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.
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:
- Prenatal education and delivery preparation
- Newborn, toddler and child health and development information and referrals
- School readiness and social skills
- Whole family development and goal setting
- Classes and social events that educate parents and promote interaction among children
Eligibility:
- This program serves parents from pregnancy up until their child is 5 years old
- This program is for families experiencing barriers in raising a healthy family
- Families must reside in Black Hawk County
Intake Process:
Call for further steps/information and enrollment: 319-830-9478
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Payment:
No cost to participant.
Handicap Accessible: No
Appointment Needed: No
Website: Visit Website
Program: Healthy Families America (HOPES-HFI)
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