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Smith County Schools

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Family Resource/Social Services

Family Resource/Social Services

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    Jera Huff-
    Family Resource Director
    615-735-9625, jhuff@smithcoedu.net

     

    The Smith County Family Resource Center (FRC) provides students and families with basic needs such as food, shoes, clothing, and personal hygiene items. The FRC also assists families with referrals for mental health and wellbeing services.

     

    Smith County Family Resource Student Referral Form: Student Referral Form

     

    The FRC also strives to promote good attendance by providing information to families about chronic absenteeism

     

    If you would like more information or need assistance, please call Jera Huff, Family Resource Director, at (615)735-3005 or email at jhuff@smithcoedu.net

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    Misty Smith-Homeless Liaison
    (615) 735-9625 misty.smith@smithcoedu.net

     

    Smith County School System provides services for students who meet requirements for the Mckinney-Vento Act of 2001. The Homeless Education Program is designed to facilitate the enrollment, attendance and success of homeless children and Tennessee schools. All school districts in Tennessee are required to provide needed services to homeless children. The Tennessee department of Education receives funding for the program through a federal Mckinney-Vento Homeless Education Act. This policy is to ensure that homeless children in our district receive needed services.

Tennessee Family Resource Centers unlock potential.

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Tennessee Family Resource Centers unlock potential by serving as a resource and support hub….FRCs proactively engage with their communities to empower students and families, bridging gaps to ensure they evolve together through connected systems of support unique to each community.

  • Tennessee Family Resource Centers unlock potential.

    Colorful illustration of three figures holding hands inside a heart shape.

  • Tennessee Family Resource Centers unlock potential by serving as a resource and support hub….FRCs proactively engage with their communities to empower students and families, bridging gaps to ensure they evolve together through connected systems of support unique to each community.

Who is Homeless?

Anyone who, due to a lack of housing, lives:

  • In emergency or transitional shelters
  • In motels, hotels, trailer parks, campgrounds, abandoned in hospitals, or awaiting foster care
  • In cars, parks, public places, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings
  • Doubled up with relatives or friends
  • Migratory children living in these conditions

 

Where can homeless children and youth attend school?

  • The school the child attended before becoming homeless or was last enrolled in (school of origin)
  • The school in the attendance area where the child or youth is temporarily living How can delays be avoided when enrolling a homeless child or youth in school?
  • Homeless children must be enrolled immediately.
  • If school records are unavailable, ask that the records be sent electronically or shared over the phone.
  • Ask that a student's immunization records be transferred over the phone from the sending school to the receiving schooL
  • Contact your school district, principal, counselor, or local homeless education liaison with any concerns.

Useful Links

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