About the Truancy Intervention Project’s Holiday Adoption Program

1. About the Truancy Intervention
Project’s Holiday Adoption
Program

2. 
A longtime Georgia resident and engaged
community member, Doug MacGinnitie is
currently the commissioner for the Georgia
Department of Revenue. Aside from his
professional obligations, Doug MacGinnitie
donates his time and resources to several
organizations, including St. Martin’s School
and the Truancy Intervention Project, for
whom he serves as treasurer and a board
member.

3. 
Here are several frequently asked questions
about the Truancy Intervention Project’s
Holiday Adoption Program.

4. 
Question: What is the Truancy Intervention
Project?
Based in Atlanta, the Truancy Intervention
Project (TIP) is dedicated to providing the
necessary resources for schoolchildren in
Georgia and their families in order to ensure
success in school. Since its inception, the TIP
has helped approximately 6,000 children.

5. 
Question: What does the Holiday Adoption
Program entail?
Beginning in December each year, the TIP
Holiday Adoption Program pairs an
underprivileged family with one of the law
firms in Atlanta, which helps the family during
the holidays by fulfilling the wishes of family
members and purchasing gifts from their wish
list.

6. 
Question: What other services does the
Truancy Intervention Project provide?
In addition to the Holiday Adoption Program,
the TIP offers a Back to School Kickoff
Program, which provides supplies and
resources to underserved children as they
begin the school year. TIP also offers a
Winners for Life program each June, which
rewards students for good attendance and
good grades.

7. 
Question: What other services does the
Truancy Intervention Project provide?
In addition to the Holiday Adoption Program,
the TIP offers a Back to School Kickoff
Program, which provides supplies and
resources to underserved children as they
begin the school year. TIP also offers a
Winners for Life program each June, which
rewards students for good attendance and
good grades.