Strong Families Vermont is an evidence-based home visiting program out of Vermont’s Maternal and Child Health division. The goal of Strong Families VT is to assist at-risk women who are pregnant or up to 6 weeks postnatal with prenatal health, parenting skills, child health and development, and family economic self-sufficiency. Nurse home visitors from Vermont’s community health agencies visit moms prenatally through their child’s second birthday to help connect them with resources and provide support. Strong Families VT is funded through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program out of HRSA and is internatially known as Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH), originating out of Austrailia. The program is an internatinally recognized, evidence based home visiting model that has been shown to improve family and community well-being. Strong Families VT works with families to:

• Recognize and build on the strengths of the family, parents and children in the home.
• Teach parenting skills and model effective techniques
• Promote early learning in the home with an emphasis on positive interactions between parents and children
• Provide information and guidance on a wide range of topics including breastfeeding, safe sleep position, injury prevention and nutrition
• Conduct screenings and provide referrals and connections to resources if necessary
• Connect families to other services and resources as appropriate

For more information visit: http://healthvermont.gov/children-youth-families/i... 

Low-income mothers and their families.