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.
Research Evaluation & Other Information
Early Childhood Development
Recognizing the critical importance of children (ages 0-5) receiving early childhood development opportunities, the Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority (YFA) made this a fourth priority area for our community. Research has shown that children who receive quality early childhood development are better equipped for school and acquire the necessary social and cognitive developmental skills to increase their success when they begin school. YFA held an Early Childhood Development symposium in April 2009 that featured the founder of the very successful Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada, as the keynote speaker. This symposium represented the first of its kind held in the Chatham-Savannah community.
Having determined that our community needs this type of initiative, the YFA convened a planning oversight committee immediately following the symposium to craft an Early Childhood Development Initiative for Savannah, Georgia. This planning oversight committee is comprised of individuals representing key agencies and institutions, human and social service providers, city government, and civic groups that are vested in seeing this initiative become a reality. A target area for the initiative has been determined, as well as the development of a vision and mission statement. The target area will consist of census tracts 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, and 23. Work continues on developing the goals, objectives, and strategies that will become part of the full white paper on this initiative. Asset mapping work has also started to determine the existing resources within the target area.
One of the representatives on the planning oversight committee is the Rotary Club, who also recognized the significance of early childhood education in our community. They had previously created a white paper outlining their research and proposed plan of action to address this need locally. Rotary-Kiwanis Clubs have expressed their full support of YFA assuming the lead and embarking on this initiative. The Rotary-Kiwanis Clubs' Early Childhood Education white paper contains information that will assist the YFA as they continue to craft its white paper to outline a proposal for the entire initiative that will cover ages 0-24. The entire initiative's white paper will be available at a later date.
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