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Making Families Stronger
At the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), we know that all new parents can use a helping hand. The NFP has the experts and services to help new moms and dads get off to the best start possible with their new babies. That’s why we offer first-time parents the chance to participate in our home visitation services.

The Nurse-Family Partnership is a community-based, hospital supported program that works to strengthen and enrich families with young children through care that continues beyond the doctor’s office – right in the convenience of your own home.

How does the Nurse-Family Partnership offer its services? New and expecting parents often have many questions. After all, babies do not come with instructions. That’s just where the Nurse-Family Partnership can help. By providing support and instruction to new and expecting moms and dads, the NFP will also answer all your questions and make you feel more relaxed and confident as a new parent.

Here’s how it works. A registered nurse will come to your home to provide the following services:

• Information on the care, development, health and safety of infants and children.
• Activities that help parents help their babies grow and develop properly.
• Early childhood developmental screenings.
• Monitoring of health care, immunizations and dental care.
• Access to medical, dental and other community services for parents and children.
• Activities with other parents and children – such as playtimes, craft groups, holiday parties and much more.

Ideally, visits to new parents should begin before the baby is born – in the expecting mom’s first trimester, if possible. Support is generally available until the child is two-years-old and even up to age 5.

Benefits of NFP Programs

Learning
Medical research has shown that during the first three years of life, the brain forms critical connections between cells that allow learning to take place. That’s the foundation for school readiness.

In addition, if movement, emotion, language, logic and music are not part of an infant’s or toddler’s experience, critical pathways in the brain are not developed; consequently, it’s harder for the child to learn these skills later on.

Health
The first years of life are the most important for a child to receive immunizations and regular well-child care. During the early years, the foundation for the child’s health is being set and formed through the choices of the parents.

Better Parenting
Parenting is one of the most important jobs any person could ever have – yet most parents receive very little training for the role. No one shows us how to be good parents. And let’s face it, parenting brings with many questions about how to best care for that little bundle of joy. The NFP can help by guiding parents in their new roles of being the best moms and dads they can be.

Best of all, the NFP helps new parents feel comfortable, confident and relaxed – and that’s best for the baby and the parents!

Vision and Mission

Mission Statement
The Nurse-Family Partnership provides comprehensive nurse home visiting services that empower first-time parents to use their strengths to improve their future and those of their children by promoting positive parent-child relationships; a safe, loving home environment and good health practices.

Vision Statement
The Vision of the Nurse-Family Partnership is to provide support and nurturing to all growing families through community partnership to build healthy families and strong communities.