Children First/CIS Family Resource
Center at Emma
Family Resource Center at Emma
37 Brickyard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 252-4810
Meeting
needs, supporting families, building community.
Located on the Emma Elementary School campus, the Family Resource Center at
Emma provides supportive services to children and families in the Emma
district. More than just an assistance program, the Family Resource Center
at Emma is a center of community life. Whether one visits the food pantry,
the medical clinic, the homework club, or the community garden, they receive
support to meet their individual needs and connect with the wider community.
Programs at the Family Resource Center at Emma:
(for
schedules and more information, contact Patricia Harrison at 828-252-4810)
Emergency Assistance Programs:
Food
Pantry
Emergency
Income Assistance
Clothing
Closet
Referral
assistance and interagency collaboration for families in crisis
Guided Growth Programs:
Parent
Leadership Training
Love and
Logic Parenting Classes
Positive
Action Parenting Classes
Latino
Parent Child Playgroup
Computer
Literacy
Basic
Education for Latinos
Homework
Club
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.
Children First Family Resource Center at Emma Staff:
Patricia Harrison,
Director, Communities in Schools
Norma Brown, Latino Outreach
Coordinator
Cindy Littrell, Assistant
Program Coordinator
AmeriCorps member
VISTA volunteer
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