Webinar: Supporting Parents After Perinatal Loss
It’s hard to know what to say to a parent who has lost a baby. In this webinar, home visitors learn how to support moms and dads who have experienced this traumatic event.
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Resources
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Webinar: Lactation Accommodation Laws in the Workplace
Breastfeeding moms, you have rights! In this webinar, home visitors learn how to ensure that those rights are protected.
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Webinar: How Home Visiting Programs Can Support NICU Families
NICU babies need lots of support, but so do their caregivers. “Premature babies give us premature parents,” said Esther Chon, who, along with Sharon Tan, led a webinar on how to help caregivers who have a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit. Watch the webinar here.
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Webinar: Importance of Fatherhood, Engaging Dads in Home Visiting
This week, Project Fatherhood’s LeHenry Solomon presented a webinar to the Parent Coaches from the 14 Welcome Baby hospitals in L.A. County. We’ve included the recording here, along with several other resources on fatherhood and on helping dads be better parents.
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Section 8 Housing Waiting List Opens Oct. 16. Here’s How to Help L.A. County Families Apply.
The lack of affordable housing in L.A. county is taking a toll on human health. Section 8 assistance can help, and on Oct. 16 — for the first time in 13 years — the waitlist will be open. Here’s a webinar and other resources for home visitors who want to help families apply.
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Webinar: Home Visiting 101
What is home visiting and what does it look like in Los Angeles County? Michaela Ferrari, coordinator of the Los Angeles County Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium, presents a comprehensive overview in this webinar, recorded June 26, 2017.
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Important Vaccinations for Children and Pregnant Women: Handouts and Tools for Parents
A new study shows that pregnant women can protect their babies by getting vaccinated against whooping cough. Included here are handouts and other resources to help keep pregnant women and new parents on track with vaccinations for themselves and their children.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop, New Toolkit for Immigrant Families
In the mid-19th century, the Irish comprised nearly half of all immigrants to the United States. So perhaps it was fitting that three South L.A. home visiting agencies spent their St. Patrick’s Day learning how to better support the immigrant families they serve.
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How to Support Pregnant and Parenting Teens
At our Family Strengthening Network workshop for home visitors, El Nido Family Centers invited two young parents to speak about their experience in El Nido’s Teen Parenting Services programs. We’ve posted video of this impressive mom and dad. Several teen parenting resources are also posted here.
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Video: Overview of the Welcome Baby Program
First 5 LA recently posted this nice introduction to the Welcome Baby program. Funded by First 5 LA, Welcome Baby provides a personal parent coach and a nurse visit to help families give their kids the best start. Learn more …
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