About Family Hub / FAQ

What is Family Hub?

Family Hub is FCC's new system for tracking Family Involvement Hours. It allows families to submit their volunteer hours and contributions online

What is Family Involvement Hours?

To keep our families levels of involvement active and fresh, we have defined a level of family involvement and instituted an equitable method of evaluation.

Families are responsible for 1 hour per full-time child per month per parent/guardian. Parents of part-time children (3 days per week or less) are responsible for 30 minutes per child per month per parent.

How do I submit my hours?

Log in to your family account using the email address you use for Brightwheel, click “Add Hours / Contribution,”, fill out the form, and click submit

Who verifies my hours?

The Family Involvement Coordinator reviews submissions and updates your totals accordingly.

What happens if I do not meet my hours commitment?

Families who do not complete required time by year-end (August 31st) will be assessed a fee based on $25 per hour due (“work or pay”); however, you may pay in full at the beginning of the year for your time, at a rate of $15/hr

Do hours roll over year to year?

Involvement will not be carried from year to year; however, extra hours accumulated in the month of August will be applied to the following year.

Who do I contact for help?

For Family Involvement Hours questions, please email familyinvolvement@fauntleroychildrenscenter.org

For FCC Family Hub technical assistance, please email hubhelp@fauntleroychildrenscenter.org

Need Ideas for Donating / Volunteering?

Here are some popular ways other families have earned their hours. This list is a starting point — anything that supports FCC, our teachers, or our classrooms can count!

Ideas for Donating Items

  1. Classroom Amazon Wishlist — books, toys, puzzles, Tonies, CD players, learning kits
  2. Teacher Appreciation Supplies — stock the fridge (fruit, snacks, drinks, desserts), coffees, flowers, lunches
  3. Holiday Party Supplies — Halloween candy & decor, Valentine's treats, St. Patrick's snacks, Easter eggs, Christmas cookies
  4. Art & Craft Classroom Supplies — paint, paper, crayons, glue, markers, stickers, construction paper
  5. Books & Educational Materials — books for classrooms and the front office, flash cards, math boards, globes
  6. Infant & Toddler Room Donations — sleep sacks, feeding spoons, teethers, baby toys, activity centers, sterilizers
  7. Sensory, Calming & Active Play Items — weighted stuffies, kinetic sand, Play-Doh, climbing blocks, sensory bins
  8. Event Food Contributions — potluck dishes, pie tasting, cookie/tea parties, around-the-world snacks
  9. Snack, Hygiene & Clothing Drives — monthly classroom snacks, Kleenex, hand soap, supply-drive clothes, shoe covers
  10. Family Hub & Operations Costs — monthly Sendgrid/Render bills, Giving Tuesday, bake sale cash donations

Ideas for Volunteering Hours

  1. PAB & Committee Meetings — monthly Parent Advisory Board attendance plus prep
  2. Trunk or Treat — host a decorated trunk car (~4 hrs)
  3. Fall Festival — volunteer shifts (pumpkin painting, setup, staffing)
  4. Santa Photos Event — setup, signup coordination, baking treats
  5. Bake Sale — bake goods, table the event, donate
  6. Garden & Grounds Work — weeding beds, planting flowers, landscaping
  7. Classroom Animal Care — fish tank maintenance, salmon release field trips
  8. Career Week & Classroom Reading — present your job, read to the class
  9. Event Coordination — organize Teacher Appreciation Week, Halloween events, end-of-year teacher gifts, potlucks
  10. Board Service & Tech Work — FCSA Board membership, IT/Tech committee, Family Hub development