Due to the recent budget cuts of over $4 million dollars, many of their partners are concerned about diminished staff, activities and program success. Organizers and advocates also hope to send a message about how budget cuts could halt the momentum the centers have built across all 120 counties and as the national standard for the provision of school based services.
“Whatever It Takes” has been the byword for 26 years for the Kentucky Family Resource and Youth Services to help all children learn despite barriers to their education. Program bridge the gaps to reduce barriers so all children and youth can stay in school every day and empower students and their families from birth to college and careers.
“Kentucky’s program is one of a kind as it encompasses the entire state and has been functioning for 26 years,” said Dr. David Hornbeck, former Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools and most recently Superintendent of Maryland Public Schools. Dr. Hornbeck was the chief architect of the FRYSC program and the landmark KERA legislation.
The statewide program is a component of the legislation, and was recently cited in the “Transforming Struggling Schools into Thriving Schools” national report as a “beacon for success,” pointing out, “and then there is Kentucky FRYSC’s in a class by itself.”
