The Official Newsletter of the Family Resource and Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky, Inc.

Bridging Barriers and Changing Lives Since 1991 Fall 2016

~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~FRYSC: Celebrating 25 Years of Success~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~¥~

Greetings and Salutations: 25 Years of Success Continues Ð KEEP

by Leslie S. Hall, President, FRYSCKy, Inc.

Elizabethtown (KY) ¥ As we move through this phenomenal 25th year of successful service to students and families

across the Commonwealth, I want to celebrate with you and Keep. Using the word Keep as a verb Merriam-Webster

describes it as to following:

a.! To maintain a course, direction, or progress

b.! To continue usually without interruption

c.! To persist in a practice

Take time this year to look at the path we forged, a path that is now being recognized nationally; celebrate

accomplishments and then look towards the future. We canÕt stop now. We need to KeepÉ.

¥! Keep up the good work and momentum.

¥! Keep looking for new inventive ways to assist and educate children and families.

¥! Keep community relationships strong.

¥! Keep contacting our legislators.

¥! Keep lifting each other up.

¥! Keep moving forward.

When I first took the Coordinator position in West Point, KY in 1995, I heard the rumors immediately and for many years

as different people would tell me, ÒDonÕt get comfortable, you wonÕt have a job next year.Ó ÒThere is no way they will

continue to fund FRYSCÕs.Ó ÒItÕs a grant program that wonÕt continue.Ó Or my favorite would be, ÒItÕs a fluff program

with no educational significance, it canÕt sustain funding.Ó I would panic at the end of every school year, wondering if I

would have a job the next year. Well, Well, Well, look where we are now! 25 years!!! We are still standing, still going

strong and we are integrated into the Kentucky educational system. We are known and valued by schools, school boards,

and legislators. We are an important part of education in our Commonwealth and we will Keep.

I hope to see you all for Fall Institute in Louisville. We have some wonderful celebratory plans in store, educational and

informative workshops and good motivational presentations to send you back out ready to Keep and start the next 25.

If you need to contact me, I can be reached at leslie.hall@hardin.kyschools.us or at 270-268-5485 and IÕm always glad to

hear from you.

Prayers for happiness, strength, blessings and favor! God be with you all!

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Leslie Hall: New FRYSCKy President

Leslie Hall, Coordinator at North Hardin High School YSC,

is the new FRYSCKy President. She began her two-year term

on July 1, 2016. Leslie has served as a Coalition Regional

Rep, Officer, and Public Policy Committee Member for

many years. She is joined on the Executive Committee by

Paula Hunter (Nicholas County), President Elect and T.C.

Johnson (Fayette County), Vice President. A complete list of

the CoalitionÕs Board of Directors can be found on the

FRYSCKy website (www.fryscky.org).

FRYSCKy Corporate Sponsors

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid is a FRYSCKy Platinum Corporate

Sponsor. Their funds are used to cover a range of training opportunities and advocacy

efforts for FRYSC staff throughout the year. For more information on Anthem's

programs, including Medicaid and KCHIP benefits, please visit their booth in the exhibit

hall.

WellCare Health Plans is a FRYSCKy Silver Corporate Sponsor. Their funds are used to

support the keynote speakers and workshop expenses for the 2016 Fall Institute. WellCare

has developed a full complement of expertise in three major areas of government-

sponsored health care: Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug

Plans. For more information, please visit their booth in the exhibit hall.

CareSource, a leading nonprofit health plan, is a FRYSCKy Platinum Corporate Sponsor.

Their funds are used to support coordinator scholarship program both for Fall Institute

and throughout the year with the mini-grant program. CareSource understands the

challenges consumers face navigating the health system and works to put health care in

reach for those it serves. Learn more about their plans including Medicaid and CareSource

Just4Meª by talking to their representatives in the exhibit hall.

