Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority
408 East Bay Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912.651.6810
Fax: 912.651.6814
Edward Chisolm, Executive Director
Free Income Tax Assistance at St. Pius
Beginning January 27th, the St. Pius X Family Resource Center will be a VITA site and participate in the Earned Income Tax Credit program. Free income tax preparation will be offered every Wednesday between 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Call 651-6815 for further information.
Early Childhood Development
The Early Childhood Development Initiative will target a specific area in Savannah, Georgia. View the Rotary-Kiwanis Clubs white paper on Early Childhood Education that will have elements incorporated into the white paper for this initiative. For additional information, from the top menu go to What We Do, then Data and Information, then Research Evaluation & Other Information.
PTA Spring Conference
The 6th District PTA will hold their Spring Conference on March 13th from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at Hubert Middle School, 768 Grant Avenue. Parents please come out and support your children and get involved! For further information contact the president, James Putney, at 912-308-5997.
Youth Summer Employment
Take advantage of an excellent opportunity for teens to get summer jobs. For additional information on applying for jobs, visit Georgia TeenWork.
Annual Reporting to the Community
The Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority (YFA) has been legislated to use its collaborative framework to improve the quality of life for the children, youth, and families that reside in Chatham County, Georgia. This has been achieved through advocacy, studying policy, and reporting. The YFA has diligently provided these to our community for over twenty years. Collaboration and partner agency commitments have sustained the Authority since its inception in 1988, and continue to serve as critical components in the Authority’s structure, thereby laying the foundation for policy and system change that can foster more positive outcomes for our community.
Annual reporting to the Chatham County community on the condition of children, youth, and families is accomplished through several methods. The annual status report serves as one of these methods. These status reports are not only a testament to true collaboration, but also allow the entire community to closely examine key indicators that affect the preparedness of our children, youth, and families to thrive and succeed in life.
The Authority is proud to continue publishing these reports to the Chatham-Savannah community. We have embarked on a new direction to ensure that more measurable outcomes and accountability are monitored in the work of community agencies and institutions that directly impacts children and families. We hope that these status reports will not only educate you, but increase your awareness of the local conditions and encourage you to join the efforts to become advocates for our children, youth, and families.
The Kids Matter! 2008 Report
Click here to access the 2008 Kids Matter! Report
Download Full Report
Download Sections:
Healthy Children (includes: Table of Contents, Introduction, Overview, Exec. Summary, Healthy Children Tab page, Pages 5-11, and Data Sources/Acknowledgments)
Children Ready for and Succeeding in School (includes: Table of Contents, Introduction, Overview, Exec Summary, Children Ready for and Succeeding in School Tab page, Pages 12-21, and Data Sources/Acknowledgements)
Strong Families and Neighborhoods (includes: Table of Contents, Introduction, Overview, Exec Summary, Strong Families and Neighborhoods Tab page, Pages 22-30, and Data Sources/Acknowledgments)
Self-Sufficient Families (includes: Table of Contents, Introduction, Overview, Exec Summary, Self-Sufficient Families Tab page, pages 31-33, and Data Sources/Acknowledgments)
Children Ready for and Succeeding in School
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) continues to work diligently towards improving the quality of education and the educational experience for public school students. Since the release of the 2008 Kids Matter! report, the SCCPSS has provided a “We are Rising” and a “School Improvements” document that shows the progress that has been made across the school system in key areas.