Services
Family Connections
After birth information
Families and life have changed over the past years. Due to our ever-changing society having a baby can mean that there is not close support from the people in our lives that have been there in the past. This would include family, friends and neighbors. It is assumed that a child’s first and most effective support and nurturer is his/her own parents. Therefore, a great amount of emphasis should be placed upon what a community can do to assist expectant and new parents in parent education, empowerment and child development training.
- Resources/Information Provided:
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- Care and education information
- Nutritional information
- Awareness of infant/toddler and child development and family interactions
- Parenting skills
- Family health care provider information
- Counseling
- Meeting basic family/child needs: food, shelter, clothing and transportation
- Infant massage
- Through home visits families can receive:
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- Connections with community agencies
- Linkage to a medical provider to provide education and ongoing child health care checks and coordination of all medical needs
- Information on community education classes, parent groups to assist in developing friendships and emotional support
- Childcare resources
- Respect, confidentiality and a listening ear about what is important to them
- Costs:
- This will cost nothing at all except your time and attention. Family Connections is free of charge to any family living in Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Worth and Winnebago counties.
- For More Information:
- Contact – Karen K. Smith
Family Connections Coordinator
641.421.2525 or 1.800.433.3883 Ext. 2525
E-mail: smithkk@mercyhealth.com
Empowering pregnant and parenting families to develop
nurturing
relationships and connections within the community.