Safe Schools Healthy Students

The Safe Schools Healthy Students (SSHS) collaborative is funding many evidence-based services, programs, and curriculum to support local children and families in Nevada County. Family Resource Centers are one of the most exciting new investments in our community funded by the SSHS grant.

Family Resource Centers (FRCs) offer multiple services to families co-located in a single building. With SSHS grant funding, we have opened one FRC on the Hennessy school campus, one FRC on the Ready Springs campus, and expanded the hours and services of a pre-existing FRC on the Oak Tree campus on the San Juan Ridge. Together, the three FRCs are part of the newly formed FRC Network serving Western Nevada County called PARTNERS; Resources Together, a Network of Education, Recreation, and Support.

Although the FRCs are located on school campuses, they are intended to meet the needs of all families in the region, not just those whose children attend school at that location.  Each of the Family Resource Centers offers the following core services: Parenting Classes and Workshops; Behavioral Health Therapists; Lending Libraries with parenting and employment resources; GED Assistance; Family Fun Nights; Child Development Information; Drop-In Play Space; Clothes Closet; Computer Lab; and more. Spanish speaking staff is available at the Hennessy and Ready Springs sites.

Each of the FRCs is staffed by a Community School Liaison(CSL) who works directly with families to connect them with the resources and services they need. If the needed services are not offered at the FRC, they will work with families to navigate systems and connect with resources available in the broader community. Most services at the FRCs are free of charge and families are encouraged to drop in during operating hours. FRCs have comfortable, inviting space for parents and children, including changing tables, toys, rocking chairs, couches, and the like.

If you are aware of a family that is in need of basic support and/or services, please refer them to one of the PARTNERS Family Resource Centers.

Which local agencies are partnered with the Nevada County SSHS Initiative?
The Nevada County SSHS collaborative includes:  the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office and all 10 school districts within Western Nevada County; Nevada County First 5 Commission; Community Recovery Resources (CORR); the Coalition for a Drug-Free Nevada County; Nevada County Probation; Grass Valley Police Department; the Sierra Mentoring Partnership; NEO; Nevada County Health and Human Services, and DVSAC.

Download PARTNERS brochure