Don’t get stuck in the cold.
Make sure your home
is ready for winter.
The benefits of annual maintenance service include Lower Energy
Bills, Fewer Repairs due to Longer Equipment Life, and Less Chance of a
Breakdown leaving you in the cold.
Since 1961, Alexander Brothers has been providing reliable installation
and service by highly trained technicians using cutting edge diagnostic
equipment. We also take pride in a fast response time when helping
attorney Jennifer McComas, Juvenile Court Judge Sherri
McDonald, CASA guardian ad litem Courtney Joiner
Anderson, CASA director Kim Wildes, all of the CASA
workers, many of whom are volunteers, Paige Williamson
at Family Connections, the teachers in our school systems,
our doctors, Police Commissioner Scott, Police Chief Walker,
Sheriff Kight and all of our amazing law enforcement
officers who are out knocking on doors and checking on
children,” said Kailey. “And, of course, Toombs County
DFCS employees who serve as the front-line workers in
advocating for our at-risk children. They work tirelessly
even though they are greatly understaffed for the number of
children under their watch. From the director, Ashley Payne,
to my supervisor, Jana Kight, to my resource development
case manager, Jeanne Griffin – there is no doubt in my
mind that Toombs County has the best child advocates in
the state.”
Kailey always assumed that when she was ready to
adopt, she would go abroad. “I always heard that it’s difficult
to adopt here in the US. Adoption is a state issue that
obviously needs reform, but it also needs everyday people
like you and me to work toward a better solution. I really
want to encourage people not to be afraid to check the box
for ‘resource parent’ even if you want to adopt someday. As
a foster parent, I already had my CE (continuing education)
hours and my home approved. My story is a glorious one.
But a lot of children just like mine don’t make it. We have
less than ten families in all of Toombs County who are
approved as foster parents.”
According to fostergeorgia.com, there were
approximately 11,581 children in the state of Georgia in
foster care as of October 1, 2020. In addition to becoming a
foster parent and/or adopting a child, there are many ways
to help from volunteering as a CASA worker to various
types of work in the childcare system. For more information
on becoming a foster parent and/or the adoption process for
children in Georgia, go to www.itsmyturnnow.dhs.ga.gov.
“Safety and security don't just happen; they are the
result of collective consensus and public investment. We
owe our children–the most vulnerable citizens in our
society–a life free of violence and fear,” said Nelson Mandela
(Former President of South Africa). Whether as a birth
parent, foster parent, or adoptive parent, the greatest gift
we can give our children is a healthy, loving home. It didn’t
happen quite in the way or the time Kailey expected, but
dreams seldom do. She just followed the love in her heart
and let the path take shape as she took each step along the
way. Kailey is my definition of a hero, but she will tell you
she’s just a mother. And in that respect, I’d say we’re both
right.
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