Family and Community Resource Center helps families become independent
Battle Ground Public Schools’ Family and Community Resource Center (FCRC) helps meet the needs of families faced with housing instability and similar economic challenges.
The center’s staff fields requests for a variety of resources to help those in need. Those requests typically include items such as school supplies, backpacks, winter clothes and personal items that enable students to stay focused on their studies.
While a main goal of the FCRC is to assist families experiencing housing instability, it can also help connect families with many other types of resources and is intended to respond to the changing needs of the community.
The FCRC is a continuation of the district’s joint efforts with the Battle Ground Education Foundation, an all-volunteer, nonprofit community organization whose purpose is to leverage community resources to help maintain quality education for all students in Battle Ground schools.
Contact information
Family and Community Resource Center (FCRC)
360-885-5434
fcrc@battlegroundps.org
Amanda Watts
Administrative assistant
360-885-5367
watts.amanda@battlegroundps.org
Chelsea Ward
FCRC specialist, north schools
360-885-5434
ward.chelsea@battlegroundps.org
Chris Chappell-Ward
FCRC advocate, north schools
360-885-5464
chappell-ward.chris@battlegroundps.org
Travis Blankenship
FCRC specialist, south schools
360-885-5434
blankenship.travis@battlegroundps.org
Alison Weddle
FCRC advocate, south schools
360-885-5440
weddle.alison@battlegroundps.org
Tyler Davenport
FCRC advocate
360-885-5434
davenport.tyler@battlegroundps.org
January 2023
Dear Parent, Guardian and Community Member:
The Battle Ground Public Schools Family and Community Resource Center (FCRC) is available to assist students and families with resources, strategies and tools to meet basic needs and ultimately lead to academic achievement and economic independence. The FCRC coordinates services that assist all students and families with needs including clothes, shoes, coats, school supplies, backpacks and many other seasonal and specific needs. The FCRC also serves students and families identified as homeless as well as students in foster care.
Battle Ground Public Schools implements the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and Foster Care Student Education Program which both ensure that students living in unstable living situations have full access and transportation to their school of origin along with services to support their educational success.
It’s our pleasure to provide your students and family with these services throughout the coming school year, and we look forward to working with you. Please contact us if we may assist with any questions or services.
The FCRC is here to serve any BGPS student or family in need with:
• Urgent clothing, shoes, coat needs
• Backpacks and school supplies
• Community resources, connections and partnerships
• Assistance for parents and students to access educational programs and other self-sufficiency programs (FAFSA, job access partnerships, etc.)
• Assistance with coordination of urgent needs with local partnerships
• Community and volunteer opportunities
Homeless students who meet McKinney-Vento eligibility also have a right to equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including preschool, as non-homeless children and youth including:
• Right to attend school even without necessary documents while those documents are being located
• Right to full participation in school related activities
• Right to transportation to and from your students school of origin
• Free lunch/breakfast at school if it is offered to other students
• Academic support
• Confidentiality of your living situation
Students currently in foster care also receive:
• Coordination with DSHS (best fit)
• Free lunch/breakfast at school if it’s offered to other students
• Transportation to school of origin
Sincerely,
Battle Ground Public Schools Family and Community Resource Center
Need to file an appeal? Click here for the McKinney-Vento Dispute Resolution Form.
FCRC Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
CASEE Building C. 11104 NE 149th St. Brush Prairie, WA 98606
Family Resource Guide
The Family Resource Guide is now digital! The Family and Community Resource Center is a natural extension of the district’s partnerships with these local resources.
Volunteer or Support FCRC
The BGPS Family and Community Resource Center is able to provide support for basic student and family needs through the robust and active support of volunteers! If you’re interested in getting involved and helping out, please complete the FCRC’s Volunteer and Support Interest Form. Contact the Family and Community Resource Center at fcrc@battlegroundps.org.
SHARE Food Bags
Request a food bag to come home from school with your student on Fridays during the school year. The bags are delivered directly to the schools by volunteers weekly by the SHARE Hunger Response team of SHARE Vancouver. Request a SHARE Food Bag here
Immunization FAQ – from Clark County Washington Public Health 2022
11104 N.E. 149th Street,
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 200 
360-885-5300