Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department

Family Home Visiting

Expectant parents and parents or caregivers of young children can get in-home support with pregnancy topics, parenting skills and connections to community resources.

Description

Family Home Visiting is a voluntary service available to pregnant persons and parents or caregivers of young children. Visits can be in the family's home, or another location preferred by the family.

A trained home visitor makes visits to provide the family support that is tailored to individual families' interests and needs, such as:

• Helping parents and caregivers create a healthy, nurturing environment for their young children
• Connecting families to community services, such as referrals for pregnant women to prenatal care
• Supporting parents and caregivers in being their child's first teacher
• Promoting positive parenting skills

Additional Information

Family Health offers home visiting programs for Hennepin County families:

• Hennepin Healthy Families
• Nurse Family Partnership
• Parents as Teachers
• Family Ties
• TeenHOPE
• The Family Partnership: Parenting for the Future

Services may be offered by contracted agencies in Hennepin County.

About This Location

Some topics that a home visitor may help families learn more about are:

• Pregnancy health
• Breastfeeding
• Newborn care and baby's health
• How babies grow, develop and learn
• What to do if there are concerns about a child's development and behavior

Features

• Client Conveniences
  • Assistance with community resources

• Evidence-Based Programs
  • Healthy Families America
  • Nurse Family Partnership
  • Parents as Teachers

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to everyone

• Specialization
  • Family

Eligibility

Many Family Home Visiting programs in Minnesota use an evidence-based home visiting model and each model varies slightly in audience, eligibility, and focus. These programs offer services prenatally through at least a child's second birthday, and some programs serve families up to a child's fifth birthday. Contact the program to learn more about their age requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Support is available during pregnancy and early years of parenting.

Application Instructions

Contact the local agency to enroll in this program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Home visiting referral

Fee

No direct charge for families. Some programs may bill public or private health insurance for services, but families are not billed for co-pay or out-of-pocket costs.