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Healthy Start Family Resource Center
Anna Stepanian, Integrated Social Services Supervisor, Homeless Coordinator | E-Mail: astepanian@gusd.net
223 N. Jackson Street, (Room 101), Glendale 91206, (818) 241-3111, Ext 308 Fax: 818.242.4213

MISSION STATEMENT
Glendale Healthy Start’s mission is to improve the lives of children and families by providing school support programs, improving family health and social functioning, and offer assistance with basic needs. Glendale Healthy Start interagency collaboration and communication, supports and empowers physical, emotional, social and educational needs, and creates responsive learning environments.
Fall Food Drive, Toy/Book Drive, Spring Food Drive, Food Pantry, Health Insurance Application Assistance
Employment, Basic Needs, Family Functioning, Academic Tutoring, Legal, Mental Health, Social Services, and Housing Assistance
P.A.C.E. - Project Access to Education Homeless Education program
Collaborative
Glendale Healthy Start Collaborative includes representatives from various public and private organizations and agencies. Its purpose is to improve the education, physical health, mental health, and social outcome of children and families by empowering families to make positive decisions regarding the immediate and long range need of their children’s health and welfare; and to establish ongoing collaboration with public and private agencies that support family services.

Collaborative meetings take place on the third Thursday of each month starting October through May. We encourage you to become a member of our Collaborative.
Direct Services
Food drives and one toy drive are organized annually in collaboration with PTA.
Food is gathered at the participating school sites and picked up by FASO staff for distribution from Healthy Start Family Resource Center during the drive week. Leftover food is stored and distributed to families in need on monthly basis.
The Center also has three Nationally Certified Application Assistants to assist families with the completion of health insurance applications for the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families health insurance programs.
Through a grant under the Immediate Needs Transportation Program of International Institute of Los Angeles, the Center provides transportation assistance in the form of bus tokens on bimonthly basis.
P.A.C.E.
PACE program identifies and welcomes students living in transition. It ensures that schools facilitate the enrollment process for those students as required by the McKinney Vento Act. Program staff member completes a needs assessment for each child identified and assists each family to access the appropriate and available resources.
PACE Form (District Staff use Only)
Referral Services
Students and families referred to Healthy Start FRC for various needs are linked to community resources to satisfy those needs and help them succeed. The Center links students and families to following services:
Employment - referrals to employment agencies
Basic Needs - food, clothing, transportation assistance, etc.
Family Functioning - parent education
Academic/Education – tutoring resources, school system advocacy
Legal – immigration assistance, family law, etc.
Mental Health – referrals to the appropriate mental health providers
Social Services – health insurance outreach and application assistance, DPSS referrals
Health – referrals to health care providers, school nurses, Glendale Healthy Kids and health education
Staff
Anna Stepanian - Integrated Social Services Supervisor, Homeless Coordinator
Adrineh Khachikian - Account Clerk
Margaret June - Typist Clerk III
Margarita Gasparyan - Typist Clerk II
Testimonials
Thank you so much for all of your help during our difficult time. You have a great program & I’m so glad programs like your exist. We really appreciate everything you’ve done for us.
~Parent and students

Gracias por su apoyo por ese Amor con el que brindan ayuda a los que la necesitamos. Dios bendiga a Todo ese equipo The Healthy Start que hace posible mantener la esperanza de que cada dia va a ser mas bonito y lleno de ilusiones. Le doy mi gracias a Healthy Start por su gran apoyo y deseo con todo mi Corazon y mi Amor que este ano Dios los colme de bendiciones.
~Parent

Thank you for being there when I needed someone for advice and I didn’t know where to go. Your patience, kindness and support are really appreciated. Thank you again for believing in me.
~High School Student

Healthy Start has provided our families with the help they need to make it through some difficult challenges in their lives. It has helped many of our families apply for Healthy Families, Medi-Cal or other health insurance programs. It has also helped them receive food and clothing.
~Elementary School Asst. Principal