TUSD’s Family and Community Outreach Department coordinates family engagement opportunities, district support services, and community resources for students and families to help students be successful in school. The Department’s many programs address the wide-ranging needs of needs of our diverse population. Programs include:
• Family Resource Centers providing:
o District information and resources
o Referrals to community resources
o Classes and workshops for parents, guardians, and other adult caregivers
o Information about District programs
o Access to computers and internet
o Support for School Choice applications
o Clothing bank and food pantry services
• Clothing Bank services are available to TUSD students and their families at Duffy clothing bank and all Family Resource
Center locations.
• Talk It Out provides free mental health counseling services for TUSD students and their families.
• District-wide family events such as Health and Wellness Fair, Back-to-School Bash, Resource Fairs, FAFSA Night, and
more.
• Homeless Education and Resource Team (HEART) providing resources and support to students experiencing a housing
crisis.
• Neglected and Delinquent Student supports for students in foster care or group homes, or students involved in the
juvenile justice system.