Family Resource Council

FRC Six Goals

The goals of the Family Resource Program were derived directly out of the identified needs. The program design and program outcomes will address the needs and promote understanding and acceptance of the extraordinarily multi-lingual/multi-cultural community that we are. The goals and examples of expected outcomes are as follows.

A. Access

The goal is: To ensure that services and activities are easily accessible to children and families.

• Currently underserved community members will have greater access to services that support families.

• Agencies, program and policy makers will become more effective and responsive to the needs of communities and families.

B. Education

The goal is: To provide training and resource information that will enable families; communities, and service providers to respond effectively to the needs of children and their families in Merced County.

• Each community will have developed appropriate responses to its own needs.

C. Strengthening Family Relationships within the Community

The goal is: To enable individuals and families to create safe, stable, nurturing environments for children by identifying their own strengths and building on them.

• Community Councils, focus groups, children, and families will have a voice in services planning and delivery, regardless of language.

D. Fostering Quality Lifestyle Choices

The goal is: To ensure choices that will build healthy individuals, healthy families, and healthy communities.

• Individuals, families and communities will promote lifestyles free of substance abuse in our communities and increase opportunities for healthy activities.

E. Self-Sufficiency

The goal is: To ensure that all families are capable of providing for one's own needs.

• Communities will identify and develop priorities for self-sufficiency and planned actions to support their choices.

F. Fostering and Acknowledging Family Strengths and Successes

The goal is: To ensure community building activities:

• Individual, families and communities will have increased opportunities for public and program base recognition.

The Family Resource Council's vision is "Every Organization a Success in Their Community who serve Children and Families in Merced County. The FRC leverages diverse community resource by building strong local cooperatives that broaden community capacity building efforts and ensures that ongoing collaboration continues throughout the year. Membership in the FRC family has grown to include representatives/participants from more than 200 Faith-Based (FBO, Community-Based (CBO), Grass Root (GRO), Education, Law Enforcement and Government sectors.