Expectant parents and parents or caregivers of young children can receive in-home support including education on 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 occur 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
• Supporting parents and caregivers in achieving their personal goals

Additional Information

The Manidoo Ningadoodem (Family Spirit) Program supports young Native parents from pregnancy to 3 years after the birth of their child.

Health educators do home visits weekly, monthly, or whatever the parents' schedules allow. Families can follow the specially designed curriculum of 63 lessons or choose just the lessons they want to learn about. Visits are offered from early pregnancy until child's third birthday.

Program includes:

• Increase parenting knowledge and skills
• Address maternal psychosocial risks that could interfere with positive child rearing
• Promote optimal physical, cognitive, social/emotional development for children ages 0 to 3
• Prepare children for early school success
• Ensure children get recommended well-child visits and health care
• Link families to community services that address specific needs
• Promote parents' and children's Ojibwe life skills and cultural outcomes across the lifespan

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

• Area Served by County
  • Beltrami County
  • Cass County
  • Hubbard County
  • Itasca County

• Evidence-Based Programs
  • Family Spirit

• Specialization
  • Family
  • Native American Community

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 eligibility requirements.

Application Instructions

Contact the local agency to enroll in this program.

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.