Youth Service Center
Beckee Seals, Coordinator
695.6748
beckee.seals@franklin.kyschools.us
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The Kentucky Family Resource and Youth Services Centers were established as a component of the historic Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. The mission of these school-based Centers is to help academically at-risk students succeed in school by helping to minimize or eliminate non-cognitive barriers to learning.
FRYSC’s are strengthened by community partnerships in their ability to provide vital programs, services and referrals to students and their families. These partnerships are critical in efforts on behalf of students to promote:
- early learning and successful transition to school;
- academic achievement and well-being; and
- graduation and transition into adult life.
Each Center offers a unique blend of programs and services to serve the special needs of their student and family client populations. The goal of the FRYSC’s is to meet the needs of all children and their families served by the Centers as a means to enhance student academic success.
Youth Services Centers serve students older than 12 and provide the following services:
- Referrals to health and social services;
- Employment counseling, training and placement;
- Summer and part-time job development;
- Drug and alcohol abuse counseling; and
- Family crisis and mental health counseling.
Schools where at least 20 percent of the student population is eligible for free or reduced school meals may compete for FRYSC grants.
The web address for the State Office of Family Resource and Youth Service Centers: http://chfs.ky.gov/dhss/frysc/default.htm
Programs:
Basic Need Support – assistance with clothing, school supplies, etc.
The Youth Service Center also works with several community
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