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CONTACT US:

Jessica Misla, Coordinator

Speaks Spanish/Hablo Español

Phone: (845) 353-7291

e-mail: jmisla@nyackschools.org

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

VCE Family Resource Center Announcements

FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH AVAILABLE DURING SCHOOL CLOSURE

Free breakfast and lunch is available for pick up for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch during the school year. Meals can be picked up at the following two locations:

Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave, Nyack NY 10960 http://www.nyackcenter.org/

Monday and Wednesday: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Waldron Terrace Housing Complex (Parking lot) 15 Highview Ct., Nyack NY 10960

Monday and Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Valley Cottage Family Resource Center
VIDEO MESSAGE FROM YOUR FRC

Click here for a video message from your Nyack Family Resource Centers!

Haz clic para ver un mensaje de sus Centros de Recursos para Familias de Nyack!

https://www.icloud.com/photos/#0okjDTLU4wdzJSeXGwXXfjgDg

We are here FOR YOU!

Estamos aquí PARA USTED!

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PRE-K Registration OPEN NOW!

Statewide Full Day Application 2020-2021 3 18 20.pdf

2020-2021 SPANISH Full Day NR NY SO SU Pre-K Application 3 20 20.pdf

PreK FAQ Sheet.pdf

Pre-K and Statewide Full Day Pre-K Information Sessions are for parents who have a child who will be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2021, and live in one of the following school districts*: Clarkstown, Nanuet, North Rockland, Nyack, Pearl River, South Orangetown, and Suffern Central.

To register for a session, please go to the Childcare Resources of Rockland website at https://childcarerockland.org/what_we_do/parents_families/prek-and-statewide-full-day-prek.html. All sessions will be held in English, and a Spanish speaking staff member will be available during the February 10 and February 24 calls to assist anyone who may need something translated. Each session will last about one hour. Pre-registration is required.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
12:30 pm - CLOSED | 6:30 pm - CLOSED

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
12:30 pm
6:30 pm

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
12:30 pm - CLOSED | 6:30 pm - CLOSED

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
12:30 pm
6:30 pm - CLOSED (English; a Spanish translator will be available)

For more information, please contact Jenine Valentino
jeninev@rocklandchildcare.org | 845-425-0009, x460.

COVID 19 INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

FAQ_COVID_Vaccine_1 15 21.pdf

United Way COVID 19 Resource List: United Way COVID 19 Resource Guide April 2020.pdf

Legal Remedies/Remedios Legales – COVID 19: Legal Remedies Covid-19.pdf Remedios Legales - Covid 19.pdf

For the latest COVID 19 information go to: https://rocklandgov.com/departments/health/coronavirus-covid-19/

Filing for Unemployment: https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/unemployment-filing-instructions.pdf

Relief for Workers/What You Need to Know About the CARES ACT: CARES ACT info April 13 2020.pdf

FREE FACE MASKS!

From Nyack Mask Makers

You can request a free mask, learn how to make one, or volunteer to make masks for others by visiting:

https://www.nyackmaskmakers.com/

WELCOME TO THE VCE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

WELCOME! BIENVENIDOS! BIENVENUE!

The Family Resource Center (FRC) is here for ALL families. Please stop by or call if you have any questions or concerns: 845-353-7291

Please feel free to call the Family Resource Center if you have any questions, concerns or would like community resource information.

Parent involvement in school has been shown to be an important factor in academic success. The Valley Cottage Elementary School Family Resource Center offers many programs and services for children and families. We invite you to stop in anytime!

Preschool Story Hours
Free Books
5th grade Girl's Circle/Boy's Council
Parenting workshops
Give and Take Books
Family Fun evening programs
Drop in Support
Connections to school and community resources
Health and Wellness programs and information
Kindergarten readiness programs

International Night 2019

FRC Programs

For School Age Students:

Girl's Circle and Boy's Council: A resilience building workshop to help students to express themselves through verbal sharing and activities. Designed to promote students' natural strengths and abilities and create opportunities for the development of strong, healthy relationships.
5th Grade Puberty Talk: An opportunity for students to learn about body changes during puberty and to ask questions in a safe, comfortable environment. Facilitated by FRC staff and teachers.
Lunchtime Drop In: Some students go through periods when they need extra support. They can come to the FRC to spend a little time with FRC staff, talking, drawing, helping with FRC projects.

