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Local Birth to Five official urges county focus on family input and council participation
Summary
Mrs. Fill Duden of Birth to Five told the Ford County Board the nonprofit compensates council participants and seeks direct family input to align services with needs.
Mrs. Fill Duden, Regional Account Manager with Birth to Five, described the organization's approach to assessing family needs and connecting them with resources. She said the group "continually assesses the needs of families and compares those needs to available resources and services," and highlighted the Action & Family Council, for which interest forms are being accepted and participants will be compensated.
Duden emphasized the importance of hearing from families directly about their needs and challenges and said Birth to Five also informs legislative and county officials of identified needs and promotes collective impact initiatives. No board action was recorded; this item was presented as a community/partner update during the public-comment/presentations portion of the meeting.
