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GA HR1648
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/29/2012
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Ashe
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Normer Adams for 20 years of service as Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children (GAHSC), beginning in August 1991.
- GAHSC's mission is to support at-risk children by strengthening the agencies that serve them; the organization was formerly known as the Georgia Residential Child Care Association (GRCCA) before expanding its focus beyond residential settings.
- Under Adams' leadership, GAHSC grew in size and influence and launched strategic initiatives including the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC), Community of Care, Georgia's First Placement/Best Placement, the Level of Care Placement Systems, and Systems of Care.
- Adams' advocacy increased community engagement in Georgia's foster care system from 5 percent in 1991 to more than 50 percent in 2011, shifting family support and behavioral health services from exclusively government providers to mostly community-based providers.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Normer Adams.
Legislative Description
Adams, Normer; Ga. Assoc. of Homes and Services for Children; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/29/2012
Full Bill Text
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