Family Resource Center

Connecting school, family and community.


pictured left to right: Joanne Wallace, VC, Lisa Retallack, MS,
Rachel Berlin, UN, Julie Kassel, VC, Maria Harocopos, LB

Si le hace falta información traducida en español, llame a Yesenia Polanco al 353-7042.
Si ou bezwen enfòmasyon tradui an kreyòl,rele Jocelyne Abraham al 353-7044.

MISSION
The Family Resource Center's (FRC) mission is to ensure the optimal development of all Nyack School District children by supporting families and by advocating and fostering innovative programs and integrated services involving family, school, and community.

FRC Programs and Services

  • All FRC Programs and Services are free to Nyack School District families.
  • FRCs are committed to providing assistance with translation, transportation and child care for all of our programs.
  • FRCs are located in all three elementary schools and the middle school.
  • Visit the FRC page on your school's web site (links below) for specific information about programs and services in your child's school.

Contact Information

School Contact Phone e-mail
Upper Nyack Elementary Rachel Berlin (845) 353-7268 rberlin@nyackschools.org
Liberty Elementary Maria Harocopos (845) 353-7247 mharocopos@nyackschools.org
Valley Cottage Elementary Julie Kassel (845) 353-7291 jkassel@nyackschools.org
Nyack Middle School Lisa Retallack (845) 353-7214 lretallack@nyackschools.org
Information regarding hours and locations can be obtained by calling your individual FRC.
 

Click here for our School and Community Survival Kit and Resource Guide

Contact your FRC for more information or referrals for the following:

  • Free Medical/Health Care
  • Free Support Groups
  • Crisis Hotlines
  • Literacy and ESL Support
  • Free & Reduced Lunch Link
  • Preschool Programming

Community Resources

  • Nyack Center
     "More than a community building, a place for building community"
    Low cost and free before & after school care, middle school & teen programs

  • Nyack Library
    Free programming & great resources for all ages from babies to adults

  • InfoRock
    Your connection to county health or human services organizations

  • YMCA
     Your connection to county health or human services organizations

  • Valley Cottage Library
    Free programming & great resources for all ages from babies to adults

  • Volunteer Counseling Service (VCS)
    A community-based social service agency that offers counseling for people from adolescence to older adulthood, social change initiatives and education and training programs.

  • Child Care Resources of Rockland
     Childcare Resources of Rockland: Providing resource and referral services for families seeking accessible, affordable, quality early childhood and school age care and education.

  • Head Start of Rockland
     Early childhood and pre-school education for low income children ages birth to five and their families.

  • Rockland Parent Child Center
     A variety of professionally-facilitated support groups offer parents and families effective parenting techniques as well as a wealth of information, encouragement and support.

     


The Nyack Family Resource Center has been designated by Yale University,
a Collaborative partner, as a "Schools of the 21st Century" Site