Over 70 agencies, businesses and organizations have partnered with Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens and our Whatever It Takes initiative.

State and Local Government Partners:

• Athens Mayor Nancy Denson
• Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners
• Athens-Clarke County Police Department
• Athens Housing Authority
• Athens-Clarke County Juvenile Court
• Clarke County Department of Family & Children Services
• Athens-Clarke County Public Library

State and National Partners:

• Governor’s Office for Children and Families
• Communities In Schools of Georgia
• Communities In Schools National Office
• Georgia Family Connection Partnership
• Athens-Clarke County Office, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
• The Clinton Global Initiative

Early Care & Learning Partners:

• Clarke County School District
• Rock Springs Day Care Center
• Broad Acres Day Care Center
• Bright Beginnings Preschool of Athens
• Little Ones Academy
• Nancy Travis Hope for Babies, Care for Kids
• Prevent Child Abuse Athens
• Quality Care for Children

K-16 Education Partners:

• Clarke County School District
• University of Georgia
• University of Georgia College of Education
• Athens Technical College
• Gainesville State College
• Books for Keeps
• Clarke County Mentor Program
• University of Georgia Office of Service Learning
• University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government
• University of Georgia College of Environment & Design
• University of Georgia Department of Horticulture
• University of Georgia Masters of Public Administration Program
• University of Georgia College of Public Health
• University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
• University of Georgia Fanning Institute

Health Partners:

• Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
• Clarke County Health Department
• St. Mary’s Health System
• St. Mary’s Wellness Center
• Athens Regional Medical Center
• Athens Regional Mind Body Institute
• Northeast Health District
• Family Counseling Service
• Georgia Health Sciences University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership

Other Community Based Organizations:

• Community Connection
• YWCO
• Rites of Passage
• Athens Area Community Foundation
• Athens Religious Society of Friends
• The Cottage Child Advocacy Center
• Habitat for Humanity
• Darius Goes West
• Athens Land Trust
• Athens-Clarke Literacy Council
• Beech Haven Baptist Church
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens
• Central Presbyterian Church
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
• The Junior League of Athens
• Timothy Baptist Church
• Catholic Center at the University of Georgia
• Free IT Athens
• Georgia Conflict Center
• Goodwill of North Georgia
• Children First
• Junior Achievement
• OneAthens
• Project Safe

Business Partners:

• Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
• Apex Signs
• RubySue Graphics
• Connect 2 Athens
• Zebra Magazine
• WXAG 1470AM The Light
• Cox Media Group Athens
• Fairway Outdoor Advertising
• Flagpole Magazine
• The Athens Banner-Herald & OnlineAthens.com
• Alston & Bird LLP
• Athens Farmers Market
• AT&T Graduation Project

Arts & Humanities Partners:

• Nuci’s Space
• R.E.M.
• Widespread Panic
• UGA Hodgson School of Music
• UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art
• AthFest
• ACC Arts Division Lyndon House Arts Center
• Athens Arts Council
• Girls’ Rock Camp Athens