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Former foster youths hail nonprofit’s effort to aid their transition
Alpharetta approves $1.9 million for park at site of city’s birth By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s birthplace will be preserved as a city park. City Council members unanimously approved a $1.9 million contract with Hasbun Construction for the Farm House Heritage Park Dec. 1. Situated at the northeast corner of Ga. 400 and Old Milton Parkway, the park will mark a site that many consider the first settlement in Alpharetta. Voters approved the project as part of the $29.5 million parks bond passed in 2021. The park will allow residents to connect with their history and marks a serious win for the city and those who appreciate its story, Councilman Donald Mitchell said.
See PARK, Page 24
ELECTIONS The Dec. 2 runoff elections took place after this paper went to press. Find results and coverage on appenmedia.com or in next week’s edition.
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Heidi Carr, executive director of Fostering Success Act, says support services help foster children succeed in adulthood. Carr spoke at a Thanksgiving dinner at Jackson Healthcare’s campus in Alpharetta Nov. 20.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than 100 former foster youths enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Jackson Healthcare’s Alpharetta campus Nov. 20 in collaboration with Fostering Success Act Inc. “This isn’t just a meal,” said Heidi Carr, executive director of the organization. “It’s a celebration of you, our incredible Fostering Success Act youth and to the life coaches that serve you, and to the taxpayers that help make all of this possible.” Fostering Success Act Inc. (FSA) is a nonprofit created in conjunction with the state’s tax-credit program that supports former foster youths with transportation, housing, food and other essential services. Jackson Healthcare CEO Richard Jackson, who
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The resilience that these young people have is amazing and just giving them a little bit of support … is life changing” HEIDI CARR
Executive Director, Fostering Success Act
was in foster care from ages 13-18, serves as chair of FSA. “The situation that you’re in, or you became in as a foster child was not your fault,” Jackson said to attendees. “You were put there due to circumstances that you couldn’t control … From now on, if you’re not successful, it will be your fault.”
See TRANSITION, Page 24
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