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GA HR1293
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/26/2020
Primary Sponsor
Josh Bonner
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AI Summary
- Georgia House of Representatives commends Bloom Our Youth, a licensed child welfare agency founded in 1986 by Fayette County citizens led by Jim Friday, for 30 years of excellence in serving foster children, their biological families, and their foster families
- Bloom opened its first group home in 1989 and created the Bloom Foster Parent Program to recruit, train, and oversee foster families for Georgia's growing foster care population
- The Bloom Closet, established in 2008, provides free clothing and necessities to 4,500 foster children from 90 Georgia counties through a boutique-like resource center
- In 2015, Bloom became licensed to care for medically fragile and therapeutic foster children as well as pregnant or parenting foster teen girls, and in 2017 launched "Bloom University" to train foster families caring for traumatized children
- Bloom was recognized as the "most outstanding foster care agency in Georgia" by Together Georgia, maintains an A+ state rating, and completed a 2020–2022 Strategic Plan aligned with the federal Families First Act
Legislative Description
Bloom Our Youth; licensed child welfare agency; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/26/2020
Full Bill Text
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