Mission
Family Resource Center of the Roaring Fork Schools strengthens student health, well-being and academic achievement by partnering with families, schools and communities.
Family Resource Center of the Roaring Fork Schools strengthens student health, well-being and academic achievement by partnering with families, schools and communities.
Our vision is founded on our core values of equity, trust, and compassion.
The Family Resource Center (FRC) of the Roaring Fork Schools was established in 1995 by a community task force to address the growing needs of children facing significant health and basic needs challenges that impeded their academic success. Today, FRC operates as a school- and community-based family resource center, featuring bilingual, bicultural family liaisons in each of the 12 traditional Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) schools, serving Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt. Our team provides strengths-based family support services in alignment with the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework and is a proud member of the Colorado Family Resource Center Association (FRCA).
Our bicultural, biliterate family liaisons are the heart of our organization, offering comprehensive, coordinated case management for families using the two-generation model. This approach supports the needs of both parents and children simultaneously, utilizing FRCA’s Family Development framework and the Family Pathways tool to build on family strengths and identify goals that foster family stability and well-being.
We support children, youth, and families across Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt, encompassing Garfield, Eagle, and Pitkin counties. We assist any family with children ages 0 to 21 living within the school district boundaries, including those in independent, private, and charter schools. Our services address healthcare access, social and behavioral challenges, economic hardships, and language barriers. We also support students in foster care, and those experiencing homelessness or migrant employment. Reflecting the region's diversity, 98% of our families live at or below the federal poverty level, 80% identify as Hispanic/Latinx, and the majority speak Spanish at home.
Our connections to resources and services are broad and strategically aligned with various organizations, including:
We collaborate closely with three county departments of human services, parent educators, outreach and enrollment partners, and other human services organizations. Additionally, we are integral members of our school district’s leadership and executive teams.
The Family Resource Center maintains a diverse funding stream from government grants (federal, state, county, local), government contracts, foundations, state associations, businesses, individual/community contributions, events, and in-kind contributions. Significant support comes from the Roaring Fork School District.
To make a financial contribution to the Family Resource Center, please mail a check to: 400 Sopris Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623 or donate via PayPal. For questions, please contact our bookkeeper, Ruth Muse.
We are a proud member of the Colorado Family Resource Center Association (FRCA). Working with 32 member centers, FRCA provides public advocacy, capacity-building and resource-development to strengthen its statewide network of family resource centers as they bring help and hope to Colorado families.
LEARN MORE ABOUT FRCAAt the end each calendar year, we conduct a comprehensive audit of the work our team completed in the previous school year. Our most recent report outlines details about who we served, how we collaborated with community partners and more.
VIEW ANNUAL REPORT