Gilmer County Family Connection

🎉Seamless Summer feeding program from Gilmer County Schools!!

📢 TODAY IS PICKUP DAY! 📢
Don't miss out! Come see us to grab some delicious, nutritious meals. No need to pre register. If you have children 18 or under come on by!

⏰ When: Today, Thursday June 18th, 2026 from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

📍 Where: You can swing by either of our two convenient locations:

Larry Walker Education Center

Clear Creek Elementary School

Spread the word, bring your smiles, and we’ll see you this afternoon! 🍉🥛✨

Thank you to our board chair, Nancy Adams, for hosting our monthly collaborative meeting… as I hosted our regional Family Connection retreat here in Ellijay! Lots of wonderful collaborations taking place as we try to address pressing needs in our community!

FREE HEALTHCARE TODAY - INDOORS - at the Gilmer County Health Department from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Come early to secure your place in line!

822 Industrial Blvd. Ellijay

Collaborative Meeting tomorrow at Georgia Mountains Health!

Join us as we welcome local business partners, make new connections, and learn about resources available in our community. Feel free to bring a friend or 2!

LAST Meeting before our July Summer Break - we hope to see you there!

Gilmer County Family Connection is proud to support the kids summer program at Gilmer County Library with some snacks for those hungry tummies!

We would like to offer our sincere appreciation to Gilmer Family Connection for their very kind donation of refreshments for our library youth programming and services this summer! Pictured left to right are Alex Thomerson, Gilmer Library Branch Manager, Tiffany Watson, Executive Director of Gilmer Family Connection, and Sharon Key, Gilmer Library Youth Services Specialist. Thank you Gilmer Family Connection for supporting our library! 🙂🎉

Don’t forget! Saturday - June 13th - at the Gilmer Community Food Bank - 9-12 - must be present to receive food boxes…food provided by The Salvation Army North Georgia Mission, in partnership with the Gilmer Optimist Club, Gilmer Family Connection, and the Gilmer Community Food Bank. Together, we are better!

☀️ New Resource Alert for Parents & Caregivers! ☀️

Looking for ways to make summer more intentional, less stressful, and a little more fun? The Empowered to Connect Summer Survival Kit is packed with simple tools to help families stay connected, organized, and engaged all summer long!

Inside you'll find:
✅ A Summer Bucket List
✅ Reading Tracker
✅ Summer Goals Planner
✅ Family Chore Chart
✅ Daily Schedule Template
✅ To-Do Lists and more!

Whether you're trying to balance summer fun, learning, family responsibilities, or just keep everyone on the same page, these printable resources can help create structure while leaving plenty of room for connection and adventure.

💡 One of the best parts? Sit down together as a family and let your children help create their summer goals, bucket list, and reading plans. Giving children a voice in the process can increase buy-in and create meaningful family memories along the way.

Visit the Empowered to Connect Website to download your copy!
https://empoweredtoconnect.shop/pages/summersurvivalki

🌞 What is ONE thing your family hopes to do this summer? Share it in the comments and inspire other families!