It can be difficult for families and individuals to find needed services from non-profits and governmental agencies. That is where the Elmore County Resource Center can help.
It’s an organization whose roots go back a decade or more and originally as a hotline giving out information. But it got more personal in 2019 as the Elmore County Resource Center received some of its first funding following a Children’s Policy Council needs assessment.
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