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FRYSC News from across Kentucky

Region 11 (Cloverport Independent) ~ Helping Students Achieve College and

Career Readiness through New Partnership

by Pat Fuqua, Coordinator, Cloverport Independent FRYSC

Cloverport (KY) ¥ When Angie Dubree, College and Career Readiness Counselor (CCRC) in Cloverport Independent

Schools, and Pat Fuqua, Family Resource Youth Service Center (FRYSC) director for Cloverport, presented during the

state FRYSC conference this past July 18 and 19, they had no idea their two sessions would be so well attended. Dubree

and Fuqua co-presented their partnership in Cloverport to reduce barriers to college and career readiness for students.

ÒMany questions were asked and ideas shared and we continue to get email inquiries from FRYSC directors statewideÓ

says Fuqua.

There is a growing interest in learning more about how FRYSCs can and should be involved in reducing barriers to

college and career readiness for students. Fuqua says ÒFRYSCs are required to address college and career readiness in

their work, but very few have any idea of where or how to begin. Our work in Cloverport has shown that this kind of

partnership can be very effective for students and families without a lot of extra funds or resources on the part of

FRYSCs.Ó

Dubree said ÒPat and I talked about how a unified front between CCRCs and FRYSCs shows students, faculty, and

administration that amazing things can happen. I had people stopping me and asking more questions about what CCRCs

do and the impacts we have made in our schools.Ó During their conference sessions, Dubree and Fuqua shared several

practical examples of their partnership, including parent information about college and career readiness, financial aid

information and practical tips for college-going students, ice cream socials, application assistance, and much more.

At Martha Lane Collins high school in Shelby County, CCRC Maggie Gorman and FRYSC director Leesa Stivers have

established a lasting partnership to assist students with being life-ready. Gorman says ÒFRYSCs have a unique viewpoint

of students. They often know things about students that CCRCs might not pick up on. The FRYSC is essential to

removing barriers that may inhibit a student from moving towards being ready for life after high school. And their wealth

of knowledge about the community and assistance programs makes them an invaluable resource and partner for CCRCs.Ó

But while most schools have access to FRYSC staff, not all have staff dedicated to college and career readiness. Dubree

and Gorman work in their respective districts as CCRCs under a federal Race to the Top District (RTT-D) grant

administered by the Green River Regional Education Cooperative in Partnership with the Ohio Valley Educational

Cooperative. ÒThe grantÕs aim is to help 22 rural Kentucky school districts personalize learning for students and to ensure

that they graduate life-readyÓ according to Dennis Horn, who oversees the work of 22 CCRCs. ÒOne of the most

successful aspects of the grant has been new partnerships between CCRC and FRYSC staff.Ó

Dubree and Fuqua are willing to share their success stories, ideas, and resources with those interested. They can be

reached at angela.dubree@cloverport.kyschools.us and pat.fuqua@cloverport.kyschools.us.

Visit www.fryscky.org

Register for conferences Get a membership form

Find your legislator Éand more.

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Region 8 (Estill County) ~ Students Participate in

Summer Reading Day Camp

by Sara Stringfield, Coordinator, West Irvine

Intermediate FRC

Irvine (KY) ¥ The Family Resource Center at West

Irvine Intermediate in Estill County hosted the

Summer Reading Day Camp on June 16. Students

were invited to attend and learn fun, educational

games they can use in their home, during summer

break, to continue to build their reading and literacy

skills. Students rotated through centers that taught

them about context clues, vocabulary,

comprehension, decoding and main ideas. Students

also had fun making their own summer reading totes

and enjoying a physical activity break!

Region 1 (Hopkins County) ¥ Super Star Chef Summer Camp

by Debrina Duvall, Coordinator, Pride Elementary FRC

Madisonville (KY) ¥ Pride Elementary students

participated in Super Star Chef summer camp at the

Hopkins County Extension office. Students were taught

how to slice and dice, measure with accuracy, and much

more. Students made homemade bread, homemade butter,

strawberry jam, fruit salad, and homemade ice cream.

Students participated in group activities, food pyramid,

learned about vegetables in the garden! They got a bag

full of cooking utensils, recipes, and other great

information. They loved it!

