Posts by Kelly Mellen
Georgia Mental Health Legislation Watch
As we shared in early January, mental health legislation is in the works for the 2022 Georgia legislative session. We began to see bipartisan fruition of this recently with the…
Read MoreCobb Collaborative Events: Week of January 31, 2022
Tuesday, February 1 Resilient Cobb Summit Please join us for a half-day mental health symposium focused on making Cobb a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive community. 8:30-9:00AM: Registration, refreshments and networking 9:00AM…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity-Accepting Applications for 2022 Home Ownership Program January 24th-February 7th
The window for accepting applications for Habitat’s Home Ownership Program for 2022 will be from January 24th-February 7th, 2022. Click here to submit an interest form. For more information, email…
Read MoreCobb Collaborative Events: Week of January 24, 2022
Tuesday, January 25 10:00-11:00AM – GAVA – Let’s Talk Volunteering: This webinar will enhance understanding of global trends in volunteering by bringing together some key global research that has been…
Read MoreCobb Collaborative Events: Week of January 17, 2022
Tuesday, January 18 8:00-9:00AM – Cobb Marietta Early Learning Initiative: The Cobb Marietta Early Learning Initiative seeks to be a resource for parents and caregivers of children from birth through…
Read MoreCobb Collaborative Events: Week of January 10, 2022
Happy Monday, everyone! Here is a look at upcoming events with Cobb Collaborative. Tuesday, January 11 10:00-11:30AM – Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®: The primary focus of the Community Resiliency Model…
Read MoreMind Your Mind Speaks Podcast: Episode 14
Youth Mental Health Conversation with Dr. Christy Land & Jenn Vann In this episode, Cobb Collaborative Executive Director, Irene Barton, has a conversation with Dr. Christy Land and Jenn Vann…
Read MoreCobb Collaborative Achieves “21 in 2021” Little Free Library Goal
As the local point of contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign, the Cobb Collaborative works to improve 3rd grade reading levels in Cobb County. Data reveals that children who…
Read MoreREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CDBG HOME REPAIR GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
The City of Smyrna is requesting electronic sealed proposals from qualified firms to assist with administration of the CDBG Home Repair Grant Program. This is a Community Development Block Grant…
Read More2022 Georgia Mental Health Legislation
Did you know that Georgia ranks LAST in the United States in terms of access to mental health care? This is according to a published report (pg 13) from Mental…
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