Enhancing Academic Success Through Family Resource Centers
The Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services (DFRCVS) consists of two divisions: Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) and Serve Kentucky. FRYSC aims to assist academically at-risk students by addressing non-cognitive and non-academic barriers to learning. These school-based centers support students in schools with a significant percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. FRYSC components include preschool child care, health services referrals, after-school care, career development, family literacy services, substance abuse education, mental health counseling, and more. The FY 2023 budget for these services totals $31,671,900, with funding coming from federal programs, grants, Serve KY, and general sources.
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Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services Presented for the CHFS Organizational Structure, Operations, and Administration Task Force October 19, 2022 Melissa Goins, MSW, CSW, Director, FRYSC Joe Bringardner, Director, Serve Kentucky
Department for Family Resource Centers and Department for Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services (DFRCVS) Volunteer Services (DFRCVS) The department is comprised of two divisions: Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) Established as a component of the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) and was placed in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Serve Kentucky Established as a state commission under 42 USC 12638 to administer grants from the federal AmeriCorps agency 2
Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services Family Resource Centers and Volunteer Services FY 2023 Budget FY 2023 Budget - - $31,671,900 $31,671,900 Fund Programs Federal 29% Serve KY 31% General 71% Object Type Personnel 14% Operating 1% FRYSC 69% Grants, Loans, Benefits 84% 3
School-based centers with a goal of assisting academically at-risk students succeed in school by helping to minimize or eliminate non-cognitive and/or nonacademic barriers to learning Family Family Resource Resource and and Youth Youth Services Services Centers Centers (FRYSC) (FRYSC) Schools where at least 20% of the student population qualifies for free or reduced school meals are eligible to receive funding for a center Funding divided among 887 centers serving over 1,200 schools, based on free lunch numbers FRYSC active in 167 school districts Schools receive between $37,800 and $94,500 to operate a center 4 4
FRYSC Components Family Resource Centers Youth Services Centers 1.Full-time preschool child care; 1.Referrals to health and social services; 2. After school child care; 2. Career exploration and development; 3. Families in training, which shall consist of an integrated approach to home visits, group meetings, and monitoring child development for new and expectant parents; 3. Summer and part-time job development for high school students; 4. Family literacy services designed to provide opportunities for parents and children to learn together and promote lifelong learning; and 4. Substance abuse education and counseling; 5. Family crisis and mental health counseling. 5. Health services or referrals to health services, or both. 5
Each FRYSC completes a school and community specific needs assessment and resource analysis. FRYSC activities driven by local need A program plan is submitted to the division, tailored to meet local need, avoids duplication of services, and connected to FRYSC standards. Approval is obtained by the division for planned activities. Data is collected in Infinite Campus and FRYSC Counts. 6
Reading/Math: Summer Ignite Local Level outcome data (n=101) 94% of those attending showed an increase in attendance according to the Early Warning Tool. 82% of those attending the program experienced a growth in their graduation score from June 2021 to Sept. 2021. 71% increased in Math and/or Reading (40% increase in both; 18% increased in Math only; 13% increased in Reading only). 8
Local level Outcome Data https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dfrcvs/dfrysc/Documents/impactreport21.pdf 9
State Level Outcome Data Efforts Data collection enhancement Statewide FRYSC standards of quality and practice Social return on investment study Collecting success stories 10
Serve Kentucky (Serve KY) Serve Kentucky (Serve KY) AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen local communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual that lends their experiences and qualifications to organizations to help meet the social, educational, economic, health, or basic needs of the community in which they serve. Upon successful completion of service, members earn an education award that can be used to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. 24 AmeriCorps grants awarded in FY22 ($14 million in federal funds + $4.8 million in education awards for 1,254 members statewide + $6.9 million in grantee match = $25 million investment). Program focuses include: Support for public health departments and senior care facilities Opioid/drug abuse prevention for youth in rural Eastern Kentucky Addressing homelessness with housing services and/or housing development and repair Tutoring, mentoring, and/or addressing food insecurity for at-risk youth Disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts 11
AmeriCorps Programs in Kentucky AmeriCorps Programs in Kentucky In 2021, 1,798 seniors in Green River/Lincoln Trail ADD Districts received 127,257 meals and 199,793 pounds of food though the Senior Connections AmeriCorps program. Recruited 83 teachers in the North Central region of Kentucky. 58 are still teaching after AmeriCorps service. Family Resource Youth Service Center AmeriCorps program provided 3,874 students with food collected through the backpack snack program (75,053 pounds of food collected). UNITE Service Corps Too Good for Drugs program (AmeriCorps supported) reports a 63% increase in student drug prevention knowledge, which is a 32% increase from the previous year. The Public Health Corps with Family Scholar House identified 38 long term care facilities that will host 200 AmeriCorps members seeking future employment in the health care industry. It is estimated that partner organizations can benefit from the services of an AmeriCorps member to help carry out its mission for about $3.00 dollars an hour (In-kind portion as AmeriCorps grant funds cover the rest). 12
Serve Kentucky (Serve KY) Serve Kentucky (Serve KY) Serve Kentucky State Service Plan (https://serve.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx) Goal 1: Lead the nation in AmeriCorps impact. Goal 2: Deploy Kentucky s volunteers to meet local needs. Goal 3: Tell the story of service across the commonwealth. Goal 4: Provide the people power to assist communities affected by disaster. 13
Questions? Questions? 15
