Family Care Network Annual Report
Family Care Network, Inc. Annual Report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
Family Care Network, Inc. Annual Report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
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a tutor’s story<br />
My tutor story is a little different from the normal. As a volunteer with<br />
FCNI, I really wanted to spend my time with young parents. Knowing<br />
this, I was matched with a young lady who had recently given birth<br />
and also had a preschooler. Tutoring her would be different than past<br />
experiences, as she didn’t need help in school, but rather she needed<br />
my help passing her Citizenship Exam! She had been working toward<br />
her goal of citizenship for a year, and when she finally received her test<br />
date, it was only a month away. Having two little ones, studying for the<br />
test had not been high on her priority list, so she knew she needed help.<br />
The young lady requested tutoring support, and we scheduled an hour<br />
and a half long tutoring session twice a week for the four weeks leading<br />
up to her exam. She worked very hard to study all 100 sample questions<br />
they gave her which would help her prepare for the 10 question test.<br />
She was very good at expressing her needs and potential difficulties to<br />
me, sharing that her newborn was not sleeping well so she was tired or<br />
that her preschooler needed more of her attention. She shared that she<br />
suffered from dyscalculia and had been out of school for several years.<br />
We decided to limit the length of her tutoring sessions and her FCNI<br />
team provided her with childcare support during her tutoring sessions,<br />
both of which helped her to focus longer and more easily.<br />
She was extremely motivated, and at first she was able to answer 60<br />
questions without hesitation. By the time her test date rolled around,<br />
she could answer 90 questions without second-guessing her answers,<br />
and all 100 questions correctly when she took a moment before<br />
answering. She was ready to go!<br />
To her happy amazement, she passed her test! Her future goals are now<br />
focused on securing housing, better employment and continuing her<br />
education. I am so thankful for my part in her success. Because of FCNI,<br />
this young lady was able to have all of her needs met so that she could<br />
work hard and achieve her goal of gaining citizenship!<br />
education Support<br />
Services<br />
We’ve been providing Education<br />
Support Services to every schoolage<br />
child placed with us in any of our<br />
Foster <strong>Care</strong> programs, Transitional<br />
Housing Support Services and<br />
Wraparound program in SLO County<br />
since 1990. Working in collaboration<br />
with our community partners, the<br />
goals of the agency’s Educational<br />
Services include:<br />
• Academic assessment testing<br />
• Educational planning<br />
• Advocacy and special education<br />
support<br />
• <strong>Care</strong>giver and staff training<br />
• Vocational testing and guidance<br />
• Tutor assistance<br />
• College planning and financial<br />
aid guidance<br />
2017-2018 Outcomes<br />
Children/Youth Served 79<br />
Volunteer Tutors 12<br />
Volunteer Tutors Hours<br />
Spent Working with<br />
Children/Youth 251<br />
Children/Youth Matched<br />
with a Volunteer Tutor 17<br />
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