Family-Community Resource Centers

Family-Community Resource CentersLearning can be difficult when students’ basic needs aren’t met. The goal of Family-Community Resource Centers is to help all children succeed, and we do that by removing barriers and connecting families with available community resources.

Help can come in many forms: school supplies, food and clothing resources, referrals to emergency housing, dental, medical,  job assistance, homework help, and early childhood education.

Help is easy to find by contacting an FCRC coordinator or visiting any of our FCRC locations, located in several schools throughout the district, or our mobile FCRC.

Find the resources you need

We’ve put together resources you might need: food, unemployment information, childcare, housing, homeless and foster student information, public utilities assistance and crisis information.
Community resources page

FCRCs make a difference

Want to know how? Read the report to see how we’ve mobilized resources to address basic needs, health, enrichment and engagement and early learning for our community.
Impact report

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Community schools leadership team

Catherine MacCallum-Ceballos
Catherine MacCallum-Ceballos Director of community schools
Carla Feltz
Carla FeltzCoordinator for family engagement and technical assistance
Cleopatra Mendez
Cleopatra MendezFull service community schools grant manager
Soy Bilingüe
Violeta Meza
Violeta Meza Program secretary

FCRC family advocates

Chris Hullum
Chris HullumBlack family advocate
Twinsanne Sam
Twinsanne Sam Chuukese family advocate

Elementary school Family-Community Resource Centers

Anderson Elementary
Anderson ElementaryNancy Rosales Moncada
Soy Bilingüe
Eisenhower Elementary
Eisenhower ElementaryAlysha Betancourt
Soy Bilingüe
Fruit Valley Elementary
Fruit Valley Elementary Staci Boehlke
Harney Elementary
Harney ElementaryJoanna King
Hazel Dell Elementary
Hazel Dell ElementaryShanna Baird
Hough Elementary
Hough ElementaryAnnette McCabe
King Elementary
King ElementaryAmalia Franco
Soy Bilingüe
Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln ElementaryJudit Torrents
Soy Bilingüe
Marshall Elementary
Marshall ElementaryDarya Samiee
Minnehaha Elementary
Minnehaha ElementaryJennifer Beeks
Ogden Elementary
Ogden ElementaryJuan Vazquez
Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt ElementaryElizabeth Tiegs
Sacajawea Elementary
Sacajawea ElementaryBrenda Starr
Truman Elementary
Truman ElementaryMichelle Ames
Walnut Grove Elementary
Walnut Grove ElementaryYvette Hernandez
Soy Bilingüe
Washington Elementary
Washington ElementaryElizabeth Owen

Middle school Family-Community Resource Centers

Discovery Middle School
Discovery Middle SchoolMary Logan
Soy Bilingüe
Gaiser Middle School
Gaiser Middle SchoolDavid Sussman
Soy Bilingüe

Jason Lee Middle School
Jason Lee Middle SchoolHillary Cordova
Soy Bilingüe
McLoughlin Middle School
McLoughlin Middle SchoolMarisol Garcia
Soy Bilingüe

High school Family-Community Resource Centers

Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies
Fort Vancouver High School Center for International StudiesVeronica De Jesus Castaneda
Soy Bilingüe
Hudson's Bay High School
Hudson's Bay High SchoolMerritt Hitzeman-Anzjon

Elementary through high school options and mobile Family-Community Resource Centers

Heights Campus
Chinook, Lakeshore, Felida, Alki, Jefferson, Skyview
Chinook, Lakeshore, Felida, Alki, Jefferson, SkyviewKelsey Potter
Salmon Creek, Franklin, iTech, VSAA, Flex Academy, Columbia River and Jim Tangeman Center
Salmon Creek, Franklin, iTech, VSAA, Flex Academy, Columbia River and Jim Tangeman CenterTina Cruz

Learn more about FCRCs

FCRC news

Community schools news archives

Mobile FCRC, 2017 Magna Award Grand Prize, National School Boards Association

Superintendent awarded for community schools, Community Schools Superintendent Leadership Award, 2016

Go Ready! Back-to-School Readiness Festival, 2015 Magna Award, NSBA

Vancouver Public Schools, 2015 Magna Award, American School Boards Journal

Vancouver Public Schools: Family-Community Resource Centers, Districts of Distinction November 2014, District Administration

Vancouver Public Schools honored for Family-Community Resource Centers, Oregonian, 2011

Vancouver Public Schools, 2011 Magna Award, American School Boards Journal

No Ordinary Day: Travel with Us to Six Innovative Districts, American School Board Journal, October 2017

Webb, Hagley named by Education Week as Leaders to Learn from 2016, Education Week, 2016

Broader Bolder Approach relaunch, Washington Post, 2016

Blurring the line between schools and communities, K-12 Insight, 2016

League of Innovative Schools members named 2016 Leaders to Learn From, Digital Promise, 2016

Family resource centers help kids in need, The Columbian, Oct. 2015

Vancouver schools takes lead in helping needy pupils, Op-ed, The Columbian, Oct. 2015

Go Ready! Back-to-School Readiness Festival, American School Board Journal, First-Place Magna Award, March 2015

Using Data to Further a Community School Initiative in Vancouver, WA, Data Quality Campaign, 2014

Zone Offense Helps District Fight Challenges of Poverty, Learning First, January 2012

Local view: Poverty-affected schools deserve support, Op-ed, The Columbian, April 2010

Weiss, Elaine, and S. Paul Reville. Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools and Communities Help Students Overcome the Disadvantages of Poverty. Harvard Education Press, 2019.

Welcoming partners into schools to reduce barriers to learning, Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools: Innovation Portfolios, April 2019

Strengthening Neighborhoods Through Student Resilience: A Case Study of Vancouver, Washington,
Partner Build Grow, March 2016

A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education case study
A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, February 2016

Housing and Education Partnerships: A Case Study of Vancouver, Washington, Urban Institute, April 2015

How Community Schools Can Cultivate Hope, Opportunity and Agency, Education Week Leaders to Learn From, April 2017

Mobile FCRC, 2017 Magna Award Grand Prize, Mar. 2017

Fruit Valley Community Learning Center FCRC, Sept. 2015

Family engagement at Hudson’s Bay High School, Sept. 2015

Stuff the bus, school supply drive, Aug. 2015

Go Ready! Back-to-School Readiness Festival, Aug. 2015

Our partners

Our entire community benefits when everyone is invested in helping children succeed. Thank you to our generous partners who help our program grow!

Education Service District 112
Clark County, Washington - Public Health
Council for the Homeless
C-TRAN is Clark County Washington's public transportation agency.
City of Vancouver Washington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Dream Team Dental
Healthy Living Collaborative of Southwest Washington
Free Clinic of SW Washington
Vancouver Housing Authority
Hough Foundation Partners in Education
League of United Latin American Citizens
Share Vancouver
Washington State University Vancouver
Boys & Girls Clubs of SW Washington
Children's Center - Meeting Family Mental Health Needs
Columbia River Mental Health Services -
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Lifeline Connections - Mental health & substance use treatment
Real Life Counseling
Family Solutions - Growing Hope and Wellness
Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools
Clark County Food Bank
Washington State University Extension
A Century of HOPE - Catholic Community Services / Catholic Housing Services
girls inc.
FVRLibraries - Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
Mount St. Helens Institute
Molina Healthcare
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Friends of the Children
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