FAN receives $13K grant to help Redmond families
The Family Access Network (FAN) has received a $13,000 grant from The Clabough Foundation, which will be used to provide 130 children and family members in Redmond with essential resources such as nutritious food, safe housing, clothing, health care, school supplies and much more.
“FAN is grateful for the continued support of The Clabough Foundation. It is local foundations like these that make our work possible. Together, we are working to improve the lives of Central Oregon children and families,” said Julie Lyche, FAN’s executive director.
The Clabough Foundation’s mission is to preserve and enhance the environmental and cultural resources of the High Country of North Carolina and the Deschutes River Watershed of Central Oregon. The foundation has a long history of supporting education and continues to partner with local organizations to enhance communities.
Studies show that living in poverty as a child can be detrimental not only to the future well-being of that child but to the community at large, which is why FAN works to alleviate and mitigate these conditions. FAN continually connects children and families to crucial services that are desperately needed in order to thrive. Funds from The Clabough Foundation will help provide these critical services to our most fragile population: children living in poverty or experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon.
Unique to Central Oregon, FAN began in 1993 and currently employs 24 advocates in 55 public schools (K-12) and early childhood sites in Deschutes and Crook Counties. The direct placement of FAN advocates within the public schools allows FAN to effectively reach and connect disadvantaged children and families to essential basic needs.
To learn more about the Family Access Network, please visit www.familyaccessnetwork.org or call (541) 693-5675.
The Family Access Network is committed to creating communities where children flourish and families thrive. In the 2017/18 school year, FAN advocates improved the lives of over 9,000 children and family members in Central Oregon.
