Community Resource Navigation Program
Background
Established in 2023, our Community Resource Navigation Program is an expansion of Partnership for Strong Families’ (PSF) Family Resource Center (FRC) Network. Leveraging community partnerships, the Community Resource Navigators (CRNs) use shared space, within communities not currently served by our FRCs to meet in person with families and individuals and provide a variety of family support services, programs, and special events. With generous funding from the Children’s Trust of Alachua County, the CRNs currently serve six rural Alachua County communities.
Scope of Services
CRN staff assist families and individuals with immediate needs like food, clothing, and housing. They also support families identify strengths and areas for improvement, such as financial stability, employment, education, and mental health, set goals, and connect them to community resources.
Staff also help patrons navigate existing systems and overcome common barriers to service attainment and ongoing self-sufficiency. This may include community outreach, hosting special community events, regularly assessing and adjusting to community needs, and listening to the voices of the communities served.
All services provided by the CRN program are tied to one of the protective factors, which are known to reduce the risk of abuse or neglect when present in families. These five protective factors are parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of need, and social and emotional competence of children.
Download the Protective Factors Definitions to learn more.
Examples of Services
- Emergency Food and Clothing
- Job Searches
- Resume Assistance
- Limited Financial Assistance for Emergency Needs
- Connections with other Social Service Agencies
- Addressing needs such as mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, childcare, and more…
Co-Located Sites
Alachua Branch Library | 14913 NW 140th St, Alachua, FL 32615
- Ariana Young: Mondays, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm / Thursday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hawthorne Area Resource Center | 21923 SE 67th Pl, Hawthorne, FL 32640
- Marlee Coonradt: Wednesdays, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm / Thursdays, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
High Springs Branch Library | 23779 US-27, High Springs, FL 32643
- Ariana Young: Tuesdays, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Waldo City Square | 14450 NE 148th Ave, Waldo, FL 32694
- Marlee Coonradt: Mondays, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Newberry Branch Library | 110 South Seaboard Drive Newberry, FL 32669
- Ariana Young: Wednesdays, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Porters Community Center | 522 SW 3rd St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
- Marlee Coonradt: Tuesdays, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Download the Community Resource Navigation Program schedule here.
Community Resource Navigators
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