Lumpkin Family Connection

09/02/2026

Save the Date!

09/02/2026

Take charge of your health at Community Health Day!

Join Lumpkin County Community Helping Place for free health screenings on Saturday, September 12, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the CHP Anne Green Free Clinic.

Screenings include:

❤️ Blood pressure and heart rate
🩸 Blood glucose and diabetes risk
⚖️ Metabolic health and BMI
👁️ Vision

The event is open to everyone—insured or uninsured—and no appointment is needed. Just walk in!

📍 75 Rock House Road, Dahlonega
📞 (706) 864-4455
🌐 communityhelpingplace.org

09/02/2026

📚 The September 2026 edition of the LCSS Virtual Parent Resource Center is now available!

This month’s edition includes:

✅ LCSS Attendance Guidelines
✅ Attendance Matters: Every Day Counts
✅ Attendance support and resources through the LCSS Student Outreach Center
✅ Parent ProTech information
✅ Varsity Tutors information
✅ LCSS Parent Excuse Google Forms for all schools
✅ Backpack Buddies weekend meal applications

Visit https://aptg.co/YT7KZ8 to explore these resources and more. We encourage all LCSS families to take advantage of the helpful information and support available!

09/01/2026

TOMORROW!!!!

🍎🍫 Caramel Apple Pre-Sale! 🍫🍎
Get ready for some of the best caramel apples ever and enjoy a delicious treat while supporting an amazing cause! ❤️

Choose your favorite:
🍏 Original Caramel Apple
🥧 Apple Pie Caramel Apple

Every purchase helps Thankful Hearts provide Thanksgiving groceries to 150 families in our community. 🦃❤️

So go ahead… support a great cause and have a treat! 😋🍎

A HUGE thank you to Paul Thomas Chocolates for their incredibly generous donation of apples to help make this fundraiser possible. We are so grateful for your support! 🙏

🎟️ Pre-sale tickets are available now: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/caramel-apple-fundraiser

Help Provide a Thanksgiving Meal for a Local Family: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/2026-thankful-hearts-take-n-bake

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09/01/2026

First step in filling our new building with young people is finding the perfect person or couple to be on-campus staff. If you know someone who may be a great candidate, please share this with them.

08/28/2026

The Lumpkin Family Connection team had a wonderful time supporting our friends over at Mosaic Bakery & Pizzeria today! 💛🍕🥐

Delicious food for a great cause! Mosaic Bakery & Pizzeria is a nonprofit dedicated to providing meaningful job opportunities and individualized work training for adults with neurodivergence and individuals with other disabilities—all through the power of good food and an inclusive community.

We’re proud to support an organization doing such meaningful work and creating opportunities for everyone to thrive. Thank you, Mosaic Bakery & Pizzeria, for the delicious food and for all you do for our community! ❤️

08/27/2026

🎉 Lumpkin Family Connection Recognized as a Family Resource Center!

We’re proud to share that Lumpkin Family Connection has been recognized by the Georgia Family Support Network (GFSN) as a Family Resource Center aligned with the National Family Resource Center Model!

This recognition reflects our commitment to providing high-quality, community-based support for families in Lumpkin County. 💙

Family Resource Centers are trusted, voluntary, family-centered hubs that help strengthen families, build protective factors, and connect individuals with resources and opportunities that promote stability and well-being and helping address challenges before they become crises.

As a recognized Family Resource Center, Lumpkin Family Connection demonstrated alignment with the National Family Resource Center Model, including:
✨ Parenting Activities & Education
✨ Information, Resources & Referrals
✨ Community Engagement & Leadership

We are honored to be part of a statewide network working to ensure that families have access to trusted support, meaningful connections, and resources close to home.

A heartfelt thank you to our families, community partners, volunteers, and supporters who make this work possible. This recognition belongs to our entire community! 💙

08/26/2026

Do you know someone who needs assistance with benefit applications? Cynthia will be joining us at the Student Outreach Center on September 11th (8:30am - 2pm) to help neighbors navigate the application process. Together, we can connect our community with valuable resources!

08/24/2026

Our Community Resource Guide has been updated! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iqXPc-_dEvuJmnqF02y8CgF-KihYpePJ/view?usp=sharing

We’ve refreshed our guide with helpful information and resources designed to connect individuals and families with support in our community.

Whether you’re looking for food assistance, housing support, health services, transportation, education, or other local resources, we hope this guide makes finding help a little easier.

Check out the updated Community Resource Guide and share it with someone who may find it useful!

08/22/2026

A huge THANK YOU to WoodmenLife for their generous donation to BackPack Buddies! Your support helped provide funds to purchase much-needed food for local students, and your team went above and beyond by volunteering, lending a helping hand, and even doing some serious heavy lifting!

We are so grateful for your generosity, time, and commitment to helping make a difference in the lives of children in our community. Thank you, WoodmenLife, for being such an amazing community partner! ❤️

WoodmenLife Trent Futch