Work Groups - FMC Community Empowerment
Study committees have been established for FMC Community Empowerment. These groups are comprised of both FMC Empowerment board members and interested community members.
The board invites anyone interested in learning more about
Empowerment and the work it does to join the study committee of their choice.
For more information about these groups, contact:
Laurie Kristiansen, FMC Empowerment facilitator, fmc@rconnect.com or phone: 641-435-4435.
Public Health/Speech Pathology
FMC Empowerment Work Groups
Objective: to serve as a liaison between the FMC Empowerment board and local health entities in Floyd, Mitchell, and Chickasaw Counties; initiate discussions about the responsibilities of FMC and the local boards of health, thereby strengthening our collaboration.
Objective: to serve as a liaison between the FMC Empowerment board and CCR&R programming/local contact.
Objective: to serve as the contact/liaison to the full board between Head Start Chickasaw County/Head Start Floyd/Mitchell County; develop guidelines for this service area; establish guidelines and oversight for the pilot ³Heads Up² program in Chickasaw County.
Objectives: to serve as the contact/liaison for the full Empowerment board between preschools in FMC area; serve as the contact liaison for the FMC school district coalition; and serve as contact liaison for EAGLE (Exploring Avenues of Getting Literate Early).
Objectives: this group of three individuals (the chair, vice chair,
and secretary) meet opposite the months of the regular board meetings.
Their primary responsibilities will focus on the following issues: fiscal/budget/annual report/grant/bylaws/expansion of the board
and membership issues, including any bylaw amendments.