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Region 11 (Metcalfe County) ¥ School Readiness Bus Ð Helping Children

Transition to Kindergarten by Patty Bunch, Coordinator, Metcalfe County FRC

Edmonton (KY) ¥ The summer months are full of fun

and excitement and families welcome the break that it

brings from the demands of the school year. While it is

certainly important that children enjoy vacation,

swimming, little league and the county fair, school staff

and community early childhood professionals want

parents to know that being prepared for the up-coming

school year is important as well.

To help families prepare for the up-coming year and to

actively promote school readiness, the Adair County

Family Resource Centers and Adair County Early

Childhood Council sponsored a ÒSchool Readiness BusÓ

at the Adair County Fair in June.

The bus, a climate controlled, modified school bus was turned into an early childhood center complete with crayons and

building blocks. It was parked at the local fairgrounds each night of the fair and staffed by Kindergarten and Preschool

teachers, Family Resource Center staff and other local early childhood professionals. Parents with young children were

encouraged to board the bus to access information about the abundance of early childhood programs that are available in

the area with special emphasis on future school readiness.

Each young child that visited the bus received a gift bag with a new book and suggested activities to promote school

readiness skills. Parents had access to information about Preschool, Headstart, First Steps, Family Resource, Agape

House Pregnancy Resource Center, Adair Public Library and Adanta Early Childhood Mental Health programs.

Unfortunately, Kindergarten screenings show that only about 50% of Adair County students are prepared to enter school

Òready to engage in and benefit from early learning experiences that best promote the childÕs successÓ. Adair County

Schools are actively seeking ways to promote school readiness for all through targeted programs such as Preschool, a

Kindergarten Camp and a new Born Learning Academy sponsored by the Family Resource Center.

School staff and FRC coordinators are active partners with the Adair County Early Childhood Council to address early

childhood needs in the community and to coordinate out-reach efforts like the ÒSchool Readiness BusÓ.

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25 Years ~ Celebrating FRYSC

Here are the original Centers that started the FRYSC initiative.

