Lisa Lusk, director of programs and operations for 3.60 Communities, and Ariana LaValley, manager of children and youth services, told the Farmington School Board about the nonprofit’s Partners for Success program and how it operates inside district schools.

The program places family support workers in schools to connect families to housing, food, employment, health care and mental-health resources and to coordinate with school staff, Lusk said. "We know when families have what they need that students do better," LaValley said.

The presenters reported programwide totals for the 2024–25 school year and Farmington-specific data. Systemwide, 3.60 Communities served 2,130 individuals (600 families and 1,114 students). Specific to Farmington, family support workers served 819 individuals, 191 families and 430 students; resource-navigation contacts were recorded 960 times for 169 clients and tangible-item distributions (school supplies, winter gear) totaled 850 for 139 clients.

Lusk described referral outcomes the nonprofit tracks: 99% of food-support referrals and 89% of housing referrals led to families accessing the services, and the program reports goal-attainment rates such as 90% for parent-engagement goals and 73% for student-attendance goals.

Board members asked how residents can help as food shelves report long waits. Lusk recommended monetary donations (which allow the organization to purchase food through Second Harvest Heartland), organized neighborhood food drives, and grocery-store gift cards that family support workers can distribute to families. "We can't distribute our way out of the crisis, but anything to bolster our shelves or provide emergency packs is very helpful," she said.

Board members and district staff thanked the presenters for the partnership. The board accepted the informational presentation by motion later in the meeting.

Ending: The board did not take action to change program funding during the meeting; presenters left materials including a Farmington-specific summary and an impact report for board members and the public.