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Development of the Colvill Family Center
<br /> Red Wing Public Schools
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<br />Description:
<br />The Co[vSl YamSy Center ts one pan of a ~ad for the CoN4il neighborhood and the cfm' of
<br />Wing. The Colvdli Redevelopment project includes the Coiv42i Family Ceo:er: a Women's Center
<br /> ,,~;,c~ shcn :e~ sneXer anc housing for women anc children: ant a playground for
<br />a: ~ho z .,
<br /> .. ~ ,spay ceo:er and in the neighbcrhccd.
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<br />~ ne CoN~:ri Famffy Cen~er ts a collaborative effo= ne~.~;een Red Wing Pubi!c Schools: Red W!ng
<br />~icusing ~ Redeveicomen~ Authoff?v: ~nree Rivers Communi=u Action. Inc..Head Sta~: ~ " ~
<br />Ccun~, Scci~ ~.,.,,~,<~- ~' Public ,~:eh,~.. So,ices cf Gcedhue and ',i/~basha Ccundes and Hiawatha
<br />V~ey AdMt Basic Education. ~e gc~ of :he Coi~ Family Center ts :o ~-~ ~ '
<br /> ,,~ce a comfcxabie
<br />niece where adulu and ~oung ch~dren can gather for ;~4. s
<br />and en~cument.
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<br />The agencies involved in this project believe :ha: by working :cgerher and sharing resource, we
<br />.... . - ,~,.e.,,. of ~um:w se~cas for .... ~d,'ie~ and k'cung cnEcren
<br /> w~ ...... :ne can:er '~=~ offer the fc~c~ng nx~ m~g.~.,.s:.
<br />Esneciaitu for Children Preschcch ~ ', ...... ~-:" Childhood Sneci~
<br /> . . a_riu Childhood ramuu acucanon:
<br />Ezucafiop.: L ...... n~ Readness; Eariy ~h;t;~.; Screening; Head 5~an: C~fid and ~ilv bcc:m
<br />V/on<er: ~/cme,,. infant and ChSd Nu..,n~n Program: Immunkarcn Clinics: ChSd & i eeo
<br />Checkups: Marem~ Chffd Hemp So,ices: Oe~ Heath Sem4c~: ' '" = ' -
<br /> .,, l~ui: Basic ~cucancrT.'G.n.D.:
<br />Red Win~ Area Literacy Project and Sibling Care.
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<br />Developmental Milestones
<br />Th~ ;.tuFa:us for ::',is project came ~am bath a desire :o :,mzrove se,~ices far children an'i famiiias
<br />in our communir/~ well as a demand for appropriate faciii~,~s for early childhood se~'tces
<br />offered by Head Sta~ and Red Wing Public Schccls.
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<br />The seed for the Cot~i[1 Family Cancer was plan:ed tn 1989 while :he Red 'Nlng School Otsmc:
<br />and Head Sm.'-: were developing plans for a joint public school Head Sca.,-:, program to se.we
<br />children both with and without disabiiii:ies. The model provided clarity for the ,Asion of famiip'
<br />centered ser'~fices. As this inclusive preschool program was implemented success~,:i!y. 'zcth
<br />agencies recognized :he need to expand this 2,~p. e of collaborative relationship with other
<br />communi~ agencies. The model proved that the ideal manner in which :o serve Foung ch~dren
<br />and :heir families would be one of cooperation and ultimately collaboration.
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<br />Concu=ent!y. :he Ocodhue Coun(~' !nteragency Early [nte.'-venf. on Commit-tee was dfiLcent'.y
<br />working to break down interagency banders by s~engrhening bonds and communication be.~u'een
<br />agenc:.es se.'"~ing ~i young children. Through this process :he agencies realized that u,'crl~.ng :.n
<br />isolation had created many problems for :he individual agencies, inc!udin~ :he duptlca:icn of
<br />se.~-!ces, an inherent !ack of consisten,~ communication and at times, ineffective use of scarce
<br />resources. The agencies, akhough [ndenendendk' pro,ding quali[u se.wice, realized :ha: :ego:her
<br />:he effectiveness cf each individual prcrra:.'a would be 2reafiy enhanced throuc~h col!aborn:ica.
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