Cabinet Overview
Georgia Children's Cabinet coordinates policies and resources to improve outcomes for children and families. The Cabinet provides unique leadership on child welfare and juvenile justice issues in Georgia by identifying state strategic priorities, then developing initiatives in response.
The Governor's Office for Children and Famillies is the Co-Chair and administrator for Cabinet.
Mission
The Georgia Children's Cabinet will support a sustainable community-based system of care for children and families through coordination of policies and resources that build service delivery system capacity.
Core Values
- Safe
- Healthy
- Educated
- Productive
- Connected to caring adults
- Family centered
- Individualized and appropriate
- Culturally competent
- Cost effective
- Data and outcome driven
Goals
- Elimination of gaps and duplications in services, resulting in a system of care.
- Increased efficiency and effectiveness of child welfare and juvenile justice resources.
Approach
Collaboration: Agencies can do more collectively to improve services for children and families than they can do individually.
Leadership: Cabinet members are responsible and accountable for systemic changes and for leveraging resources.
Expertise: Cabinet members identify state strategic priorities and develop intitiatives in response.