Emma Foster, Coordinator
Phone/Fax: 606-348-4251
emma.foster@wayne.kyschools.us
Vicki K. Winchester Family Resource Center serves families of students attending Walker Early Learning Center in Wayne County Schools. The goal of the center is to help students be successful in school by removing all barriers to learning and helping families meet their needs.
The Vicki K Winchester FRC coordinates and provides assistance to students and families in the following areas:
Preschool Child Care
· Referrals to Day Care Centers and the Child Care Subsidy Program
· Child Plus Fair
After School Child Care
· Referrals to Day Care Centers
· After school programs
· Summer Activities
Families in Training
· Referrals to community agencies (HANDS, First Steps, etc)
· Maintains a supply of pamphlets in the center
Referrals to Parenting Classes
Family Literacy
· Family Reading Nights
· Parent Involvement Activities
· Adult Education Center Referrals
Educational Support
· Positive Postcards
· Orientation/ Transition Activities
· Monthly Newsletter
· Career Day
· Character Education
· Parent Involvement Activities
Health Services
· Backpack Program
· Referrals to counseling agencies
· Dental Services
· Red Ribbon Week
· Referrals for Eye Glasses and Exams
· Registered Nurse Services
· KCHIP Applications
· Lice Prevention
Basic Needs
· Referrals for Christmas Assistance
· Referrals to Hope Center
· School Supplies
· Clothing Closets
· Assistance for Emergency situations
FRYSC Mission Statement
The Family Resource and Youth Services Centers’ program mission is to enhance students’ abilities to succeed in school by developing and sustaining partnerships that promote early learning and successful transition into school, academic achievement and well-being,and graduation and transition into adult life.
FRYSC Vision Statement
The Kentucky Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish the national standard of excellence in the provision of school-based family support.