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== Agency Information ==
== Agency Information ==
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Name:
'''Name:''' Healthy Families


Category:
'''Category:''' Social Services


Service Area:
'''Service Area:''' Must live in Jackson County.


Purpose:
'''Purpose:''' Health Families provides families with information about services available in the community, information about the health, safety and care of NEWBORNS, and access to the latest information on brain development. Families receive regular visits from a trained family support specialist who can provide support, developmental assessments for their child, and an opportunity to set and accomplish family goals.


Hours of Operations
'''Hours of Operation:''' Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM




== Additional Information ==
== Additional Information ==


Address: 113 N. Chestnut St. – Suite 206


Address:
City: Seymour


City:
State: Indiana


State:
ZIP: 47274


ZIP:
Phone: 812-524-8365


Phone:
Fax: 812-524-9150


Phone 2:
Email: marjorie_Elliott@newhopeservices.org


Fax:
Website: http://newhopeservices.org/healthy-families.html


Email:
Other: Healthy Families is a voluntary and confidential home-based service to support new and expectant parents. Because babies begin learning at birth, Healthy Families believes parents are their child's first and best teacher. Parenting is a very demanding job and all parents have worries, questions and stress. this program is for parents of babies aged zero to three. Jackson County Healthy Families is sponsored by New Hope Services. New Hope Services also sponsors Healthy Families programs in Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Fayette, Union, and Rush Counties.
 
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== Contact Information ==
== Contact Information ==


Name:  
Name: Marjorie Elliott
 
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Fax:
Title: Supervisor


Email:
Email: Marjorie_Elliott@newhopeservices.org




== Program Information ==
== Program Information ==


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Description: Families are eligible to enroll parentally and up to 90 days after their baby’s date of birth. In addition to ongoing family support to link families with community services the family may need and are eligible to receive, Healthy Families Support Specialists do development assessments of infant and toddler growth and development while the family is actively enrolled in Healthy Families. Family Support Specialists keep parents inform about home and environmental safety issues related to the care of their child. Family Support Specialists take parenting information, child development curriculum, as well as ideas, and activities for stimulating positive parent and child interaction. All Healthy Families’ staff receive an initial 120 hours of training and continue to receive required ongoing training hours to stay educated about current information and techniques to provide quality services to the families we serve.
 
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Revision as of 21:34, 18 October 2016

Agency Information

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Name: Healthy Families

Category: Social Services

Service Area: Must live in Jackson County.

Purpose: Health Families provides families with information about services available in the community, information about the health, safety and care of NEWBORNS, and access to the latest information on brain development. Families receive regular visits from a trained family support specialist who can provide support, developmental assessments for their child, and an opportunity to set and accomplish family goals.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM


Additional Information

Address: 113 N. Chestnut St. – Suite 206

City: Seymour

State: Indiana

ZIP: 47274

Phone: 812-524-8365

Fax: 812-524-9150

Email: marjorie_Elliott@newhopeservices.org

Website: http://newhopeservices.org/healthy-families.html

Other: Healthy Families is a voluntary and confidential home-based service to support new and expectant parents. Because babies begin learning at birth, Healthy Families believes parents are their child's first and best teacher. Parenting is a very demanding job and all parents have worries, questions and stress. this program is for parents of babies aged zero to three. Jackson County Healthy Families is sponsored by New Hope Services. New Hope Services also sponsors Healthy Families programs in Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Fayette, Union, and Rush Counties.


Contact Information

Name: Marjorie Elliott

Title: Supervisor

Email: Marjorie_Elliott@newhopeservices.org


Program Information

Description: Families are eligible to enroll parentally and up to 90 days after their baby’s date of birth. In addition to ongoing family support to link families with community services the family may need and are eligible to receive, Healthy Families Support Specialists do development assessments of infant and toddler growth and development while the family is actively enrolled in Healthy Families. Family Support Specialists keep parents inform about home and environmental safety issues related to the care of their child. Family Support Specialists take parenting information, child development curriculum, as well as ideas, and activities for stimulating positive parent and child interaction. All Healthy Families’ staff receive an initial 120 hours of training and continue to receive required ongoing training hours to stay educated about current information and techniques to provide quality services to the families we serve.