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.
Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority Collaborative Board Members
Appointed Members
Savannah Chatham County Board of Education
Julie Gerbsch – District 7, Savannah Chatham County Public School System
Kim Harrison – Savannah Chatham County Public School System
Dr. Thomas Lockamy – Superintendent, Savannah Chatham County Public School System
Dr. Quentina Miller-Fields – Savannah Chatham County Public School System
Chatham County
John Finney – Economic Opportunity Authority
Don Stubbs – St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital
Dr. Diane Z. Weems (Vice Chair) – Coastal Health District – Chatham County Health Department
Linda Zoller – Child Advocate
City of Savannah
Michael Brown – City Manager
Rev. John Foster – Pastor, St. Philip AME Church
Julian Pafford – Georgia Power
Bernard Polite – Consultant
State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Connie Cooper (Chair) – Retired, Consultant
Georgia Commissioner of Department of Human Resources
Yvonnia Brown – Chatham County Department of Family and Children Services
Georgia Commissioner of Labor
Larry Yaughn – Savannah Career Center, Georgia Department of Labor
Appointed Members
Legislative Delegation
Ethel Johnson – Child Advocate
Dr. Thomas Z. Jones – Retired President, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Pat Locklear – Former Mayor, Tybee Island, GA
Gregg Schroeder – United Way of the Coastal Empire
Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority
Edward Chisolm – (Non-voting) Executive Director, Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority
Dr. Joseph V. Morrison, Jr. – Pediatric Associates
Eula Parker (Secretary-Treasurer) – The Savannah Bank
Jennifer Wright – Memorial Health University Medical Center
David Young – Retired - Corporate CEO and Consultant
Ex-Officio Members
Rosemary Banks – Neighborhood Development Council
Deanne Bergen – Southeast Regional MHDDAD
Leon Burton – Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc.
Earline Davis – Housing Authority of Savannah
Daniel Dodd – Step Up Savannah
Jackie Ford – Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
Gwendolyn Fortson-Waring - Metropolitan Community Organization, Inc.
Vicki Hathaway – Gateway Behavioral Health Services
Dr. Otis S. Johnson – Mayor, City of Savannah
Cynthia Kennedy – Eastside Concerned Citizens, Inc.
Patricia Merritt – GA Department of Juvenile Justice
Jackie Ogden – GA Cooperative Extension Service
Donald Speaks – Emory Health University
Gena Taylor – Greenbriar Children’s Center
Young Voices – Youth Advisory Council