VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
DFCS invites community to celebrate Kinship Care Month
Release: Georgia DFCS Virtually Celebrates Kinship Care Month this September ATLANTA— Across Georgia, 34% of children in care are in a kinship arrangement. A kinship arrangement consists of relatives and close family friends caring for…
DFCS gives GA community organizations technical enhancements
Release: ATLANTA – Seventeen Georgia community organizations have been selected to receive technical assistance and funding from the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) through its State of Hope (SoH) initiative. Started in 2018 and now…
Meriwether official arrested for child exploitation
Release: Woodbury, GA (August 13, 2020) – On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Meriwether County Deputy Clerk of Magistrate Court, Carol Washington, 49, was charged with one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Pornography) and one…
Man in Wayne County arrested for child exploitation
Release: Wayne County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children AUGUST 11, 2020 Screven, GA (August 11, 2020) – On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, Wayne County resident, Joseph Franklin Cartwright, 28, was charged with one…
Retired GA deputy arrested is sexual exploitation case
Release: On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Reason Fredrick “Rick” Culpepper, age 68, on sexual exploitation of children charges. Culpepper was arrested in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia by GBI…
GDOE and DFCS partner to provide students new…
Release: Partner agencies provide pandemic assistance for 1.1M Georgia students ATLANTA, GA. – The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) partnered with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to provide food benefits to families with…
VPD arrest man who stole vehicle with victim’s…
Release: On Saturday, July 25, 2020, at approximately 10:11 pm., Valdosta Police Officers responded to the 2000 block of West Hill Avenue, after a citizen call 911 to report that someone had stolen her motor…
Lowndes back-to-school vaccination appointments
Release: Don’t forget immunizations, back-to-school shots Health department offering vaccination appointments Valdosta – Many students have not been in school since March, and while returning for the 2020-2021 school year may still seem like a distant…