FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Helping People. Changing Lives.
We believe addressing the entire family and supporting them in taking an active role in every phase of their child’s development will better serve the child’s needs and the family as well. We offer parents opportunities and support for growth in order that they may identify their own strengths, needs, interests and become self sufficient and empowered to excel at all goals.
We provide the following to assist parents with their needs:
- Parent handbooks, resource Areas, community resource Booklets, and activity calendars
- Individualized Partnership Agreements based on the family's readiness and willingness
- Family Engagement Workers to work one-on-one to address individual needs
- Linking families to community agencies to help meet their needs
- Home visits to establish relationships with families, assess their needs, and discuss the child's development and needs
- Opportunities to serve on various committees, including Policy Council, to represent their Head Start/Early Head Start center
- Monthly seminars and parent activities tailored to the parents' interests
- Family literacy
- Male involvement