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Experts address Family Connection in Augusta ATLANTA “Creating Conditions for Success: Building on Our Strengths” is the themeofthe Family Connection 1997 . meeting wi d August 3-6, at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel in . Augusta, Ga. Over 500 people are . expected to attend the conference, - including representatives from state - andlocal government, public/private - sector partnerships, civic and youth - organizations, the faith community, + families, and other collaborative es - forts for children and families. - The Family Connection now has 86 county initiatives in Georgia, where local public and private lead emanddtizensco]]aborg;wiflwtate agency representatives to develop " new ways of making local decisions thatsupport andstrengthen families and improve results for child and family well-being. / The program will feature a key note address on Sunday, August 3, by Katharine Briar-Lawson, Ph.D., professorat the School of Social Work at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, followed by a special pre sentation by the Butler High School Show Choir of Augusta, under the " direction of Millicent Mazyck. | "~ Since 1991, Dr. Briar-Lawson has ‘ helped advance school-li]x;kugd and community-based changeinitiatives for child welfare reform, health care reformand school reformin/35states. ' Her representation in Afigust will focuson “FamilyStrengthy. TheHeart ofthe Work.” “Georgia isa pioneer in - trying to reinvent more effective ser - vice delivery strategies for children and families,” says Briar-Lawson. “Itcontinues toserve as a leader for anational family m:&port agenda.” Otherfeatured corfference speak ers include Jane E. Smith, Ed.D, program director of the Atlanta Project, a program of the Carter : ’ | « Jane E. Smith, Ed.D. - Presidential Center, and Cheryl : Hayes, executive director of the . Finance Project in Washington, ¢ D.C. Dr. Smith will speak on “Race Matters: Race, Class and Culture * in Community Building” and Ms. ' Hayes will speak on “Results Based * Budgeting,” improving the effec * tiveness of public financing for ser « vices for children and families. * Richmond County was one of the » original 15 Family Connection com ' munities when the statewide ini tiative began in 1991, and is now a - partnership community of the . Georgia Policy Council for Chil . dren and Families. “Our local col . laborative has never been inter . ested in ‘quick fixes’because families ! need long-term support,” said Emily . Boyles, board chair of the Augusta ' Richmond County Community Part : nership for Children and Families. ' “That’s why we've become aleaderin * Georgia in improving the quality of * life for all of our citizens. This confer * ence will give us an opportunity to + show off the hard work that our . partnership has done to bring us to this point.” Get FOCUSED! Subscribe to Augusta’s finest weekly newspaper for only $24.95 per year! Call Augusta Focus at 724-78655. Augusta’s Allison Samuels wins NABJ award for Newsweek Allison Smfiuels FIRST TIME LOW PRICES * FIRST GREAT SALE OF THE SEASON 25%-50"% off storewide : e T = 1 3 TR . e i S 4 TR e A oot ;. 5 L 4 >r§ 5% il i T 2 A R e iR o i B i - i R i :‘i e 2 RN g ' o L e 5 & b 5 g 1 . SN ; e R o SR G o e : P . 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Macy's is not responsible for typographical or pictorial errors. Sale ends August 3. WEEK OF JULY 20: NY, NJ, CT, PA, DE, MD, VA Shop Sun. 116 Mon.-Sat. 10-9:3o+Herald Square Sun. 11-7 Mon.-Sat. ms:ao-uunv-yuwawmmmw.mmswm-mw&n NEW ENG. Sun. 11-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9:3o*Boston Sun. 11-6 Mon.-Sat. 9:30-7:3o+Warwick Sun. 12-6 Peabody, Braintree, Burlington, Natick & Warwick Mon.