We have entered the AI age–with Seedmore, our conversational chatbot that helps parents and caregivers navigate school discipline, enrollment, and disability-related issues. Seedmore will help caregivers through complex situations with confidence–any time they need it from their phone or computer. We’ve designed Seedmore to be simple, private, and to respond compassionately.

“Seedmore is the first of its kind,” Executive Director, Michael Waller explains. “Now parents and caregivers can access Georgia Appleseed's training materials and build an advocacy plan for their children—especially when they need that help immediately.”  

Seedmore was a community effort. We built this resource with more than 2,000 hours of legal research and in collaboration with parents, law firms, advocates, and Emory University students, including our Seedmore lead developer, Penelope Gallardo. 

We’re proud of Seedmore—and it was great fun to be on the cutting edge of advocacy. As Penelope says, “Seedmore may turn out to have the biggest impact of any project of my academic career, because Seedmore is all about empowering families.” 

Seedmore is only the latest innovative advocacy tool developed by Georgia Appleseed. On our website, you'll also find gamified training modules, specialized print resources, and other ways to learn to advocate for your child. 

Try Seedmore here: gaappleseed.org/seedmore. Please let us know how it works for you.  

You can access our other training tools and resources on our website.

Check out our new Bench Card for Georgia Magistrate Judges on the Safe at Home Act, effective July 1, 2024. (Lawyers and Judges call it a “card,” but it’s actually eight pages long.😊) 

The Safe at Home Act was a landmark change to Georgia law, with tremendous potential to improve the lives of Georgia’s 500,000+ children living in poverty. But judges and lawyers need to know how the law works. 



The Bench Card is the resource they need. We’re distributing the card to all 156 magistrate judges across Georgia, as part of our training efforts. Among other information, the card contains: 

Our Bench Card is just the latest from our Housing Justice initiative’s Safe at Home Project. We also provide resources for tenants, families, and community members at SafeAtHomeAct.org.

Thank you to the team at Nelson Mullins for the pro bono research that helped support the creation of this resource. 

It was a terrific honor to present to this month’s meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care. 

We set up our See Me exhibit in the hearing room for committee members and attendees to view, providing a direct window into the challenges and resilience of youth transitioning out of foster care. Their artwork brought their voices to the very center of Georgia’s most important policy discussions about needed supports and services. 

If you are interested in hosting the See Me exhibit at your office or community event, please contact Liz McDaniel at lmcdaniel@gaappleseed.org. 

Photo above: Darlene Lynch, Liz McDaniel, Senator Elena Parent, Senator Kay Kirkpatrick, Elton Dixon.

Last year, Georgia schools issued 12,268 suspensions for vaping—equal to 92,000 hours of lost education. But pushing kids out of school for vaping carries consequences far more damaging than nicotine itself. 

Nearly 20% of Georgia Appleseed's discipline cases involve vaping, often resulting in long-term suspensions that increase the risk of dropping out and entering the juvenile justice system. Vaping is a serious concern, but excluding students for a non-violent health issue only worsens long-term outcomes. Schools need to invest in evidence-based prevention, counseling, and restorative practices that address vaping without derailing a child’s education. 

To refer a student facing long-term suspension or who needs help with discipline, special education, or enrollment issues to Georgia Appleseed’s FAIR Project, visit referastudent.org.