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Home Visiting Highlights - Turner KS Parents as Teachers and Wyandotte County Health Department - Healthy Families America!
Inspiring Stories from the Turner Kansas Parents as Teachers program and the Wyandotte County Health Departments Healthy Families America program that show the important role that Home Visitors continue to play in encouraging and supporting families!
As one family expressed, "Our family knows that our home visitor had a huge influence on us and our child's development"
Turner Kansas - Parents As Teachers
After leaving an domestic violence situation, mom and her two children began living with her relative. This caused them to relocated back to the Turner community and seek out Parents as Teachers. During the past year, mom has been working with her Parent Educator (home visitor) who provided guidance as to how to secure employment and budget for housing. The mom was empowered and able to save enough money to move out of her relative's home and into her own house that she rents with her 2 children.
She was able to move right before the pandemic started but was unfortunately laid off from her job when the shelter at home order began. Since she didn’t have WiFi in her home, The Parent Educator informed her of free WiFi through a local internet provider. She called and had her free temporary WiFi connected so we could do virtual visits. Mom and children have enjoyed continued contact with their home visitor, and now have a way of connecting not only with their home visitor, but with the outside world and other resources during this crisis.
Wyandotte County Health Department - Healthy Families America
Quote from a Family:
“People always question why our daughter is so skilled in certain activities. Like how she knew her alphabet before two, could hold a crayon well and draw more than scribbles (she’s been writing some letters) and how she already knows how to paint. But our family knows that our home visitor had a huge influence on us and our child’s development. She encouraged us to read to our daughter and teach her how to do new things with each visit.”
After leaving an domestic violence situation, mom and her two children began living with her relative. This caused them to relocated back to the Turner community and seek out Parents as Teachers. During the past year, mom has been working with her Parent Educator (home visitor) who provided guidance as to how to secure employment and budget for housing. The mom was empowered and able to save enough money to move out of her relative's home and into her own house that she rents with her 2 children.
She was able to move right before the pandemic started but was unfortunately laid off from her job when the shelter at home order began. Since she didn’t have WiFi in her home, The Parent Educator informed her of free WiFi through a local internet provider. She called and had her free temporary WiFi connected so we could do virtual visits. Mom and children have enjoyed continued contact with their home visitor, and now have a way of connecting not only with their home visitor, but with the outside world and other resources during this crisis.
Wyandotte County Health Department - Healthy Families America
Quote from a Family:
“People always question why our daughter is so skilled in certain activities. Like how she knew her alphabet before two, could hold a crayon well and draw more than scribbles (she’s been writing some letters) and how she already knows how to paint. But our family knows that our home visitor had a huge influence on us and our child’s development. She encouraged us to read to our daughter and teach her how to do new things with each visit.”
Stories from Home Visiting Families
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Promise 1000 partners with The Family Conservancy to provide
Moving Beyond Depression™ specifically to interested mothers participating in Promise 1000 home visiting who also struggle with depression.
Mothers receive the in-home therapy that they need to be healthy for themselves and their families!
http://www.movingbeyonddepression.org/
Promise 1000 - Moving Beyond Depression™ program is funded by United Way of Greater Kansas City and The Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund
Experiences in Moving Beyond Depression™
LaMisha's story of overcoming postpartum depression
utilizing Moving Beyond Depression™ through Promise 1000.
https://www.thefamilyconservancy.org/kansas-city-charity-for-children/
The Impact of Moving Beyond Depression from a Home Visitor's Perspective
-Showing the partnership between the mother, home visitor, and Moving Beyond Depression-
-Showing the partnership between the mother, home visitor, and Moving Beyond Depression-
"One of the mothers that engaged in the Moving Beyond Depression (MBD) program wanted to share the mirror she received upon completion of the program with the other members in her Women's Group.
The home visitor stated that it was a powerful moment for the entire group because many of the other women were also involved with the MBD program at different stages. This home visitor later went on to say that MBD really gave the mother the boost in parenting that she needed. She stated that initially she would have minimal to no communication with her son, and now she was talking and interacting with her son more than she ever had in the past. The home visitor stated that the support that MBD provides families and home visitors is invaluable."