Home Visiting
Guidance...right where families need it most.
United Way's Home Visiting initiative focuses on the importance of children's early years and on the pivotal role parents play in shaping their lives. Instead of asking new parents to seek out assistance under challenging circumstances, this initiative brings critical services into the home, where the child learns and grows. Once there, Home Visiting staff can see the environments in which families live, gain a better understanding of the families' needs and cultural traditions, and tailor services to meet those needs. Similar programs in other states have found a 79% reduction in rates of child maltreatment among families receiving home-visiting services. The quality of the relationship established between the home visitor and the client is often considered to be the essential component of a successful home visiting program. The United Way home visiting collaborative aims to: A new partnership with member of the private equity & venture capitalist industry is enabling United Way will bring home visiting programs serving pregnant mothers, and other family members, and young children up to age three to 200 new families by 2010.
