Laytonville Healthy Start Mask Awareness Project

Laytonville Heathy Start Family Resource Center, Laytonville/North County
Laytonville Healthy Start Family Resource Center was established in 1997 with a California Healthy Start grant aimed at assisting families whose children attended Laytonville schools.  The Center is a collaborative formulated under Harwood Memorial Park, Inc., a local non-profit organization and the Laytonville School District.  It is open to the public Monday through Thursday and closed on Friday.

Laytonville Healthy Start provides a wide variety of family strengthening services. The primary target populations for the Center are school children, youth and their families, but the Center does its best to serve anyone who walks through the door. In 2010, Laytonville Healthy Start and its programs served over 1,000 Laytonville children, teens, adults and seniors.

The 2012 projected  budget is $300,000  with funds primarily from a Federal Drug Free Communities Grant for the agency’s coalition, Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) reimbursement, “BRONCO” Safe Schools/Healthy Students program, Mendocino County Department of Social Services (Office of Child Abuse Prevention funds) and First 5 Mendocino. In addition, Laytonville Healthy Start relies on community donations and fundraising to support programs. Harwood Memorial Park, Inc. employs several people in community-based positions such as: Long Valley Dance and Fitness Center, Homeless Liaison, After– School program staff and Teen Staff for various programs.

Healthy Start Profile 2012.  Healthy Start Annual Report 2012.

Here is an overview of the programs associated with our fiscal parent, Harwood Memorial Park, and Laytonville Healthy Start Family Resource Center.

Our Mission: Laytonville Healthy Start Family Resource Center’s mission is to help create a safe, supportive community environment that promotes prosperity, self-reliance, and positive relationships among community members.

Our Vision: Our vision is healthy people in a safe community.

The Project
Laytonville Masks Up!
Laytonville Healthy Start Community & Family Resource Center will host a “Laytonville Masks Up!” campaign and contest to solicit slogans & artwork for the purpose of creating a well-rounded media, social media & awareness-raising campaign about the importance of wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Laytonville Healthy Start advertised for entries to the contest/campaign through the Laytonville Unified School District (grades K-12)and plans to reach approximately 400 students through those efforts, and with advertising, engaging and soliciting participation in the contest/campaign will reach approximately 500-700 adults in the community, including approximately 100 Cahto Tribe members and those living in the outlying areas of Laytonville. The classroom and/or youth group and/or individuals who submit entries that are chosen for the campaign will be rewarded with monetary stipends and community recognition.

The FRC is partnering with the Laytonville Unified School District, Cahto Tribe, Long Valley Health Center, Friends of the LongValley Public Library, Laytonville Farmer’s Market, local businesses and service organizations to invite them to both participate in the“Laytonville Masks Up!” campaign and distribute marketing/media/swag to raise awareness of the importance of wearing masks toslow/stop the spread of COVID-19.