Community Report
Washington County C-2000 Partnership
In 1991, Washington County Community 2000 was formed by a group of social service and health providers who met monthly to share information on community efforts and initiatives. Six years later, some members of Community 2000 wrote a grant for a five-year community-based family resource program. FACES was funded and the organization grew to incorporate non-profit in 1999 and achieved Partnership status with Caring Communities in January 2000.
The Partnership is currently acting as fiscal agent and administration for 5 programs in house:
- The Educare Program designed to improve the developmental resources of all
childcare providers in the county;
- MC+ Covering Kids program, one of three pilot sites in Missouri to educate
parents and increase enrollment in MC+;
- FACES, the above-mentioned CBFRS program, funded by Children’s Trust Fund of
MO to streamline and integrate services to enhance the quality of family life
and reduce the potential of child abuse and neglect;
- ACT Missouri Parenting Wisely to reduce use and access to tobacco and drugs
among our middle and high school population and
- Caring Communities, a collaboration among state departments and local
communities to leverage resources and provide technical assistance to address
specific documented needs of individual counties. We look forward to advancing
beyond Phase III next year.
Last year we acted as fiscal agent for the county in administration of two federal projects, an EPA Grant to research landfill alternatives and a county-wide needs assessment partially funded by USDA Rural Development and Caring Communities.
Our current membership of 85 people, governed by a nine-member board reflects the demographic profile of the county because we are county residents… parents, participants of the programs, providers, persons of faith, of community and family. It’s not us and them—it’s us. Attached is our Community Engagement Report that outlines one of the core results our community is addressing, Children Succeeding in School.
Thank you for the opportunity to share some of our efforts.
Debby Bust, Administrative Assistant
