Family Resource and Youth Services

The After School Childcare component is designed to identify, coordinate and/or develop resources to ensure children have access to quality out-of-school time child care and enrichment activities.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Referrals to local quality childcare centers
• Collaborating with the our schools to provide quality after school enrichment programs
• Promote, refer and assist families in finding summer enrichment activities
• Provide summer and break enrichment activities

The Career Exploration & Development component is designed to promote college and/or career readiness for all students by preparing them for future employment and successful transition into adult life through collaboration with school and community resources.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Resume Building Support
• Interview skills
• Community service opportunities
• Job search
• FAFSA & college application assistance
• Junior Achievement

The Families in Training component is designed to ensure a productive start in life for every child ages prenatal – 5 (with emphasis on prenatal –age 3), and promote a strong foundation for future school success.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Preschool and kindergarten home visits 
• Referrals to Community Collaboration for Children
• Baby Tiger Book Club
• Future Tiger Program
• Ages & Stages Parent Education
• Collaboration with First Steps, the HANDS Program, Early Head Start and local pediatricians to indicate children with special needs that would benefit from early interventions

The Family Crisis & Mental Health component is designed to increase self-management and coping strategies by assisting students and families with mental health needs and/or other crises through the identification and coordination of services(i.e. for grief, illness, bullying, incarceration, dating/domestic violence, loss of income, child abuse,etc.)

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Mental health referrals
• Collaboration with mental health professionals to support the student and family
• Small groups to address the social and emotional needs of students
• Suicide Prevention and Education
• Collaboration with community partners to provide additional support to students

The Family Literacy component is designed to move families toward self-sufficiency and work to break the cycle of poverty by providing a comprehensive family literacy program through on-going center, school and community activities

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Family literacy events
• Parent/Teacher Conferences
• GED and post-secondary support to families seeking their GED or higher education
• Parenting workshops addressing body safety, financial literacy and family engagement

The Health Services component is designed to improve the overall health and well-being of students through activities that support the Whole school, Whole Community and Whole Child (WSCC) model*, therefore increasing students’ ability to succeed in school.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• In-school dental programs
• Health referrals
• Insurance assistance
• Backpack food program
• Student and family support with required immunizations, physicals and vision exams
• Self-defense classes
• Food assistance during schools breaks
• Violence prevention programs

The Preschool Childcare component is designed to provide access to full-time quality child care, centers will identify, coordinate and/or develop resources for child care. Early learning experiences promote growth, education and successful transition into school for children. Access to quality care may help families continue employment and/or education.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Preschool recruitment and registration support
• Family enrichment activities
• Preschool transition
• Referral to quality preschool programs
• Preschool home visits with activities to promote preschool readiness

The Substance Abuse Education & Prevention component is designed to assist in the prevention of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) and improve decision-making skills by educating students and families; and the reduction of ATOD use through coordination of counseling services and education.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Collaboration with community prevention programs
• Substance Abuse referrals
• Individual and group ATOD prevention and education programming

The Educational Support component is designed to provide additional support to staff, students and families to increase success by improving academic performance, attendance, behavior, and school engagement.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Assistance with back to school clothing and school supplies
• Attendance interventions to include student and family meetings
• Academic coaching and support
• Transitional support

The Strengthening Families component is designed to increase family strengths, enhance child development, and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.

Bardstown FRYSC implements this component in the following ways:

• Dinner Table Projects to promote family togetherness
• Holiday assistance
• Birthday cakes for kids who may not normally receive one
• Nutrition assistance for holiday meals
• Family Team Meetings