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RSVP | JCY Forum on Empowering Single Moms
RSVP | JCY Forum on Empowering Single Moms
Join us for a forum designed to educate and activate community leaders and members to advocate for and support single mothers.
Donate & Sponsor | Jean Childs Young Resilience Fund
Donate & Sponsor | Jean Childs Young Resilience Fund
Honoring the Memory of Jean Childs Young About Jean Childs Young The fund is named in loving memory of Jean Childs Young’s lifelong dedication to children at Families First and beyond. Jean guided the work of Families First through her service on the Board of Directors for many years. Jean also co-founded the Atlanta/Fulton County […]
Homepage | Families First
Homepage | Families First
Families First strengthens family resiliency Families First helps families strengthen their psychosocial resiliency Families First’s Three Impact Areas Our Navigator Care Model Builds Resiliency DONATE TO Families First What We Do Families First’s number one goal is to strengthen families. We have a holistic approach and offer a host of programs designed to help families […]
Families First Gwinnett Daily Post Feature
Families First Gwinnett Daily Post Feature
Partners in Parenting Registration
Partners in Parenting Registration
Give to Families First
Give to Families First
“Through the Navigator program, I had the support to meet my family’s needs while taking steps toward my career and a more stable future.” “At Families First, I learned so much about stability and how to not only get on my feet but stay on my feet.” “Being a teen parent hasn’t been easy, but […]
2024-2025 Annual Impact Report
2024-2025 Annual Impact Report
History of Families First - est. 1980
History of Families First - est. 1980
Our Story For 130 years, Families First has been providing empowering solutions for Atlanta’s most vulnerable population. In 1890, Families First started as an orphanage on the Westside of the city on what is now the Spelman College campus. In 1937, we went on to become the first licensed adoption agency in the state of […]
Parenting and Adoption Support Services
Parenting and Adoption Support Services
Families First: Parenting and Adoption Support Services Families First provides a variety of parenting and adoption support services, including: parenting classes access and visitation- parenting time between residential and non-residential parents and comprehensive support, training and access to community resources for adoptive, guardianship, kinship and foster parents. Georgia Center for Resources and Support (GACRS) The […]
Navigator Services
Navigator Services
Navigator Services Navigator Families First Navigators provide intensive and personalized case management by connecting individuals and families with community services and resources while building on their resilience to help them thrive. Navigators specialize in connecting individuals and families in the Metro Atlanta area to diverse services and resources like basic needs (food, clothes, baby supplies, […]
Lucy C. Vance Center for Behavioral Health
Lucy C. Vance Center for Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health At the Vance Center, our services assist individuals, families, children, and young adults to strengthen their resiliency and to express, process, understand, and cope with challenging behaviors and life events that decrease quality of life. Morehouse School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has partnered with the non-profit […]
Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry
Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry
ADOPTION REUNION Our mission is to provide adopted persons & birth families a chance for reunion. Request Information ABOUT US Our Partners Since 1990, the Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry is a non-profit program run byFamilies First and contracted by the state of Georgia’s Department of Human Services. TESTIMONIALSFAQRESOURCES CarolAnne’s Story – the Joy in My Heart […]
Georgia Center for Resources & Support
Georgia Center for Resources & Support
Partners in Parenting
Partners in Parenting
Partners in Parenting is an interactive self-paced online co-parenting course assisting with the transition of parental separation.
Get Help | Emergency & Crisis
Get Help | Emergency & Crisis
Do You Have an Emergency? If you or your family have an emergency, please call one of the numbers below: 911 Major health emergencyor criminal activity. 1-800-222-1222 Poison Control. 1-855-422-4453 To Report Child Abuse or Neglect. 1-800-715-4225 Mental Health Crisis Line. How Can We Help? Scroll down to learn more about our services. For any […]
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