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…
Georgia Receives Over $200 Million From HHS
Release: HHS Delivers $261,687,559 to Expand Testing Capacity in Georgia The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is delivering $261,687,559 in new funding to Georgia to support testing for COVID-19. In total, $10.25 billion…
$12 Million Added to Georgia COVID-19 Research by…
Release: HHS Awards $12,280,445 to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Georgia Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $12,280,445 to 35 health centers in…
DHS Supports OAM and National Foster Care Month
The Department of Human Services has asked the citizens of Georgia to use May to recognize the elderly and foster care populations. May serves as both Older Americans Month (OAM) and National Foster Care Month,…
DHS notifies GA counties of improper disposal of…
Release: ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) has completed an investigation into an improper disposal of confidential case files. DHS staff in Augusta, Georgia, improperly disposed of boxes of case files containing records…
Georgia DHS implementing new protocols in response to…
Release: ATLANTA – In alignment with Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s call to limit in-person contact across the state, the Department of Human Services is implementing new office protocols in response to COVID-19. Beginning Monday, March 23,…
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office Make Human Trafficking Arrest
VALDOSTA - On Thursday, the Special Operations Division of the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office arrested Javarice Raydale Ware for Human Trafficking. Specifically, he was charged for the trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude.…
HHS to provide $250,000 in initial funding to…
Release: HHS Announces $250,000 in Initial Funding to Georgia in Support of COVID-19 Response Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing…
Coronavirus Declared a Global Health Emergency
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed the first case of human-to-human coronavirus transmission in a patient in Illinois, according to ABC. Just last week a 60-year-old woman was diagnosed with the virus after…