The Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) program is built upon the foundation of collaboration. A guiding principle in the development of the program was that the FRYSC program would have a community focus – we were intended to collaborate with other entities in order to more effectively serve the needs of our students and families. Centers are to be “brokers of services” – connecting students and families with the resources they need to be successful. In Family Resource and Youth Services Centers, the local Advisory Council is the key to assuring that collaborative community input and involvement occurs in the planning, implementation and oversight of the Center’s activities.