Happy Father’s Day from the Family Strengthening Network
Here’s a quick video to share a few shots of dads in the Family Strengthening Network’s home visiting programs: Welcome Baby, Parents as Teachers, and Healthy Families America.
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Home Visiting in L.A. County: Moving the Needle on Capacity and Efficacy
Home visiting helps build healthier and more resilient families. Learn about the impact of LA County’s home visiting programs in this brief from the LA County Consortium.
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Webinar: How, and Why, to Encourage California Families to Participate in the Census
There’s a lot riding on the Census. This webinar and related resources will help you help families understand the importance — and the safety — of getting everyone counted.
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Peer to Peer Workshop: Engaging and Supporting Fathers Through Home Visiting
There is still room for improvement when it comes to increasing father engagement in home visiting. At our Family Strengthening Network Peer to Peer Workshops this year, we’re looking at how to support dads — and how that helps the whole family.
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“Being in Welcome Baby was a refresher for me, even though this was my fourth child.”
Welcome Baby may be especially helpful for first-time parents, but there’s plenty to learn with each pregnancy — and all expecting families can use a little extra support.
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Looking for Guidance, Family Turns to Welcome Baby
As first-time parents looking to give their child a healthy start, Cristina and Miguel enrolled in the Welcome Baby program through MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach.
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The 2019 Home Visiting Yearbook Is Here!
The National Home Visiting Resource Center (NHVRC) has released its 2019 Home Visiting Yearbook, providing the most thorough look yet at home visiting at the state and national levels. Welcome Baby, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers are profiled in the publication.
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Annual Family Strengthening Summit 2019: Celebrating Home Visiting Champions
On June 11, 2019, over 600 members of the Family Strengthening Network gathered to hear from keynote speakers and from some of the families they serve about how home visiting is changing lives in Los Angeles County. See the videos and photos here. #StrongerFamiliesLA
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‘Welcome Baby’ Nurse Helps New Mom and Baby With Tongue-Tie
Hooray for Welcome Baby RNs! Here’s a case where a visit from a nurse helped the baby get an important surgical procedure that allowed him to breastfeed.
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A Day in Review: Family Strengthening Network’s Peer-to-Peer Workshop
How to identify and support victims of sex trafficking, how to connect families to vital community services, and how to communicate effectively … Welcome Baby staff members picked up lots of practical training and tools at this event. Watch our 39-second video recap.
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