-Sat. 10-10 GA Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9+Peachtree Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-6+Athens Sun. 16 FLA Aventtura & Plantation Sun. 10-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9:3o+The Falls Sun. 12-6 Mon. Sat. 10-9:3o+Paim Beach Gardens & Boynton Beach Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 LA Mew Orleans Centre Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-B+Esplanade Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 ALA Sun. 12-6 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 New York Allison Samuels, born and raised in Au gusta, and currently a Los Angeles correspon dent for Newsweek, received an award from the National Associa tion of Black Journalists for her work on the Newsweek March 17, 1997 cover package “Black Like Who?”. Samuels, along with con tributingeditor Ellis Cose, national correspondent Vern E. Smith, and senior writer John Leland were honored atthe NAB.J’s annual con ference on Friday, July 18, for their work on the package. The story examines the generation gap that has grown between African Ameri cans of the civil rights generation and their offspring, who are more often interested in the world of hip hop, rather than the political and social issues which were the ful crum of their parents struggles. Samuels attended Monte Sano and Terrace Manor elementary schools, A.R. Johnson Junior High and Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, and graduated from Clark REG. PRICES PIRMOE oRRISOORIENO .00 3 oany 2000 g. < o eI St g 0 SR - ¢ i S R S st i : A AR e S R C B 2 S L e 1] N L R e P L . BV b2B -%‘:5 = T .;‘ Lo SiW R T T R e s g R RR e s, Y -} o Y ’ o, &%&”x 3 oo ,A\’Nm\ k. % : .:3::::- 8 : el ‘ P s EN . Vo N s 7 O b e gSe L > @ SRR o B N st T W »\%&s‘ & Y RS B o e R e V. N “ » R e N R - ‘ ,g?ii‘“w‘x s :::::g:'f -..;::5;5: N E B Baby sale: famous maker basics From OshKosh B'Gosh, Carter's, Baby Togs, Little Me, Mickey & Co., First Impressions, Charter Club and others. = = g YRy o g f ALY o e R ' 8o 1R R Re 1 Save now on 5-best sellers Plus, 2 great athletic shoe buys all with Easy Spirit's foot-friendly comfort. Reg. $65-$79 Sale 49.99-59.99 : R 3 ‘,} J " o ‘;'4\, A?&\“ 2., 2 W ifkéifw _’:iz;;’?"’?ié?g; e Ig W u:’;’;" ; ffi;fig ‘,.y LR e . ] si;§jr R %"3 't '; ¢ e 2 e * & o A Pl i ,"i‘n‘ ; e o 0 R 33 Heo % .‘: ':b’.‘! p;¥ P/ 0 40% off ; Selected peridot, August's birthstone A dazzling collection of earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets and pendants. Reg. $260-$750 Sale $129-$450 5 !E* ' eTN a 8 i E 3' e |' Sale 23.99-45.99 | Nine West microfiber handbags From our Signature collection. Sling, backpack, flap with back zip organizer and top zip. Black or brown. Reg. $32-$62 MaCcys & Atlanta Universityin 1988 with a B.A.inmass communications. She has worked at Newsweek since March 1994, and was promoted from researcher to reporter in January 1996. She has been granted interviews by some of today’s top African-American per formers and athletes, including Whitney Houston, Michael Jordan and, most recently, comic Martin Lawrence. ¢ B i A s AR < = o Y i X T b S G 2 RN A£3 2"BN e i : Pt 3 : Rt T R B 8 3 : BSP R S SR TUOREIRER 4 AR A o o A o P TR RS e R ol S AR 2 SR 4 4 TS 3 s 6 SR T YR fa B RS B 8 ; : PRSI 2 % PR 2P o R P PP : AP R 5 AT e 5 . §BB Y 3 GGE T G . < b - p g XS E ") ; ; & * o | Sale 2 for $450 | Oscar de le Renta, Evan-Picone suits Plus, a noted contemporary American designer. Regular, short or long. Reg. $375-$425 Sale 229.99 each S e B £ R Bk SR S S g R ; R B P e B o TR e R R T s Y E SR e T '5;;;;..-;s's'-'“:'_ b Y : RBS R £ £ ST ¢ R e i %% £ "‘j s 5 P By ooy g 4 R P e e L F 00l £ PR b RO R R :I:f:%'\'i%‘j‘ S T ' ' R s R e & e i B .:;EZ,:’-‘j:;-;é;igj;iSgirir:"f:?;?-i-,:-‘.'5:3;25%3?,;:, R R SRS, z ARRSR 3 % ¢ : e e %‘% 5 Y SN e e R S T R ¥ 2 : R }% it S i ; L X R 2 : i 3 den R | B A g G i : e i £ ety fres: Z i R SRR 3 ¥ A # ; g : i ? B 4 s y 2 i R :, Ri7 G A ; ; b oo o k s 7% LRI I & = > % s 8l A e ¢ e g G e A § | IR .w Lowest price of the season! Club Room ? Our exclusivet collection of solid pinpoint dress shirts in pure cotton. Reg. 39.50-42.50 Sale 27.99 each ; AUGUSTA FOCUS JULY 24,1997 Augusta Focus isa Walker Group Publication 5A