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Raising Highly Capable Kids
Empowering parents with the confidence, tools, and skills they need to raise healthy, caring, and responsible children.
INTERESTED IN HOSTING A WORKSHOP?
The Georgia Center for Opportunity offers free relationship workshops to partner organizations. If you are interested in partnering with us and hosting a workshop, let us know and we will set up a meeting.
We Are Bringing Raising Highly Capable Kids To Your Community!
The Raising Highly Capable Kids model is built on an evidence-based program that teaches 40 developmental assets that reduce risky behavior in kids and teens. We are looking for partners to help bring this to our community.
An epidemic of teen depression (and what to do about it)
In the last 10 years, the number of teens identifying as having “experienced persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness” doubled. The lack of connection must be addressed, and it is.
Want our kids to be seen, heard, and valued? Get the community involved.
By engaging with the building blocks of raising highly capable kids, parents and communities can get kids on a path to enriching relationships, meaningful work, and better quality of life.
Marriage Rates in Georgia Are Down. But Marriage Still Matters For Quality of Life and Upward Mobility.
Georgia has seen a decline in marriage rates, mirroring a national trend and raising important questions about the impact of marriage on personal well-being and societal mobility.
Op-Ed: This Father’s Day, men are struggling. We need to help them
RANDY HICKS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR As we celebrate Father’s Day on June 16, it’s time for a renewed call to help men flourish in modern-day America. It’s well past time to begin addressing what has emerged as a deep problem in the United States: Aimless, lonely,...
BETTER FAMILY
CHERYL FOUND THE STRENGTH AND SKILLS TO SET BOUNDARIES IN HER RELATIONSHIPS AT CLASSES PROVIDED TO EVERY WOMAN WORKS.
PROGRAMS & RESOURCES
HEALTHY @ HOME
Videos and expert advice on identifying and building mental wellness.
HEALTHY @ WORK
Resources for employees and employers to provide a stable relationship foundation.
FAMILY & PARENTING WEBINARS
Videos and resources to help you strengthen your family and parenting skills.
POLICY
INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY
Exploring ways to break the cycle of poverty passed from generation-to-generation
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
How businesses can support and foster strong families through workplace initiatives.
FOSTER CARE REFORM
We must create a system that builds stable environment for those in the foster care system.
ADDITIONAL POLICY
HEALTHCARE ACCESS
Accessing quality healthcare not only impacts the personal health but also the health of the family.
DEEP RED VALLEYS
Discover how policy, meant for good, can discourage the formation of families in our communities.
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OUR FAMILY STAFF
Joyce Mayberry
VP of Family
John Hill
Family Program Manager
Katelyn Stewart
RHCK Program Manager
