Madera
Family Resource Center
525 E. Yosemite Ave, Madera
First
5 Madera County owns and operates the First 5 Family Resource
Center (FRC) in the city of Madera. By design, the FRC simplifies
the linkages of families to services by co-locating a wide variety
of programming and supports at one easily accessible location.
The FRC is staffed by an FRC Coordinator and two Americorp Members
who serve as family advocates.
FRC
staff facilitate the following:
• Resource, referral and follow-up;
• Family Activities (i.e., Playtime, Storytime, Movie
Night, Cookie
Baking, etc.);
• Special Events (i.e., Halloween Carnival, Spring Fun
Day, etc.);
• Systems Coordination/Integration; and
• Shared governance that promotes parent
and community leadership.
• Healthy
Families enrollment
The
FRC co-locates the following programs:
• State Preschool Program, Madera
Unified
School District
• Migrant Alternative Childcare Program,
Community Action Partnership of Kern
• Healthy Beginnings Program, Madera
County Department of Social
Services
• Nutrition and Fitness Program, Nutrition
Network
• Health and Wellness Program, First
5 Madera County
• Commission Staff, First 5 Madera
County
FRC
Community and Family Friendly Awards
FRC
Awards are designed to create a user friendly application
for funding so that individuals, parent/family groups and/or
the community may actively participate in FRC programming.
Per the adopted 2005-2006 Annual Budget, the Commission committed
$10,000 to FRC Community and Family Friendly Awards to fund
projects in the following categories not to exceed $1,200
each:
• FRC gatherings, events and celebrations
• Family Centered Activities
• Community Health and Safety Projects
• Community Skill Building Activities
• Other Community Projects and Activities
*Contact Elizabeth at 559-661-5155 for more information
