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**Update on GACRS Post Adoption Transition**
Dear Caregivers & Community Partners,

This message is a follow-up to our previous communication regarding the Georgia Department of Human Services’ (DHS) decision not to renew Families First’s Georgia Center for Resources and Support (GACRS) contract beyond June 30, 2026. As this transition process evolves, we will continue to provide pertinent updates regarding the transition via email.

Families First and DHS remain fully committed to the well-being of caregivers and families throughout this transition. We are working closely together to help ensure that adoptive, kinship, and guardianship families continue to receive the care, support, and resources they need moving forward. DHS and Families First are actively developing a thoughtful transition plan focused on minimizing disruption and prioritizing the best interests of the families we have all been honored to serve. As DHS moves forward with restructuring post-adoption services within the state, we remain appreciative of our collaboration and hopeful for future opportunities to continue supporting families in meaningful ways.

Please note that the GACRS website will remain accessible in some capacity after June 30, 2026; however, the structure and functionality of the site will change following that date. We appreciate your patience and understanding as these updates are implemented. In the meantime, we encourage you to continue utilizing the services, resources, and supports currently available through GACRS through June 30, 2026. If you have questions or need assistance during this transition, please reach out to the GACRS Team.

On behalf of the entire GACRS Team and all of us at Families First, thank you for allowing us to walk alongside your families over the years. Serving you has truly been an honor and a privilege, and we remain committed to supporting families throughout this transition process.

With heartfelt appreciation!

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Your Resource Advisors:

Debra Suzette Brown at [email protected]
Region 4: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson
Region 6: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
Region 13: Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett
Region 14: DeKalb, Fulton

Leslie Anderson, [email protected]
Region 7: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes
Region 9: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emmanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnail, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox
Region 12: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long,
Region 8: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster
Region 10: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth
Region 11: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware

Melissa Burns, [email protected]
Region 1: Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield
Region 2: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
Region 3: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk
Region 5: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Green, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorge, Rockdale, Walton

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Families First was informed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) that the Georgia Center for Resources and Support (GACRS) contract will end effective July 1, 2026. As a result, post-adoption services will no longer be provided through GACRS.

For more than 22 years, it has been our privilege to support adoptive, foster, kinship, and guardianship families across Georgia. Thank you for your trust and for allowing us to be part of your journey.

We remain deeply grateful to DHS for the opportunity to carry out this meaningful work over the years. Most importantly, we are sincerely grateful to each of you for your trust, your openness, and the opportunity to be part of your family’s journey. It has been a privilege to support such resilient, compassionate, and dedicated caregivers.

Please note that the GACRS website, trainings, resources, and social media platforms will no longer be available after June 30, 2026. We encourage families to download training certificates and access available resources before that date.

For more post adoption services please visit:
https://dfcs.georgia.gov/post-adoption-services

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