Georgia CommonsHR 308: Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; commend
Last action February 19, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution honors the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, an Atlanta based nonprofit network that coordinates child welfare services across the state, for its work with at-risk youth and families.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC), a nonprofit founded in Atlanta in 1996 by agencies serving at-risk children in the child welfare system. The resolution describes MAAC's work coordinating providers, resources, and services for vulnerable youth and families, including residential care, foster care placement, education support, workforce training, and psychiatric care. It notes MAAC's accreditation status and lists its current member organizations. The House resolves to formally honor and commend MAAC and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization.
What the bill does
- Formally honors and commends the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children and its member entities for their service to Georgia children and families.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to MAAC.
- Does not create any new law, funding, program, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of recognition.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children and its member entities, including Creative Community Services, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia, Georgia Baptist Children's Homes, Elks Aidmore, Goshen Valley, Hillside, The Methodist Home, Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, and Youth Villages, along with the at-risk children and families they serve.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as an official public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of an organization's work in the child welfare system, which can raise its public profile and recognize its role serving vulnerable youth statewide.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe MAAC's founding in 1996, its mission, its services, and its accreditation status, providing background rather than legal effect.
- The resolving clause formally honors and commends MAAC and its member entities for their service to children, adolescents, and families in Georgia.
- A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to MAAC.
From the bill
“the members of this body honor and commend the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children and its member entities and affiliates for their tireless, efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the children, adolescents, and families of this state”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Carmen Rice (R, HD-139)
- Mandi Ballinger (R, HD-023)
- Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)
- Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)
- Rick Townsend (R, HD-179)
- Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-034)
Topics
- child welfare
- foster care
- nonprofit recognition
- youth services