Family Support Programs:

Holiday Giving: A coordinated effort to raise funds for families in need at VCE.
Coffee and Kleenex: First couple of days of school, Kindergarten parents can meet, have coffee, ask questions and cry on someone's shoulder if necessary.
Parent Drop In: Parents are welcome to stop in to the FRC with questions, problems, needing referrals or just to talk.

Family and Community Engagement:

Welcome Night: An opportunity for families to meet with Principals, Superintendent, FRC Coordinators, and other staff! Lots of great resource info, pizza, childcare, and translators available. Co-sponsored with Nyack Center.
Back to School Night for ENL families: An hour long session before the school-wide Back to School night to go over important topics related to ENL families and including important school topics. - in spanish and creole
Fuel Up to Play 60: Annual Health Fair with activities, resources and healthy snacks

Early Childhood Development Programs

Cuentos, Canciones y Artesania: A collaboration with Nyack Library, we offer stories, songs, arts and crafts in both English and Spanish. Held at the Nyack Library Tuesdays from 1-2:30pm from September 20th - November 9th.
Kinderprep: An evening of dinner and typical Kindergarten activities for incoming Kindergartners and their families.
UPK Info Session: Held in February, this is an opportunity for parents to learn about Universal Pre K and how to apply for it.

How FRCs Help Families

We provide:

Advocacy and Support
Information about community resources including summer camps, support groups, health insurance, and much more.
Translation services
Free books, available at all times outside FRC.
Informal Drop-in time for parents and children
Info and Referral

How Families Help Families

Some of the ways you can help:

At the beginning of the school year, purchase an extra backpack and school supplies for a student in need.
Holidays: Instead of giving baskets of canned foods, our goal is to give families the opportunity to make their own food choices. To this end, we collect monetary donations in lieu of food. The donations will be used to purchase supermarket gift cards.

Donation Station

DONATION STATION is a service provided by all Nyack Family Resource Centers to help families with specific items in times of great need or crisis. For example: school supplies, clothing, book bags, and furniture.

This project is aimed at matching specific needs anonymously.

The way it works is this: when the Family Resource Center hears about a child or family needing something, it will send out an email to all parents who have volunteered to be on this list. Whoever has the needed item, will hit “reply all” and let everyone know that they’ve got it covered and bring in the item to the Center.

Please feel free to contact the Center if you either need donations or if you would like to be on the list. Please email me at jmisla@nyackschools.org

Jessica Misla: Coordinator - Telephone (845) 353-7291
email: - jmisla@nyackschools.org

Estación de Donación es un servicio provisto por todos los Centros de Recursos Para Familias de Nyack para ayudar a las familias con artículos específicos de forma anónima en momentos de gran necesidad o crisis. Por ejemplo: materiales escolares, ropa, mochilas y muebles.

La forma en que funciona es la siguiente: cuando el Centro de recursos de la familia se entere de un niño o una familia que necesitan algo, enviará un mensaje de correo electrónico a todos los padres que se han ofrecido como voluntarios para estar en esta lista. Quien tiene el elemento necesario, hace clic en "responder a todos" e informará a todos que lo tienen cubierto y lo llevará al Centro.

No dude en ponerse en contacto con el Centro si necesita donaciones o si desea estar en la lista. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a jmisla@nyackschools.org

Jessica Misla: Coordinadora (845) 353-7291

ROCKLAND 21C

The Rockland 21C is a non-profit organization, founded in 1996, that provides best practices, professional development and FRC coordinator support and training. The Rockland 21C supports FRC programs in Rockland’s eight school districts, Rockland BOCES, teacher centers, colleges, government and business leaders, as well as numerous public and private agencies. The Rockland 21C is the very first organization in the nation to develop a county-wide 21C model.

NYACK FRCS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The results of a 2016 United Way focus group on growing and emerging needs in education, income and health in Rockland County identified the Family Resource Center as a SOLUTION to the barriers that prevent Rockland County residents from having their needs met and/or accessing existing services!
Nyack FRCs rank 1st in the county with the number of basic needs and social service requests answered, reflecting the strong relationships they have built with the community.
Nyack FRCs lead the county in family and community engagement programming, welcoming parents and encouraging involvement in their children’s learning.