by CFRC | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog, Local News
I was recently saddened to learn that the number of Henderson county students who qualify for the schools’ free and reduced meals program grew from 55% in the 2013-2014 school year to 59% in the current, 2014-2015, school year! This equates to 7,965 children! Good...
by CFRC | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Early Childhood Education, Local News
I learned the definition of the word contradictory when I was the wise age of “9 going on 10.” At that time, my family lived in Beaufort, NC. I was in the fourth grade and once a week I would go to work with my dad after school before we would walk down the street...
by CFRC | Feb 11, 2015 | Adolescent Parents, Blog, Local News
At age 16, Pam became pregnant and during her senior year of high school joined the Children & Family Resource Center’s Adolescent Parenting Program. The guidance she received from her program coordinator and the support from the other young mother’s in the...
by CFRC | Feb 11, 2015 | Blog, Early Childhood Education, Local News
By Elisha Freeman, Executive Director The average cost of child care here in North Carolina is $9,135 per year for infant care and $7,774 for a 4-year-old. This is more than the tuition at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, where tuition alone equals $6,392...
by CFRC | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog, Local News
My daughter turned 16 this week, and I’m thinking about what I might say to you while sitting here covered in glitter. I’m spray painting wooden letters and numbers that spell out “Sweet 16” to use as decorations. While I am thinking about my daughter, I can’t...
by CFRC | Nov 19, 2014 | Blog, Local News
Holding her husband’s hand in hers, Jamie Dodson, 33, addressed a room of more than 200 people at the Children and Family Resource Center’s annual Harvest Dinner with the Stars Saturday night at Kenmure Country Club. The mother of two said she was thankful for the...