County District Center

ALLEN CO ALLEN CO ALLEN CO FRC

ALLEN CO ALLEN CO ALLEN CO SCOTTSVILLE YSC

ANDERSON CO ANDERSON CO EMMA B WARD/TURNER FRC

BOYD CO ASHLAND IND ASHLAND FRC*

KNOX CO BARBOURVILLE IND BARBOURVILLE RAINBOW FRYSC

BATH CO BATH CO BATH CO FRC

BELL CO BELL CO BELL CENTRAL FRYSC

BELL CO BELL CO BELL CO HS YSC

BELL CO BELL CO PAGE FRYSC

BELL CO BELL CO RIGHT FORK FRYSC

BOURBON CO BOURBON CO BOURBON CENTRAL FRC

WARREN CO BOWLING GREEN IND BOWLING GREEN JR HIGH YSC

BOYD CO BOYD CO. BOYD CO FRC EAST

BRECKINRIDGE CO BRECKINRIDGE CO HARDINSBURG EL FRC

BRECKINRIDGE CO BRECKINRIDGE CO IRVINGTON EL FRC

CALDWELL CO CALDWELL CO H.O.P.E. CENTER FRC

CASEY CO CASEY CO CASEY CO YSC

CASEY CO CASEY CO WEST CASEY CO FRC

CHRISTIAN CO CHRISTIAN CO INDIAN HILLS FRC

CLARK CO CLARK CO BUSH/SHEARER FRC

CLAY CO CLAY CO CLAY CO HS YSC

CLAY CO CLAY CO GOOSE ROCK FRC

WHITLEY CO CORBIN IND SOUTH CENTRAL FRC

KENTON CO COVINGTON IND JAMES E BIGGS ECC FRC

BOYLE CO DANVILLE IND FAMILIES FIRST FRC

DAVIESS CO DAVIESS CO EAST DAVIESS CO FRC

DAVIESS CO DAVIESS CO WEST DAVIESS CO FRC

HOPKINS CO DAWSON SPRINGS IND THE CONNECTION FRYSC

CAMPBELL CO DAYTON IND DAYTON FRC

CAMPBELL CO DAYTON IND DAYTON YSC

EDMONSON CO EDMONSON CO EDMONSON CO YSC

FAYETTE CO FAYETTE CO ARLINGTON FRC

FAYETTE CO FAYETTE CO

BOOKER T WASHINGTON ACADEMY

FRC

FAYETTE CO FAYETTE CO BRYAN STATION HS YSC

FAYETTE CO FAYETTE CO JOHNSON EL FRC

FLOYD CO FLOYD CO SO FLOYD YSC

FRANKLIN CO FRANKFORT IND FRANKFORT IND FRYSC

FRANKLIN CO FRANKLIN CO HARRY J. COWHERD FRC

FULTON CO FULTON CO FAMILY TIES FRYSC

FULTON CO FULTON IND THE FAMILY CONNECTION FRYSC

GREENUP CO GREENUP CO GREENUP CO HS YSC

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GREENUP CO GREENUP CO MCKELL FRYSC*

HARDIN CO HARDIN CO RADCLIFF YSC

HARLAN CO HARLAN CO EVARTS HS YSC

HARLAN CO HARLAN IND HARLAN FRYSC

HENDERSON CO HENDERSON CO SO HEIGHTS FRC

HENRY CO HENRY CO HENRY CO YSC

JACKSON CO JACKSON CO SAND GAP FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO BRECKINRIDGE/FRANKLIN FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO BYCK FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO THE LINK FRYSC*

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO ENGELHARD FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO FAIRDALE HS/SOUTHPARK TAPP YSC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO IROQUOIS HS YSC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO IROQUOIS MS YSC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO JACOB FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO JB ATKINSON FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO KENNEDY/BRANDEIS FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO MAUPIN FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO MINORS LANE FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO NANNIE LEE FRAYSER FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO PHILLIS WHEATLEY FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO

SOUTHERN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

YSC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO WATSON LANE FRC

JEFFERSON CO JEFFERSON CO WESTERN MS YSC

JOHNSON CO JOHNSON CO JOHNSON CENTRAL H.S. YSC

JOHNSON CO JOHNSON CO MEADE MEMORIAL FRC

JOHNSON CO JOHNSON CO PORTER FRC

KENTON CO KENTON CO RYLAND HEIGHTS FRC

KNOTT CO KNOTT CO CARR CREEK FRYSC

KNOTT CO KNOTT CO CORDIA FRYSC

KNOX CO KNOX CO CENTRAL CENTER YSC

KNOX CO KNOX CO GR HAMPTON FRC*

KNOX CO KNOX CO JESSE D LAY FRC*

LESLIE CO LESLIE CO STINNETT FRC*

LESLIE CO LESLIE CO HYDEN FRC*

LESLIE CO LESLIE CO HAYES LEWIS/WB MUNCY FRC

LESLIE CO LESLIE CO LESLIE CO HS YSC

KENTON CO LUDLOW IND LUDLOW FRYSC

LYON CO LYON CO LYON COUNTY FRYSC

MADISON CO MADISON CO MAYFIELD FRC

MADISON CO MADISON CO

YSC FOR MADISON CENTRAL HS &

MADISON MS

MADISON CO MADISON CO SO MADISON FRC

MAGOFFIN CO MAGOFFIN CO MAGOFFIN CO HS YSC

MAGOFFIN CO MAGOFFIN CO SALYERSVILLE FRC

BELL CO MIDDLESBORO IND MIDDLESBORO FRC

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MONROE CO MONROE CO MONROE CO FRC

