Children First/CIS Family Resource
Center at Emma
The Family Resource Center at Emma (FRCE) is located on the campus of Emma
Elementary School. FRCE improves family’s financial stability by providing
emergency assistance through a food pantry to decrease food insecurity
indicated by the high and growing demand for food and nutrition assistance;
clothing closet; emergency financial assistance for rent, utilities and
medical expenses; and holiday assistance. In addition,
FRCE provides case management to those who
are requesting assistance on an on-going basis. FRCE
staff work with families individually to bring them out of crisis and
to financial stability. These services are available to both English and
Latino families living in the Emma Community.
Programs at the Family Resource Center at Emma:
Emergency Assistance Programs:
Food
Pantry
Emergency
Income Assistance
Clothing
Closet
Referral
assistance and interagency collaboration for families in crisis
Guided Growth Programs:
Love and
Logic Parenting Classes
Latino
Parent Child Playgroup
Computer
Literacy
Basic
Education for Latinos
Free Medical Clinic: In collaboration with Mission Hospital. Call
Lynn at 828-281-0080 for more information.
Enrollment in Entitlement Programs: DSS provides an on-site income
maintenance worker to assist eligible families in applying for Food Stamps,
Medicaid, and Health Choice programs. Call Delana at 828-281-0082 for
appointment.
ESL Classes: Offered in collaboration with The Literacy Council. Call
The Literacy Council at 828-254-3442 for enrollment.
Community Garden: Serves as an educational resource for Emma
Elementary School; provides fresh, organic produce for distribution in the
Emma community; and is a welcoming place to come together in Emma.
Family Resource Center at Emma
37 Brickyard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 252-4810
Lisa Barlow, Family Resource
Center at Emma Coordinator
Norma Brown, Latino Outreach
Coordinator
AmeriCorps member
VISTA volunteer
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