This GARYSE (which stands for “Georgia Resilient. Youth Centered. Stable. Empowered.”) website project was done for the State of Georgia Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS). The program is for young adults who are aging out of Foster Care. This website has an overview of the programs available to them, with additional sections for:

• How to file a Grievance form
• Locate a Specialist with an interactive map
• Videos that walk teens and young adults through the process of using the website

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While this website is currently a work-in-progress, we’re hoping it will be completed soon.

We’re lucky to be working with the State of Georgia’s Department of Family & Children Services for many years, and this is just another of the dozens of projects we’ve worked together on.

Our introduction to DFCS Georgia was through one of our favorite people, Lisa Lumpe. She is one of the folks making the world a better place by working with the State of Georgia placing foster kids for many years. The other person dedicated to helping these young adults transfer out of foster care to independence is the wonderful Candis Jones. Candis is the person in charge of this effort for the State of Georgia, and an absolute delight to work with.

Using video to enhance the story behind GARYSE

We’ve been incorporating video in recent websites because it tells a story: more than still images do. And diversity is an important part of that story. The video “above-the-fold” on this homepage represents what young adults go through when venturing out of the State of Georgia Foster Care system.

We used stock video, because the state needs to protect the identities of the young adults.