Alaska Family Resource Project

What is the Alaska Family Resource Center Network?

The Alaska Family Resource Center (FRC) Network is a statewide membership of Family Resource Centers located in schools and community agencies within Alaska. The Alaska FRC Network is a member of the National Family Support Network and a workgroup of the Alaska Impact Alliance. Alaska’s FRC Network is 1 of 41 State FRC Networks supporting more than 3,000 FRCs in the U.S.

Family Resource Centers (FRCs) offer Family Support and Strengthening programs and resources.

They are known by many different names across the country, including Family Centers, Family Success Centers, Family Support Centers, and Parent-Child Centers. They may be community-based or school-based.  They serve as welcoming hubs of community services and opportunities designed to strengthen families. Their activities and programs, typically provided at no or low cost to participants, are developed to reflect and be responsive to the specific needs, cultures, and interests of the communities and populations served.  There is no dedicated federal funding for FRCs, and yet there are more than 3,000 of them nationwide.

The purpose of the Alaska Family Resource Center Network is to support the development, growth, and sustainability of culturally responsive Family Resource Centers that build on the strengths and meet the unique and diverse needs of all Alaskan communities and their families.

Family Resource Centers (Nationally)

To learn more about Family Resource Centers across the nation, check out the national snapshots document HERE

The benefits of joining the Alaska FRC network

Growth

Impact

Education + Training

AK Family Resource Center Network Leadership Team

Abby Struffert

AIA, Director of AK Family Resources Center Network

Paul Cornils

Alaska Youth and Family Network

Dawn Paulson

Beacon Hill

Leigh Bolin

Resource Center for Parents and Children

Desiree Scott

VOA Alaska

AK Family Resource Center Network Implementation Partners

National Family Resource Center Network

Family Resource Center Association - Colorado FRCA

Child Welfare Academy, University of Alaska

AK Family Resource Center Network Funding Partners

Alaska State Legislature

AK Mental Health Trust

Child Welfare Academy, University of Alaska

Alaska Family Resource Center Playbook

Family Resource Centers

FRCs are the most typical kind of Family Support and Strengthening programs. They are known by many different names across the country, including Family Centers, Family Success Centers, Family Support Centers, and Parent-Child Centers. They may be community-based or school-based.  They serve as welcoming hubs of community services and opportunities designed to strengthen families. Their activities and programs, typically provided at no or low cost to participants, are developed to reflect and be responsive to the specific needs, cultures, and interests of the communities and populations served.  There is no dedicated federal funding for FRCs, and yet there are more than 3,000 of them nationwide.

GOALS OF AN FRC:

FRCS WORK WITH FAMILIES WITH AN APPROACH THAT IS:

FRCS WILL OFFER THESE POTENTIAL SERVICES AND MORE:

DEVELOPING A NEW FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

Do you know of an entity, program, or organization that might be defined by the description below? If so, please refer them to the Alaska Family Resource Center Network by contacting Abby Struffert

The National Family Support Network, a Family Resource Center (FRC) is a community or school-based welcoming hub of support, services, social connections, and opportunities for families that enhances their ability to be strong, healthy, and successful.  FRCs work with an approach that it multi-generational, strengths-based, and family-centered.  The services and programs they provide reflect and are responsive to community needs and interests, are designed for all families, and are provided at no or low cost for participants.

To assess whether and entity in AK is already serving as an FRC, please complete the Landscape Assessment tool HERE, and return it to Abby Struffert.