The FRYSC’s mission is to enhance student’s ability to succeed in school by developing and sustaining partnerships that promote early learning and successful transition into school, academic achievement and well being, and graduation and successful transition into adult life.  FRYSC’s are able to act as a bridge between social service agencies and schools.

The FRYSC’s vision is to establish the national standard of excellence in the provision of school based family support.   

The high school and middle school Youth Service Centers provide numerous activities or referrals under the following components:

• Health Services or Referrals to Health Services

• Employment Counseling, Training, Placement for Students and Families

• Summer and part time job development for students

• Family Crisis and Mental Health Counseling

• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counseling

• Basic Needs

The school based Kentucky Family Resource and Youth Service Centers are designed to promote the flow of resources and support to families in ways to strengthen the functioning and enhance the growth and development of the individual members of the family unit. 

Each Family Resource and Youth Service Center will utilize a unique blend of approaches when addressing the mandated components contained in the legislation and optional components as determined by an on-going needs assessment, evaluation of the school/community needs, available resources and the input of the advisory council serving the center.

The FRYSC Continuation Program Plan (CPP), also referred to as the center grant, is made up of several different action components that coordinators implement. The components you see here are for Youth Service Centers. Family Resource Centers have their own components. 

• Career Exploration and Development: The goal is to promote college and/or career readiness for all students by preparing them for future employment and successful transition into adult life through collaboration with school and community resources.

• Summer Part-Time Job Development (High School Only): The goal is to introduce students to the world of work through education, job-related skills, and work experience by collaborating with community resources. Twenty-first century skills such as critical-thinking, problem-solving, goal-setting, leadership and decision-making will be emphasized. 

• Health Services or Referrals to Health Services: The goal is to improve the overall health and well-being of students through activities that support the Whole school, Whole Community and Whole Child (WSCC) model*, therefore increasing students' ability to succeed in school. 

• Family Crisis and Mental Health Counseling: The goal is to increase self-management and coping strategies by assisting students and families with mental health needs and/or other crises through the identification and coordination of services. 

• Substance Abuse Education and Counseling: The goal is to assist in the prevention of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) and improve decision-making skills by educating students and families; and the reduction of ATOD use through coordination of counseling services and education.