acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com SARANAC LAKE A program matching students and families in the Saranac Lake Central School District with assistance to work through poverty, health issues or homelessness has been a blessing for dozens of families during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to school administrators, program organizers and families receiving aid. In 2019, a collaboration between the Saranac Lake Central School District and Community Connections of Franklin County embedded CCFC Family Support Advocate Rachel Stender in the district to help families with anything from getting assistance to making monthly payments to filing paperwork for health insurance. This is part of the district’s Community School program, which seeks to provide everyday and emergency aid to families to support their kids’ success in school.