About Eastern Regional Family Resource Network
WHOWEARE
Eastern Regional Family Resource Network receives grant funding from West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Bureau of Family Assistance, Bureau of Behavior Health, Team for WV Children & other public and private sources
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Eastern Regional FRN is pledged to be responsive to needs and opportunities in West Virginia communities. We provide indirect and direct services for communities with organizing, mobilizing, and coordinating programs and initiatives
for our service area of Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, and Pendleton County counties.
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We are tasked to identify and direct efforts in three areas: (1) Alcohol, Tobacco & Drug Prevention/Intervention (2) Child and Family Safety & Wellbeing (3) Economic & Poverty Prevention
HOWWEWORK
We work collaboratively with community stakeholders to implement and support new or existing programs including TEAM for WV Children, Hardy County Cancer Coalition, Partners in Prevention, Family Issue Task Force, WIC, and more.
OURORGANIZATIONBASICS
Incorporated in 1995 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit under federal guidelines
One of 47 Family Resource Networks across West Virginia
Defined in WV State Code under §49-1-206
Community level change happens from within
OUR MISSION & FOCUS IS PREVENTION & INTERVENTION.
We strive to affect community level change.
OUR PRINCIPLES & STRATEGIES
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Provide Information
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Build Skills
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Provide Support
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Enhance Access/Reduce Barriers
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Change Consequences (Incentives/Disincentives)
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Positive Youth Development
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Strengthening Families with 5 Protective Factors
(1) Concrete Support in Times of Need (2) Social Connections (3) Parental Resilience
(4) Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development (5) Social Emotion Competence of Children
Get in touch with Eastern Regional FRN
Director: Joanna Reed (Kuhn)
Eastern Regional Family Resource Network, Inc.
PO Box 598
108 South Fork Rd. Ste. 103, Moorefield, West Virginia 26836
(304)530-5480 ext. 101
email: director@erfrn.info
