Every school within the Marshall County school district has a Family Resource and Youth Service Center, and every single student and their families have access to them. FRYSC offices are willing to do “whatever it takes” to remove any non-academic learning barriers from a student’s life in order to enhance their success, both inside and outside the classroom.
FRYSC offices were created as part of the Kentucky Education Reform Act, and funded, in part, through grant monies by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. There are currently more than 850 centers statewide. And in today’s economic climate, FRYSC services are needed more than ever before as families battle rising inflation and financial-anxiety. The centers located at Marshall County Schools do an excellent job of providing students and families with their basic needs, along with helping give them a sense of additional security.
Each center offers a unique blend of programs and services to support their students and families. FRYSC provides community services and helps link families to agencies within the community in the event of additional need. Services offered include, but are not limited to, assistance with: school supplies, clothing, hygiene, snack pack programming, gifts for the holidays, dental, vision and medical care, furniture, pest control treatments, transportation, utilities, home visits and community referrals.
The Marshall County High School’s youth services center is known as the Marshall Mission, and it has recently undergone a massive revamp to ensure that it is widely-used and easily accessible. The mission is headed by Paige Buchanan, and she prides herself on maintaining an environment that rejects negative stigma, allowing everyone to feel comfortable taking advantage of their welcoming new space. They have recently added a calming corner, quick-changing station, shower access, complete with shower bags and have redecorated to ensure good vibes. These services are available to students attending MCHS, along with those aforementioned.
Last year, the mission serviced every single one of its 1,200 students at least once, and 900 of those students were serviced five or more times. Students can easily access the center in between classes, contact them by email or the mission has implemented a QR code, so students are able to message them quickly and easily, in case of an emergency.
Students and families can easily access FRYSC services by contacting the coordinator that serves their child’s school. Services are confidential and provided discreetly. Assistance and referrals are personalized based on each family’s situation and the availability of resources.
The assistance provided to students and families through FRYSC is made possible with donations from the community. If you wish to donate, please contact a center anytime for information about their current needs. Monetary donations are usually best due to ever-changing needs, and allows coordinator’s to assist with a wider range of needs.
The coordinators and their contact information for each school are as follows:
Melanie Grimes is the coordinator for South Marshall and Jonathan Elementary Schools, and has been since July 2012. She can be reached at melanie.grimes@marshall.kyschools.us with any questions about the FRYSC office at her schools.
Crystal Thorning is the coordinator of the Calvert City and Sharpe Elementary Schools FRYSC, and has been since 2006. She can be contacted at 270-395-4664 or 270-898-2852 or by email at crystal.thorning@marshall.kyschools.us.
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