Mission
East Allen Family Resource Center’s mission is to be a quality resource for children, families and the community promoting personal, social and educational development for a lifetime.

Values
Education, respect and stewardship are the values that guide all we do.

A Unique Community Asset
The East Allen Family Resource Center is an innovative nonprofit agency creating long-term collaborative partnerships with existing human service agencies in order to bring to the area a wider range, and more easily accessible, complementary family services.

Education for youth is a high priority for East Allen FRC. Among its services for youth, the Center offers pre-school, after-school and summer programs that meet long-term needs through education and development of life skills. Its high standards of excellence marks it as one of the best pre-school and after-school programs in Allen County.

Meeting immediate needs, East Allen FRC offers programs such as emergency food assistance through the Food Bank.

Please visit Services to get a more comprehensive listing of our programs.

History
The East Allen Family Resource Center was founded in 1966 to serve children and families. Its Blaising Center site opened as the first rural Head Start in Allen County. Then operated by Neighbors, Inc. and the Allen County Economic Opportunity Council, the organization was then known as the Eastside Neighborhood Center.

Memberships
Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce
New Haven Chamber of Commerce
National After-school Association
Indiana School Age Consortium