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• • Development of the Colvill Family Center Red Wing Public Schools Description: The Coiviii Family Center is one part of a triad for the Colvin neighborhood and the city of Red Wing. The Coivill Redevelopment project includes the Coivill Family Center: a Women's Center to provide short tern shelter and housing for women and children: and a playground for children at the family center and in the neighborhood. The Cok ll Family Center is a collaberat ve effort between Red Wing Public Schools: Red Wing Housing a Redevelopment Authority; Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. Head Stan: =ccdhue County Social Services: Public Health Seri Goodhue `{I h n and Hiawatha cos of ccdi,i:e arid � abas�.a C�.u.«Les arid ' �.a tia.: Valley Adult Basic Education. The goal of the Colvin Family Center is :o provide a comfortable place where adults and young children can gather for information. education, services. suction and enjoyment. 1-7:12 agencies involved in this project believe that by working together and sharing resources, we can provide a wide variety of quality services for adults and young children in an economical and of ec ive manner. The agencies within the center will offer the following fifteen programs: Especially for Children Preschool: Early Childhood Fami ly Education: Early Childhood Special Education: Learning Readiness; Early Childhood Screening; Head Stan: Child and Family Social iVor-er omen, Infant and Child Nu-triton Program: Immuniza on Clinics: Child & Teen Checkups: Maternal Child Health Services: Dental Health Services: Adult Basic Education/G.E.D.: Red Wing Area Literacy Project and Sibling Care. Developmental Milestones The impetus for this project came from both a desire to improve services for children and Families in our community as well as a demand for appropriate facilities for early childhood services offered by Head Start and Red Wing Public Schools. The seed for the Colvin Family Center was planted in 1959 while the Red Wing School District and Head Stan were developing plans for a joint public school/Head Start program to serve children both with and without disabilities. The model provided clarity for the vision of family centered services. As this inclusive preschool program was implemented successf-uliy, both • agencies recognized the need to expand this type of collaborative relationship with other community agencies. The model proved that the ideal manner in which to serve young children and their families would be one of cooperation and ultimately collaboration. Concurrently, the-Goodhue County Interagency Early Intervention Committee was diligently working to break down interagency barriers by strengthening bonds and communication between agencies serving all young children. T; r cugh this process the agencies realized that working in isolation had created many problems for the individual agencies, including the duplication of services. an inherent lack of consistent communication and at times. ineffective use of scare . resources. The agencies, although independently providing quality servic2 realized that :cgs her t,.e effectiveness of each individual program would be greatly enhanced through coiiabcra:ic^