Perinatal Counseling

Promoting the goal of healthy pregnancies and babies is the focus of our Perinatal Program. Our team includes Family Resource Specialists, Registered Nurses and Neighborhood Women. We provide information and support for:

• a healthy pregnancy
• labor and birth
• breastfeeding & nutrition
• infant and toddler care
• women's health
• family planning
• referrals to other services & community resources

Fatherhood Initiative

By creating a stable home environment in which fathers feel good about themselves, have a nurturing relationship with their baby and are supportive to mom, we can change the health and well-being of our children. Specifically, we address:

• how to care for your baby: basic health, safety, nutrition and emotional needs
• learning various methods to help baby develop, play and learn
• practicing how to set limits, encourage independence and use positive parenting techniques
• strengthening the father and mother relationship

Home Visiting

Family Support Services offers home visiting to families with children from birth to age five. Home visitors partner with families to:

• provide a safe and nurturing home for their children including infants and toddlers with disabilities
• understand how to support the growth and development of their children, including those with special needs
• reduce the stress in their lives
• enhance communication among family members
• become their children's first teacher

Youth Development

Family Support Services reaches out to the youth of our community and their parents through the provisions of activities which provide opportunities to:

• build life skills and enhance cultural identity
• develop leadership potential
• increase physical and spiritual strength
• enhance academic performance
• obtain counseling and guidance
• assist with a safe transition to adulthood
• develop entrepreneurial skills

Parent Education Services

To be a more effective parent, you can get support from our Early Childhood Development and Parent Education Programs. These programs are available to parents of children with special needs as well as all families with children from birth to age eighteen. Classes are available for families with young children as well as adolescents.  Information is available to help you on subjects such as:

• the unique temperament of children
• the developmental stages of children
• guidance and discipline
• effective communication skills

Family Counseling

Family Support Services offers individual, family and group counseling to parents on a referral basis. Our counseling programs focus on resolving issues which are preventing effective parenting such as:

• unresolved childhood hurts
• substance abuse  
• Domestic violence
• Poverty and severe economic stress

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