Author: Jeremy
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CDF partners with parents, agencies, and neighbors to provide health services to very young children and their families
The Wellness on Wheels van made a stop at the Avalon Apartments in Clarkston on Saturday, December 10. Thirty six children and adults were served. Adults received flu shots and children received immunizations as well as hearing, vision, and dental screenings and flu medicine. There were some tears but overall the children were brave. Approximately…
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Urban Ag Class Continues to Grow
In November and December, the urban agriculture class met and continued to make a lot of progress. Part of the day is in the classroom and the rest of the day is in front of the Clarkston Community Center as we apply what we are learning. So…. what is going on? Well, right now, we are…
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CDF Welcomes New Parents As Teachers Staff
CDF welcomes two new staff, Geanie Jones, Parents as Teachers Administrator, and Samia Abdullah, Parents as Teachers Parent Educator. Geanie is no stranger to Parents As Teachers, having served as a parent educator and supervisor with Total Families, a family support agency. Geanie has 2 young children and is working on her masters in counseling. …
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CDF to Host Community Conversation January 18, 2012
In June, 2011, the Clarkston Development Foundation (CDF) hosted a conversation at the Clarkston Community Center. At that meeting, we shared information about CDF initiatives in Clarkston in 4 main areas: <>Early Learning <>Health Services <>Family Advocacy <>Urban Agriculture Afterwards, small groups discussed a shared vision of what Clarkston could look like in the future. You…
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Community Network Building Event on November 14 & 15
At the invitation of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Grassroots Grantmakers, the Clarkston Development Foundation (CDF) joined in a two-day national convening of community network building practitioners who, through their own work in their own communities, are serving as inventors of this new practice and, in some cases, new organizations. In…
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Clarkston CommonPlace Launches
We are glad to welcome the CommonPlace team to Clarkston. This is a new community-building utility called The Clarkston CommonPlace. The Clarkston CommonPlace is like an online bulletin board for your neighborhood. It’s designed to make it easy for you to share events, needs, and announcements with your neighbors, and to help you keep up with what’s happening…
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Food Day Tour of Food Forest at CCC
On October 27, 2011 from 10am-12pm, Clarkston Development Foundation lead a tour of the site of the Clarkston Community Center Food Forest. This is a one of the kind landscape installation in the Atlanta metro area. It is a mixed orchard designed for beauty and to produce lots of food with little maintenance, for many years to…
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Youth Leadership DeKalb Visits Clarkston
On October 15, 2011, Clarkston First Baptist Church hosted around 30 sophomores and juniors working with Youth Leadership DeKalb. The group gathered to hear presentations given by organizations around the Clarkston community. With the theme of “Healthy Communities,” the church extended their hospitality by providing a great-tasting, healthy breakfast for everyone. Next, each organization presented…
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Urban Agriculture Class Begins at CCC
On October 8th, CDF’s Urban Ag class met at the Clarkston Community Center. Click here to read about what the class entails. Below are some of the pictures from the class. Thank you to a great class and we are looking forward to next month!
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Parents as Teachers training hosted in Clarkston
The Clarkston Development Foundation was proud to host the Parents as Teachers National Center Three years to Kindergarten Training on September 21 and 22.Coming from across the state, from Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, and Habersham counties, 25 parent educators participated in the event held in Clarkston. The national training event was provided space at The Clarkston…