Parenting resources
Family Support Services offer long term child welfare for parents and their children, designed to empower families and provide a new pathway to achieving economic self-sufficiency.
The Family Support Team is committed to a two generational approach ensuring family and child well-being. When you contact us, ask to talk to someone about the Family Support programs.
Day Phone: 507-328-6099
First time parents: (18 years or older)
New baby:
- Collaboration with Public Health for home visits
- Ongoing support/information regarding healthy pregnancy, child development, housing, budgeting/finances, health care, child care, education/employment goals, parenting, and decision making.
- Monthly family activities.
- Families are enrolled during pregnancy through early infancy.
Pregnant & parenting teens (up to age 18):
- Pregnancy and parenting support program for adolescent moms, dads, and their child.
- Families receive support and information regarding parenting options, healthy pregnancy, child development, housing, budgeting/finances, child care, education/work goals, and referrals to community resources.
- Home or community visits
- Collaboration with Public Health
Families of color with a child under five years:
The participants are families of color with children from birth to five years old.
Services Include:
- Case management services that help provide opportunities for early childhood education.
- Connections to community resources.
- Family support and advocacy.
- Home visits
This service strives to help create a positive legacy for children of color in our community by increasing access to early childhood education services and connecting families with other resources in the community that empower them to reach their highest potential.
Families with at least one child under 10 years:
The participants are parents and their children who are experiencing complex challenges: disproportionality, generational poverty, historical trauma, homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, truancy, poor school outcomes, child welfare involvement, economic and employment instability, etc.
Services Include:
- Home visits
- Comprehensive case management services
- Early Intervention services
- Access to stabilizing federal economic programs
- Workforce development resources
- Early childhood / other educational supports
- Collaboration with Public Health
- Ongoing support and information regarding child development, housing, budgeting, parenting, goal setting and decision making.
FATHER Project
The positive involvement of both parents in a child’s life is important to their healthy development and overall wellbeing. FATHER Project assists fathers in overcoming the barriers that prevent them from supporting their children emotionally and economically. Fathers receive intensive case management services and career development services providing access to supports and resources. Weekly parenting groups offer practical parenting skills and support from peer fathers in similar circumstance
There are no costs associated with FATHER Project services.
This program is in collaboration with Family Service Rochester.
For information call 507-328-6400.
