Here’s how TIP is helping rewrite them. We’re surrounded by numbers—how many families can’t afford housing, how many children go to school hungry. In a world where our neighbors face unthinkable hardships daily, it’s easy to become numb. But chronic absenteeism isn’t just another statistic. It’s often a direct result of these same challenges, and it can quietly limit a child’s future before it’s even begun. More than 370,000 Georgia students missed at least 10% of the 2024 school year, qualifying as chronically absent. Arianna Villegas, Student & Family Support Specialist at TIP, sees the stories behind

Why Every Presence Matters, Now More Than Ever Dear TIP Community, You’ll be hearing a lot more from us in the coming months as we ramp up our marketing, outreach, strategic planning, and community partnerships. Before we jump into all the exciting work ahead, I’d like to formally introduce myself. My name is Tonya Malone Ferguson, and I’m TIP’s executive director. While I may be new to this role, I’m certainly not new to this organization. My journey with the Truancy Intervention Project began in 2000, when the organization was known as “Kids in Need of Dreams.”