Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority
6 East Bay Street
Gamble Building ~ Lower Level
P.O. Box 10212
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912.651.6810
Fax: 912.651.6814
Edward Chisolm, Executive Director
G-CAPP Resources for Teens
The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (GCAPP) has the following resources available for teens: What Teens Don't Know; Talking With Parents About Sex; and view Teen Websites for links to additional information.
Summer Reading Program
Make a Splash!...READ. From June 1st to August 15th. For all ages up to 18. Visit any Live Oak Public Libraries branch and pick up your reading log to get started! Keep track of your reading & receive rewards. You'll also be eligible for prize drawings. View Flyers. Also, get your own library card!
Savannah Promise Neighborhood
The Promise Neighborhood planning grant has been submitted. Announcements will be made in September for funded sites. We THANK YOU ALL for the tremendous work that has taken place to move us closer to the realization of the Savannah Promise Neighborhood!
The Savannah Promise Neighborhood (SPN) will be an early childhood development and education initiative. View the Rotary-Kiwanis Clubs white paper on Early Childhood Education that will have elements incorporated into the SPN white paper for the proposed target area. For additional information, from the top menu go to What We Do, then Data and Information, then Research Evaluation & Other Information.
- Savannah Promise Neighborhood Oversight Committee will meet on Friday, July 30, at 8:30 a.m. at the Chatham County Health Department (Eisenhower Drive) in the Training Room.
YFA Receives School Health Clinic Grant
YFA was notified by the Emory University Department of Pediatrics that it was a recipient of a Comprehensive School-Based Health Clinic grant. This planning grant will help in the implementation of a school-based health clinic that will probably be placed in an elementary school in the Savannah Promise Neighborhood area.
August 10, 2010
- YFA Collaborative Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Candler Hospital (Lewis Cancer Research Pavilion)
About Us
The Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority (YFA) is a state legislated 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 Georgia 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 YFA has been in the business of collaborating and advocating on behalf of children, youth, and families since its inception in 1988. Part of the work involves engaging various sectors of the community in problem identification and strategies to address priority issues and concerns, and reporting to the community on key indicators that assist the collaborative in charting the course for change. Other work consists of maintaining the collaborative and its related committees, developing and monitoring plans of actions, and providing assistance as required on key initiatives and strategies that help in the achievement of the vision.
Priority Areas:
Child Health (Teen Pregnancy): Supports and services that target females would help reduce the considerably higher teen pregnancy and teen birth rates, which in turn, would reduce the overall rates for Chatham County.
Ensuring Educational Success: Students need to acquire the academic skills necessary to advance to the next grade level, perform to expectations, and graduate from high school. Completion of high school is critical in ensuring that they have increased opportunities to become stable and self-sufficient adults.
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention: There is a need to reduce the overall number of delinquent offenses committed by juveniles in our community, as well as reduce the number of youth committed to the state.
Early Childhood Development: Data indicates that there is a call for an initiative that will focus on early childhood health, school readiness, and family functioning. The concept for this need was derived from joint efforts of YFA collaborative members and stakeholders committed to improving the lives of our most precious resource—our children.