2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 1 - FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-104) › Section 26.5-3-104 - Selection of centers - grants

(1)
The department may award a grant for the purpose of establishing a family resource center based on a plan submitted to the department by the applicant or for the continued operation of a family resource center. The plan must meet specific criteria that the department is authorized to set, but the criteria must include at least the following provisions:
(a)
Members of the community participate in the development and implementation of the family resource center;
(b)
The center is governed by a local advisory council comprised of community representatives such as:
(I)
Families living in the community;
(II)
Local public or private service provider agencies;
(III)
Local job skills training programs, if any;
(IV)
Local governing bodies;
(V)
Local businesses serving families in the community; and
(VI)
Local professionals serving families in the community;
(c)
The advisory council establishes rules concerning the operation of the family resource center, including provisions for staffing;
(d)
Services the family resource center provides are coordinated and tailored to the specific needs of individuals and families who live in the community;
(e)
The family resource center:
(I)
Promotes and supports, and does not supplant, successful individual and family functioning and increases the recognition of the importance of successful individuals and families in the community;
(II)
Contributes to the strength of family ties;
(III)
Establishes programs that focus on the needs of family members, such as preschool programs, family preservation programs, and teenage pregnancy prevention programs, and assists the individual or family in moving toward greater self-sufficiency;
(IV)
Recognizes the diversity of families within the community;
(V)
Supports family stability and unity;
(VI)
Treats families as partners in providing services;
(VII)
Encourages intergovernmental cooperation and a community-based alliance between government and the private sector. This cooperation may include, but need not be limited to, the pooling of public and private funds available to state agencies upon appropriation or transfer by the general assembly.
(VIII)
Provides programs that reduce institutional barriers related to categorical funding and eligibility requirements;
(IX)
Makes information regarding available resources and services readily accessible to individuals and families; and
(X)
Coordinates efforts of public and private entities to connect families to services and supports that encourage the development of early childhood and other family support systems; and
(f)
The family resource center coordinates the provision of services and pools the resources of providers of services to aid in funding and operating the center.
(2)
If the department determines, from any report submitted by a local advisory council or any other source, that the operation of a family resource center is not in compliance with this part 1 or any rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of this part 1, the department may impose sanctions, including termination of the grant.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-18-105
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 307,§9, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 169,§11, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1905, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended, p. 584, § 5, effective May 18. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 250, § 4, effective March 29. L. 2009: (1)(e)(IX) amended and (1)(e)(X) added, (SB 09-055), ch. 48, p. 173, §4, effective March 20. L. 2013: IP(1), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 585, § 11, effective July 1; (2) repealed, (HB 13-1239), ch. 307, p. 1631, § 9, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (1) and subsections (2) and (3), see section 1 of chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act repealing subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 307, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.