Parenting Support

Nurses & Nurturing Nurseries

Having a baby can leave parents both overjoyed and overwhelmed. It takes a village to raise a healthy, well-adjusted child, and VNA is proud to be an expert resource parents can rely on. VNA offers four voluntary home visitation programs for at-risk families with infants or small children. Our goal is to empower parents to maintain self-sufficient, healthy, happy families.

• • Family Connects – Douglas County (Coming soon!)
  • Healthy Families America
  • Love WINs
  • Physician-Ordered Family Home Healthcare
  • Project WIN (Iowa)

Curriculum

The Growing Great Kids™ curriculum is used during home visits with families. It is a highly-interactive, strengths-based approach that builds nurturing parent-child relationships and promotes parenting skills that support the early learning and development of infants and young children.

Other Services

Families participating in any of the programs have these additional services available to them:

• Breastfeeding support — Home visits by certified lactation consultants help pregnant women and new moms learn the benefits and the process of breastfeeding, and are provided with ongoing support to meet their breastfeeding goals.
• Childbirth education classes — Parents can learn about what to expect before, during, and after childbirth through classes taught by VNA professionals, at no cost. Sign up early!
• Community referrals — VNA social workers and parent coaches assist families with accessing housing, food, and other resources in the community.

Mom’s Everyday

Catch Visiting Nurse Association experts on Mom’s Everyday.

Kaiya Mears from VNA was also on Mom’s Everyday. She talked about breastfeeding, the sacred hour, skin-to-skin contact, and all of the great resources that are out there for new mothers!

Questions About Parenting Support Programs?

Contact Jennifer Durand, Parenting Support Clinical Manager.

Email: jdurand@vnatoday.org 
Call: (402) 930-4126