Getting Connected With Home Visiting Services During the Pandemic
L.A. County, LA Best Babies Network, and our home visiting friends partnered to provide 200 families access to the technology they needed to connect with a home visitor.
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Parenting “Power Tools” — That’s What My Home Visitor Gives Me
“I was told that I’m the first teacher for my son … they make me believe that,” said Monica, who stood up and shared her home visiting experience at a recent meeting. When Monica started speaking, we grabbed a phone and hit the video record button. What we captured demonstrates how a home visiting program can kindle a parent’s passion for reading to her children — and how a home visitor provides parenting “power tools.”
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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