Brooks County Department of Family and Children Services

201 S. Barnes St.

Quitman, GA 31643

(229) 263-7567 – FAX (229) 263-9014

Purpose:

1. To assist families and communities in having resources and supports to ensure safe, stable and nurturing environments for their children.
2. To assist families in achieving self-sufficiency.
3. To engage with others in developing and supporting safe and viable communities.

STAFF

NAME	POSITION
LINDA PETERSON	DIRECTOR
RHONDA WHEELER	SOCIAL SERVICES CPS SUPERVISOR
CELIA DUPREE	SOCIAL SERVICES PLACEMENT SUPERVISOR
TINA HOLMES	ELIGIBILITY SUPERVISOR
PEGGY HOWARD	OFFICE MANAGER
LEONIDES COBB	ECONOMIC SUPPORT SCREENER
LINDA JOHNSON	PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
ANN BROWN	MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST
ANGELA BULLARD	FAMILY INDEPENDENCE CASE MANAGER I
ESTHER DUVALL	FAMILY INDEPENDENCE CASE MANAGER I
PATRINA HORNE	FAMILY INDEPENDENCE CASE MANAGER II
JEANNIE LITTLE	FAMILY INDEPENDENCE CASE MANAGER I
SHANIKA FRANKLIN	FAMILY INDEPENDENCE CASE MANAGER I
MIA WILLIAMS	MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST
SHIRLEY BATTLE	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
BRENDA BLAKELY	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
CASSANDRA DIXON	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
KAYSE LAYFIELD	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
JENNIFER REYNOLDS	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER (INTAKE)
KELLY THOMAS	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
AVIS WILSON	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
ROSEMARY STOKES	SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGER
JOE MULLIS	COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Board

NAME	POSITION
Nancy Childers	Chairperson
Carolyn Laurie	Vice Chairperson
Gracie Jefferson	Member
Elizabeth Jones	Member
Mary Thomas	Member

Goals

Brooks County, along with a statewide network of communities, is committed to improving life for children and families. Special emphasis is placed on all school children succeeding at the appropriate skills level for their age and grade level and for adults to have their high school diploma or G.E.D.  Valdosta Technical College has a satellite site in Brooks County Middle School where Certificate/Diploma courses are offered.  The New TANF Work Now Model is providing resource information on local DOL career centers, job search techniques, access to computers to look for jobs / make applications on-line, and placement in work experience sites.  We have a Jobs Bulletin Board in the lobby of our DFCS office that is updated on a weekly basis and is available to anyone walking through our doors.

Favorite Links

Adoptions	Foster Care
Child Abuse & Neglect	Head Start
Child Care Assistance	Medicaid
Child Support Enforcement/Fatherhood Initiative	Public Health
Department of Labor	Right From the Start Medicaid
DHR HomePage	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Division of Rehabilitative Services	Unemployment Rate
Food Stamp Program	Weather

Local Related Links

Brooks County Chamber of Commerce	Georgia Department of Labor
Brooks County Schools	Valdosta Technical College

Little Bit About Brooks County 

Brooks County was named in honor of Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1875) of South Carolina.  Brooks was a captain in the Mexican War and later became a United States congressman.

Brooks County came into being in 1858 from land that was originally part of Lowndes and Thomas Counties.  The original inhabitants of this area were the Apalachee Indians.  The first settlers to this regions, c. 1570, were Spanish missionaries from Florida who found the migratory Indians to be “naked and living under the most primitive of conditions.”  As time went on, the Apalachee country became a lively center with the Spaniards trading with the Indians for skins and wild game. 

Brooks County became the main producer of food for the Confederacy during the War Between the States, and subsequently was known throughout the United States as the “Breadbasket of the South.”  Brooks County’s seat is Quitman – other communities throughout the county are Barney, Barwick, Dixie, Morven and Pavo.

Directions to Office

Email Joe Mullis, Community Resource Specialist, for Questions or Comments

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Last revised: March 6, 2008