during Community Summit VII that was held on October 19, 2007. Click here to download an Executive Summary of the Youth Futures Authority Transition Plan, "Recommitment of Vision, Restructuring of Mission."
