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Montague
The HUB Communities Family Resource Center
PO Box 428 (230 S. 13th St.)
Montague, CA 96064
(530) 459-3481
hub_communities@hotmail.com
Michelle O'Gorman - Executive Director
Nancy Duff - Program Coordinator
The HUB Communities Family Resource Center is centrally located within the 10 rural "frontier" communities
known as Shasta Valley. The FRC will work towards assisting the members of the Shasta Valley area
communities by enabling them to help themselves by providing them with the tools, support, materials
and referrals that they need. The HUB Communities FRC was formed to empower individuals and families
by providing services, resources, and referrals, while celebrating the diversities and strenghts
unique to each community.
The HUB Communities Family Resource Center has grown into a new community - Big Springs! The Big Springs
Elementary School and Child Care Center have provided space on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 3:00 pm,
which now brings the operating sites to four - Montague, Gazelle, Hornbrook and Big Springs.
Current Project Objectives (07-08) - Funded by First 5 Siskiyou for $40,000
- Conduct outreach to families for MediCal/Healthy Families programs through area schools, preschools, childcare
centers and community events.
- Provide Healthy Families application assistance as requested
- Plan/coordinate community injury prevention event
- Provide car seat training, helmet trainings and certificates
- Provide health, nutrition and physical education information and support
- Parenting Kit distribution onsite and at community events; meet one-on-one with families with young children and
orient them about the resources in the kits.
- Promote local dental screenings
- Promote the Early Childhood Mental Health project with local childcare centers
- Distribute free books to children and families through programs and activities including Family
Fun Night, Story Times, WIC and other community events
- Provide pre-literacy activities program for child care providers and preschools
- Provide playgroups and offer a variety of activities and socialization for children
- Provide Parenting Education in the form of support groups, infant massage, Theraplay, Positive Parenting,
Parenting with Love, Parenting Now, Nurturing Parents and Parenting Wisely
- Provide Family Fun Nights with parenting education, guest speakers, parent-child interactions with arts/crafts,
literacy activities and puppet shows, and provide free dinner for families
- Provide Life Skills activities onsite and in partnership with other agencies and organizations
- Provide transportation to parenting classes
- Resource and Referral services including phone, fax, copier, computer and internet services
- Provide monthly calendar of events and/or newsletter
- Coordinate community events with schools and preschools
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