MONROE CO MONROE CO MONROE CO YSC

MONROE CO MONROE CO TOMPKINSVILLE FRC

MONTGOMERY CO MONTGOMERY CO MAPLETON/MT STERLING FRC

MONTGOMERY CO MONTGOMERY CO MCNABB/MONTGOMERY CO YSC

WAYNE CO MONTICELLO IND MONTICELLO FRYSC

MUHLENBERG CO MUHLENBERG CO LONGEST FRC

CAMPBELL CO NEWPORT IND A.D. OWENS FRC

CAMPBELL CO NEWPORT IND FOURTH ST FRC

CAMPBELL CO NEWPORT IND MILDRED DEAN FRC

CAMPBELL CO NEWPORT IND NEWPORT HS YSC

CAMPBELL CO NEWPORT IND NEWPORT MS YSC

NICHOLAS CO NICHOLAS CO NICHOLAS CO FRYSC

OHIO CO OHIO CO HORSE BRANCH FRC

OHIO CO OHIO CO OHIO CO MS YSC

OHIO CO OHIO CO WAYLAND ALEXANDER FRC

OLDHAM CO OLDHAM CO FAMILY CONNECTION FRC

OWEN CO OWEN CO OWEN CO FRC

DAVIESS CO OWENSBORO IND ESTES FRC

DAVIESS CO OWENSBORO IND FOUST FRC

OWSLEY CO OWSLEY CO OWSLEY CO FRC

OWSLEY CO OWSLEY CO OWSLEY CO YSC

MCCRACKEN CO PADUCAH IND KIDS CO I FRC*

MCCRACKEN CO PADUCAH IND KIDS CO TOO FRC

PENDLETON CO PENDLETON CO NORTH FRYSC

PENDLETON CO PENDLETON CO SOUTH FRYSC

PERRY CO PERRY CO WILLARD FRYSC

PIKE CO PIKE CO KIMPER FRYSC

PIKE CO PIKE CO ROBINSON CREEK FRC

PIKE CO PIKE CO VIRGIE YSC

ROCKCASTLE CO ROCKCASTLE CO ROCKCASTLE CO HS YSC

ROCKCASTLE CO ROCKCASTLE CO ROUNDSTONE FRC

ROWAN CO ROWAN CO PROJECT EXTEND YSC

SCOTT CO SCOTT CO. SCOTT CO FRC

SIMPSON CO SIMPSON CO SIMPSON CO FRC

PULASKI CO SOMERSET IND SOMERSET FRYSC

SPENCER CO SPENCER CO SPENCER CO FRC

TRIGG CO TRIGG CO LIGHTHOUSE FRC

WARREN CO WARREN CO.

HENRY MOSS MS/ROCKFIELD EL

FRYSC

WARREN CO WARREN CO RICHARDSVILLE FRC

WARREN CO WARREN CO BRISTOW FRC

WHITLEY CO WHITLEY CO OAKGROVE FRC

WHITLEY CO WILLIAMSBURG IND WILLIAMSBURG FRYSC

WOLFE CO WOLFE CO WOLFE CO YSC

WOODFORD CO WOODFORD CO WOODFORD FRC

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Michael A. Jones ¥ Editor

frysckycoalition@me.com

FRYSCKy Business is the official

newsletter of the Family Resource and

Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky,

Inc. (FRYSCKY). The newsletter is

published three times annually.

Executive Office

Family Resource & Youth Services

Coalition of Kentucky, Inc.

2220 Nicholasville Rd., Ste. 110-333

Lexington, KY 40503

T ~ 859.333.4209

F ~ 888.282.8549

www.fryscky.org

Executive Committee

Leslie Hall, President

Paula Hunter, President ÐElect

T.C. Johnson, Vice-President

Sherry Paul, Treasurer

Michael Flynn, Secretary

Brian Akers, Immed. Past President

Caprecia Sizemore, Membership

Rebial Reynolds, Public Policy

Doug Jones, Public Policy

Sandra Ballew-Barnes, Historian

Affiliations are shown for identification

purposes only. Opinions expressed do not

necessarily reflect the positions or policies of

the writer or the Executive CommitteeÕs

agency or association.

The editors, contributors, and FRYSCKy

specifically disclaim any liability, loss or risk,

personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a

consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use

and application of any of the contents of this publication.

IN MEMORIUM The FRYSC family mourns the loss of Debbie Hall, YSC

Coordinator at South Floyd High School.

Debbie Hall Bevinsville, KY

Farewell good and faithful servant