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Formed from broad-based Initiative by health department and community action in 1994 in response to changes in welfare policies and large-scale immigration to Chatham County, Siler City

 

 

Operated under health department Helping Mothers/Helping Families Program to ensure healthy birth outcomes to growing numbers of Immigrant women, and strengthen family assets as a foundation to raising children.

Faith Families Ministries provides space for FRC to operate. 

 

 

 UNC-Greensboro ACCESS provides AmeriCorps direct service providers to FRC. Major employer representatives, elected officials and ministers in town and county join Board.

 

 

Smart Start funded in 1995. First Head Start completed, 8000 square foot facility upgraded in 1996 with new meeting hall and office space. Agencies and organizations began moving in. Rubella outbreak in Siler City, FRC positioned to provide response assistance.  

  

 

1997 Board of Directors formed and non profit status secured

1998 Second Head Start added. 

2000 Second Head Start added, ground broken for their third child center.  CDC Latino Family Planning Grant and VISTA programs added. 

2001 VISTA programs added.

2002, Vaccinations for Everyone program started. 

2003 Homeland Security programs, Citizen Corps Council, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), and Medical Reserve Corps were created. 

2004 FRC Board members approved updated By Laws.

2005 Fire Prevention Grant awarded.

2006 Chatham Citizen Corps Council breaks from FRC to become a freestanding 501(c)3.

2007 Chatham Citizen Corps Council taken to nonprofit, tax-exempt status and expands.