Family Access Network receives $10,000 grant
The Family Access Network is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from The Clabough Foundation, which will be used to efficiently connect disadvantaged children and family members in Redmond to essential services such as nutritious food, health services, adequate clothing, stable housing and much more.
The $10,000 will enable Redmond FAN advocates to improve the lives of 100 children in need, allowing them a chance at a brighter future by giving them the tools to succeed.
“The Clabough Foundation truly exemplifies community partnership in Central Oregon. We appreciate how they allow FAN to continue to make a lasting impact on our region’s most vulnerable kids and families. We can’t thank The Clabough Foundation enough for their continued support!” said Julie Lyche, FAN’s executive director.
The goals of The Clabough Foundation are to promote and improve the conservancy and stewardship of the natural resources in the High Country of North Carolina and the Deschutes River Watershed of Central Oregon by aiding public and private organizations involved in such activities, and to promote and foster the regional arts and cultural offerings of the High Country area of North Carolina and the Deschutes River Watershed area of Central Oregon. The foundation emphasizes recreational and educational activities in achieving these goals.
FAN began in January 1993 and currently employs 25 advocates in 52 public schools (K-12) and early childhood sites in Deschutes and Crook counties. FAN improves lives by ensuring that children in Central Oregon have access to basic-need services. FAN is unique to Central Oregon, utilizing advocates that are housed directly in the public schools to efficiently reach and connect disadvantaged children and families with basic needs, such as food, shelter, clothing and health care.
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 building a healthy community by alleviating the suffering of children in need. In the first three quarters of the 2017/18 school year, FAN advocates have improved the lives of nearly 8,000 children and family members in Central Oregon.
