Sringfield School District actively supports the Family Resource Centers.

Through grants received from the Lane County Commission on Children and Families and the district Title I program, 10 Family Resource Centers are in operation throughout the district.

Family Resource Centers are designed to promote:

• Improved child development
• Improved child health
• Reduced barriers to school success
• Improved family functioning

These goals are met in family centers through a variety of methods including parenting classes, pre-natal education classes, adult education, tutoring for students, support for homeless families, clothing fund and coordination and referral to social services.

Family Centers were supported in the 1995 State Legislature through House Bill 2004. The Legislature envisioned 'a statewide system of services that is preventative, integrated in local communities, accessible to children and families and focuses on promoting the wellness of Oregon's children.'

The Community Family Center program is housed at the Brattain House at 10th and G streets. The Family Center Coordinator can be reached at 744-6769.

The Community Family Resource Center at the Brattain House also provided a Clothing Closet, where families in need can obtain free school clothing for their children.

• Brattain Elementary
• Centennial Elementary
• Guy Lee Elementary
• Maple Elementary
• Moffitt Elementary
• Mt. Vernon Elementary
• Page Elementary
• Riverbend Elementary

Parents may contact the schools to access the school-based family resource centers.