ALIGNMENT OF THE WORKGROUPS

“By having the resources all under one roof, it allows the survivor to come in and feel safe to access the services and to know about the services.”

TOMIEKA DANIEL, GEORGIA LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM

The majority of afternoon was dedicated to convening five Workgroups that were established prior to the strategic planning event with the help of key community leaders serving as Chairs and Co-Chairs: GOVERNANCE AND FACILITIES — Dee Simms (Crisis Line & Safe House) — Rebecca Grist (Solicitor General) — Lt. Tania Clausen (Bibb County Sheriff's Office)

OPERATIONS AND SERVICE DELIVERY — Jamie Bormann (Crisis Line & Safe House) — Jill Vanderhoek (Resilient Middle Georgia and Bibb Community Partnership) — Stephanie Whitehead (Office of the Solicitor General) The goal of the work group exercise was to begin to identify questions on and off-site partners will likely encounter in running a Family Justice Center and to begin addressing those questions as part of the development of the Center. Every participant was allowed to rotate through two groups that interested them the most. The Work Group Chairs stayed in their groups as all participants rotated. At the conclusion of the rotations, the Chairs provided a quick summary of the highlights of the Workgroups. We recommend that the Workgroups meet at least monthly to make rapid progress on their initial goals and track the work they have accomplished.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH — Dr. Andrea Meyer Stinson (Resilient Middle Georgia and Mercer University School of Medicine) — Kemberlie Sanderson (Crescent House)

FUNDING AND SUSTAINABILITY — Katrina Spooner (The Arc Macon) — Dr. Henry Ficklin (Macon-Bibb County)

DATA, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION — Patty Gibbs (Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia) — Tomieka Daniel (Georgia Legal Services Program)

Tomieka Daniel being interviewed by the Media