About the Family Resouce Center
Nan Doolittle, Program Coordinator | Michaelsen Bldg. Rm. 328 | 509.963.2785
The Family Resource Center (FRC) seeks to serve CWU, Ellensburg, and the Kittitas County by utilizing a family perspective to enrich and improve the quality of individual and family life. The FRC offers educational programming to support families throughout the lifespan, coordinates family-related research and civic engagement opportunities, and serves as a clearinghouse of information for resources of interest to families in the region. The FRC can assist students or other members of the community to identify services that can help to meet their family related needs, and advocates for the needs of families on campus.
The FRC works in close collaboration with the Center for Student Empowerment and the Early Childhood Learning Centers, and partners with academic departments and community agencies to improve the access to information and knowledge that can strengthen families at CWU and the surrounding community.
Education
- The Family Resource Center can provide and coordinate educational programming (on campus or in the community) designed to enhance and strengthen individual and family life.
- Faculty and students (both graduate and undergraduate) from across campus will be involved in the delivery of educational programming efforts through the FRC.
- Customized trainings or workshops are available to meet the needs of the community.
- Educational topics may include family and relationships, arts enrichment, life skills, and tutoring or mentoring programs with civic engagement students.
Let us know what your needs and interests are, and we can assist in locating and coordinating programs to meet those needs. Please contact us at 509-963-2785 or by email at DoolittN@cwu.edu.
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Research
The FRC seeks to conduct research with campus and community partners on issues relevant to child, family, and relationship issues.
Current research interests involve:
- Retention of non-traditional students (who are parents) through the development of family friendly campus initiatives and
- Youth education of healthy relationships and sexual/dating violence prevention.
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Coordination
- The FRC seeks to facilitate communication of campus and community events and programs of interest to families in Ellensburg and across Kittitas County.
- The FRC can operate as a clearinghouse of information and referral to community-based services to disseminate information that can enhance the well-being of children and families across the campus and in the community.
- The center seeks to enhance and support the activities that the community and university already share.
- To connect the campus and community with resources related to child and family needs. For example, the FRC is currently assisting in the development of a child care resource guide for non-traditional students who are parents and other community members seeking child care services.
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