Family Strengthening
Our home visitation strategies, such as Parents as Teachers, Parent-Child Home and Early Steps to School Success, are helping parents understand their responsibilities to care for and be positive models for their children. As a result of First Steps’ intervention and parenting support, 66% of clients initially assessed at “low” levels of parenting have achieved moderate or high levels of parenting skill.
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an evidence-based home visiting program designed to build strong communities, thriving families and children who are healthy, safe and ready to succeed. PAT services include:
- Personal Visits at least twice monthly
- Monthly Group Connections with other PAT families
- Screenings and Assessments to identify developmental concerns
- Connections to Outside Resources that families may need to succeed
Newberry First Steps serves families in greatest need. Among our 2015-2016 PAT families:
100% | … live in poverty |
100% | … didn’t graduate from high school |
75% | … were teen parents |