The Tigard-Tualatin Family Resource Center is part of the Tigard-Tualatin School District. It's located on the campus of Templeton Elementary School, tucked behind the Kalapuya Early Learning Center, and helps families throughout the entire school district with various direct services and connections to other community resources. 

The Family Resource Center is open by appointment Monday through Friday on school Days. Please call us to make an appointment at a time convenient for you. 503.603.1585.

Community Partners

Thanks to the many agencies, churches, businesses, and other organizations collaborating with and contributing to the center to make services and resources more accessible to the Tigard and Tualatin families.

These community partners include but are not limited to:
Caring Closet (Tigard-Tualatin School District)
Christ the King Lutheran Church
City of Tigard
City of Tualatin
Community Action
Community Warehouse
Fred Meyer
Good Neighbor Center
Grace Community Church
Horizon Community Church
Lam Research
Lenscrafters
Lifeworks NW
Living Savior Lutheran Church
Medical Teams International
Northwest Children's Outreach
Northwest Christian Church
Oregon Food Bank
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Oregon State University Extension Services
Rolling Hills Community Church
School-Based Health Center at Tigard High
School-Based Health Center at Tualatin High
Sherwood SHARE Center 
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
St. Anthony's Church
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
Tigard American Legion
Tualatin Chamber of Commerce
Tualatin United Methodist Church
Tualatin Valley Elks
Union Gospel Mission Family Thrift Store
Washington County Department of Health and Human Services
Youth Contact

We'd love to hear from you if you are interested in collaborating to meet the needs of local families, or if you would like to become a contributing partner, please visit the "Donate" page by clicking here.

1. To make a donation by credit card, click on the Donate Now button
2. Under schools choose Tigard-Tualatin School District Office
3. Then choose Family Resource Center Donation
4. Enter the amount you would like to donate
5. Then checkout

You can also link your Fred Meyer Rewards card and the center will receive donations when you shop. 

       Thank you!

Volunteers

"No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you." ~ Author Unknown

The dedicated volunteers of the Tigard-Tualatin Family Resource Center make many center programs possible by...

• Transporting donations to the resource center to make them available to families.
• Providing office assistance.
• Teaching specialized classes, such as budgeting, green cleaning, and arts and crafts.

Thank you to center volunteers!

    Family Resource Center  Staff
            Office Main Line: 503-603-1585      
   
              Alaina Elwyn: 503-603-1586 
           Family Partnership Advocate

     Rebecca Padron: 503-603-1574
                         Cell: 971-363-6812
         Culturally Responsive Liaison 

            Hanna Frazier: 503-431-5393  
             Family Partnership Advocate  

         Veronica Collier: 503-603-1582  
                             Cell: 971-330-5930   
          Culturally Responsive Liaison
    Early Learning Resource Coordinator            

Mission and History

Together, we build on individual and community strengths to assist families in becoming more self-sufficient and to increase successful family relationships in the school district and community.

• We are a family-oriented center.
• We believe in community input and collaboration.
• We promote self-sufficiency.
• We respect diversity.
• We honor confidentiality.

Did you know?

-The Tigard-Tualatin Family Resource Center (TTFRC) serves approximately 2,000 families annually.

-Center staff members are bilingual in Spanish, and a staff is bilingual in Amharic. 

-TTFRC publishes a Tigard-Tualatin community resource guide for community partners, district staff, and families living within the boundaries of the Tigard-Tualatin School District to navigate local resources.

-Basic needs items are available on an emergency basis. These items' availability depends on financial and in-kind donations from generous community partners and individuals.