Education and support for parents, or soon to be parents

Description

Programming or supplies to help parents or potential parents succeed in the parenting role

This can include classes, workshops, information, educational opportunities, or equipment/supplies.

Additional Information

Parenting for the Future builds skills with parents who have cognitive limitations adversely affecting their parenting skills and who have a child under age five living at home.

• Parent education through classroom instruction weekly
• Home visits
• Connecting with community resources
• Developmental screenings, well-child checkups and immunizations

Parent Capacity-Building Program helps families who are experiencing challenges staying together.

• Provides in-home coaching and education, parenting skills
• Connecting with community resources for basic needs

Four Directions is a multicultural, therapeutic preschool in South Minneapolis for children age 16 months - 12 years

• Offers full-day, year-round education
• Includes access to Ojibwe and Dakota language immersion classrooms

North Minneapolis Preschool offers a full-day, year-round multicultural, therapeutic education and care from infants age 6 weeks - kindergarten-ready

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Hennepin County

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients

• Specialization
  • Family
  • Native American Community

Eligibility

Parents with cognitive limitations adversely affecting their parenting skills who have at least one child under age five living at home.

Application Instructions

Referrals are made by Hennepin County, hospitals, nurses, social workers and other agencies, or by self-referral.