Healthy Families Eastern Iowa

In-home support and services to help build skills and confidence in parenting and reduce any stressors at home.

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Location Information

Statewide


In-home support and services to help build skills and confidence in parenting and reduce any stressors at home.

Eligibility:

  • This program serves parents from pregnancy up until their child is 18 years old
  • This program is for families experiencing barriers in raising a healthy family

Intake Process:

Email for further steps/information and enrollment: elizabeth.crane@lsi.org

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Payment:

No cost to participant.

Handicap Accessible: No

Appointment Needed: No

Website: Visit Website


Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success – Healthy Families Iowa (HOPES-HFI) follows the national Healthy Families America evidence-based program model. HOPES-HFI is a home visiting program and serves families with young children. The program goals are to promote child health and development, improve family relationships, and encourage positive parenting and family relationships.

Services:

  • Advocacy and linking families to appropriate community services.
  • Teach, demonstrate, and coach parents on how to care for their child.
  • Cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships.
  • Teach and model appropriate parent behavior and methods of discipline.
  • Provide prenatal information and support.

Eligibility:

Families must enroll while pregnant or at the birth of their child.  Parents of children birth through age 3-5.

Intake Process:

Call for information.

Handicap Accessible: No

Appointment Needed: No

Website: Visit Website