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Dr. Henry Ficklin details youth programs, clergy outreach and constituent services for Macon‑Bibb County
Summary
Community Affairs Executive Director Dr. Henry Ficklin told podcast hosts he runs G‑CAPP and an internship pipeline, is forming a mayor's youth council and leads a Mayor's Council of Clergy; he described constituent help, civic education and a May 13 luncheon with the federal district attorney's office on preventing violence in houses of worship (year not specified).
Dr. Henry Ficklin, Macon‑Bibb County’s Community Affairs Executive Director, described on the Making It podcast how he connects residents to county services and runs civic programs aimed at youth and community leaders. Ficklin, a longtime educator and former city council member, said the county’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program (G‑CAPP) exposes high‑school students to how local government works and that an associated internship program has helped many participants get jobs.
Ficklin, who introduced himself as a Macon native and former teacher, said the internship effort has a strong placement record: “I guess about 70% of the people…
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