by Maria Almeida, Program Coordinator with Greater Brockton Healthy Families
The Greater Brockton Healthy Families is part of a statewide program providing free, voluntary, and confidential home-visiting support to first-time moms and dads ages 24 and under. The services can begin during pregnancy and extend through their child’s third birthday. Our services include child development, family health and nutrition, co–parenting coaching, education and career support, and referral to other community services. A home visitor works with the family to connect them to community resources, parent education, and child development while in their home. We also work with participants to visualize a goal they would like to work on and create steps to achieve that goal.
We work with community agencies, pediatrician offices, OBGyns, and hospitals for referrals to our program. However, anyone can refer to our program. Once we receive a referral, we assign the family a home visitor who will be with the family for the time spent in our program.
In 2023, our program expanded, and we now serve 17 towns in the community: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanson, Holbrook, Kingston, Pembroke, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, West Bridgewater and Whitman.
We are excited to become part of the fabric of these communities and build relationships with other agencies that work to make our communities healthier. Most of all we are excited to help children and first-time moms and dads develop the skills they need for success.
To learn more, visit us at Greater Brockton Healthy Families.
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