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District shifts from single community center idea to coordinated resource network; Ralph Reader food shelf reports rising need
Summary
After studying a central community resource center, district staff recommended strengthening a coordinated network of partners and referral systems; Ralph Reader food shelf reported serving more than 38,000 individuals last year and rising demand for school snack and supply programs.
Jen Laudine, Executive Director of Student Support and Engagement, and Carl Brown, Director of Community Education, told the board the district will move away from building a single physical community resource center and instead formalize a distributed, coordinated network that links schools, nonprofits and county services.
“Rather than pursuing a single physical location for a community resource center, we are really shifting towards strengthening our coordinated network of support,” Laudine said, describing the refined…
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