The Georgetown Project Collaborative
                       for Children and Youth

A coalition of community leaders committed to children and youth.

 VISION

A community where no child is hungry, hurt, alone, or rejected...and where all children and youth believe they are loved, respected and treated with dignity.

MISSION

Routinely assemble together business, government, faith communities, healthcare, educators, social services, parents, youth, and community volunteers…….

1. To jointly identify strengths and needs within Georgetown...

2. To network and mobilize human and financial resources that enhance our collective strengths to meet needs and fill gaps related to the youth and children of our community through our respective organizations...

3. To inspire all in Georgetown to become advocates for children and youth.

Collaborative Meeting Dates: Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30 at the McKinney Center of First United Methodist Church, 410 University Avenue, Room 1001.

The Georgetown Project Collaborative for Children and Youth:

Annunciation Maternity Home
Assistance League
Boy Scouts
Boys' and Girls' Club
Bridges to Growth - TGP
Bright Future For You
Camp Agape
CASA of WilCo
Child Advocacy Center - WilCo
Churches
Communities in Schools
Community Volunteers
Department of State Health Services
ECI Pride
Georgetown Community Resource Center
Georgetown Housing Authority
Georgetown Parks and Recreation
Georgetown Police Department
Girl Scouts of America
GISD Council of PTAs
GISD & TGP--ASAP
GISD--ESE
GISD--Homeless Education
GISD--Migrant Worker
GISD--Nurses
GISD--SAIL
GISD--Service Learning
GISD--Special Ed.
Hope Alliance
LifeSteps
Lone Star Circle of Care
Parents
PIE Mentor Program
R.O.C.K.
Salvation Army
Southwestern University
STARRY
The Care Communities
The Caring Place
The Georgetown Project (TGP)
United Way of WilCo
WBCO-Head start
Williamson County Community Coordinated Childcare (WC4C)
Williamson County & Cities Health District
Williamson County Museum
Williamson County Sun

While we work with many other supportive community partners, including churches, businesses, healthcare agencies, non-profit organizations, donors, and community volunteers, the above listing represents agencies and organizations that regularly attend the monthly networking meetings of The Georgetown Project Collaborative.  In addition to agency members, there are also consultants and community volunteers who actively participate in the Collaborative. 

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The Georgetown Project has an Advisory Board, representing health and social service agencies, who set goals and provide input and guidance on developing priority issues and initiating collaborative projects.  Current Board of Advisors Task Forces are:
    ▪ Parent Support/Family Involvement
    ▪ Substance Abuse Prevention
    ▪ Positive Youth Development
    ▪ Early Childhood Intervention
    ▪ Mental Health Services

Role and Function:  The Georgetown Project Collaborative serves as a community coalition that provides a process and forum for creative and collaborative problem-solving regarding issues affecting children, youth, and families in Georgetown.  The Board utilizes the following strategies:

• Establishes linkages that ensure collaborative planning to develop solutions to health and social service issues affecting children and youth in the community.
• Monitors information that can be utilized to address community issues.
• Facilitates a planning process that offers an opportunity for inclusive community participation and community consensus building.
• Assists with prioritizing Georgetown Project driven initiatives.
• Utilizes the Developmental Asset framework as our philosophy of community change.

The Georgetown Project will provide tools for community organizations, parents, and youth to utilize in meeting evolving community challenges.  These tools include:

ü       An ongoing assessment of community conditions related to children and youth.

ü       Regular identification of priority concerns and a centralized point of contact to develop action plans to fill those gaps.

ü       Mobilization of multiple sectors of the community using multiple strategies to address priority issues.

ü       Continuing community education and awareness efforts about the Developmental Assets.

Link to Snapshot of Georgetown Youth