Founding member, CEO, Program Administrator

Patsy Watkins will be the Program Administrator for the Franklin County Learning Center. Patsy has spent the last 15 years devoted to the families of Franklin County. Patsy has given tirelessly to organizations such as:

• The Franklin County High School Basketball Team
• The Recreation league Teams
• The Assistant Counselor for Job Corp in Albany Georgia
• Resident Advocate at the Second Chance Home
• Executive Director of Step of Faith Outreach Inc.
• Program Director Franklin, Stevens, Banks and Habersham Counties USDA SFSP
• Lead Teacher, Nurturing Family Prenatal Program
• Lead Resident Advocate at the West Avenue home for Teen Mothers

Patsy attended Anderson College in Anderson, SC for two years, majoring in Child Psychology. She has taken many classes, attended numerous workshops and earned many certificates furthering her education in order to help children, youth and families more effectively, for example:

• Boys and Girls Club Mentoring Training
• Resident Advocate Training
• Teens Can Make it Happen
• Nurturing your home Training
• Medication Training
• SID Training
• Nutrition Information Training
• Summer Food Service Program training for New Sponsors
• Mental Health Training
• Infant Massage

Patsy and Ken Watkins’s organization, Step of Faith Outreach Inc. has helped many, many children and their families for the past three years. Patsy has organized and maintained the current afterschool program every week, providing tutoring, computers, nurturing and dinner to the youth of the community. She has taught the Parenting Class for Hart/Franklin Counties for the past two years and the GED program for the past two years along with the Teen Nurturing Family Prenatal Programs. All these programs have been a success due to her heart and energy for the community.

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