What EMBRACE is Doing:

Developing and implementing a community-based prototype to support and retain foster families in Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties. The prototype is based upon the following principles:

      • Local decision making
      • Data driven decision making
      • Accountability for Results
      • Community engagement

What Is EMBRACE?

The Foster Family Foundation of Georgia, Inc. was organized in 2006 in response to the recommendation of First Lady Mary Perdue’s Children’s Cabinet. Its purpose is twofold:

  • To increase the number of foster families in Georgia who are prepared to address the specific needs of those foster children who have been placed into state custody; and

  • To engage local communities to partner with DFCS in support of foster families and to protect and the children of our State.

With funding provided by DFCS, the Foster Family Foundation of Georgia (FFFGA) spearheaded the development of the EMBRACE prototype.


As of August 1, 2009, responsibility for the ongoing operations of EMBRACE was transferred to the UGA/Fanning Institute. In order for EMBRACE to fully realize its intended purpose, it will function as a partnership effort between the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) /Division of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS); the University of Georgia (UGA)/ Fanning Institute (FI); and FFFGA.


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