Rooted in Georgia. Focused on children. Building evidence that can drive real change.
Across Georgia, parents share the same hopes for their children. Their concerns cut across race, region, and where they live. Same Sky Georgia surveys parents across the state, finds the common ground, and translates what parents are saying into evidence that can drive real change for children.
Children cannot vote, and they have no lobby. Same Sky exists to make sure the adults who can speak for them — parents, community leaders, policymakers — have the evidence to do it.
Same Sky Georgia is housed at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, where our team has spent years building rigorous, state-level evidence on child health. But the goal of this work is bigger than any single institution.
We want Same Sky Georgia to be genuinely owned by Georgia — by the parents, community organizations, businesses, places of worship, nonprofits, and political leaders who care about making this state the best place in the country for children to live and thrive. The research gives us a shared foundation. What we build on it is up to all of us.
Each year, we survey more than 1,000 Georgia parents with children under 18, reaching families in Atlanta, in Valdosta, in rural counties and suburbs. We ask them what they're worried about, what their children need, and whether those needs are being met. We analyze what we hear by race, income, region, and other factors — and we make all of it public.
The findings are posted here, including interactive data tools, so anyone can explore them. This is year two of that work. Our first report, The State of Child Health and Well-Being in Georgia, was released in 2025. The 2026 report is now available.
Year after year, the finding is consistent: parents across income, race, geography, and political affiliation want the same things for their children — safe schools, accessible health care, food on the table, and a childhood worth having. These are not partisan priorities. They are parental ones.
Same Sky Georgia elevates what parents are raising, and works collectively — with communities, organizations, and leaders — toward solutions. We listen first. Then we find common ground. Then we measure whether systems are actually delivering.
For questions about the Georgia report, partnership inquiries, or media requests, contact info@samesky.org.