In response to the growing concern of the complex problems faced by our society today (e.g. poverty, family restructuring, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, domestic violence, etc.) and the desire to remove barriers to educational success, the Kentucky General Assembly created the Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSCS). FRYSCS became an integral part of the Kentucky Education Reform
Act (KERA) of 1990. This legislation created a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Now, more than 20 years since inception, the Kentucky Family Resource and Youth Services Centers are recognized as the nation’s largest school-based family support initiative. Family Resource and Youth Services Centers are designed to address the needs of children and their families by developing partnerships with school, family and the community in order to support that all public school students reach proficiency.