Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Parental training and enrichment program that offers education and family support services. The primary goal is to strengthen parent-child relationships, reinforce parenting skills, and promote child growth and development so that all children develop a strong foundation for learning.

Flexible meetings at the home or in the community to provide counseling, education and other support services to new and expectant parents.

- Communicable Disease Control. - Family Case Management, a.k.a Healthy Moms and Healthy Kids. - Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Food Coupons / Nutrition and Breastfeeding classes. - Pregnancy Testing Services. - County School Nursing / Vision and Hearing Screenings. - High-risk infant and maternal home visits (APORS). - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention – Medical Case Management. - Kid Care - ALL -Kids Enrollment / Temporary Medical Card (MPE).

Federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness. School readiness is defined as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and in life beyond school. Provides services in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.

Partners with young families to nurture healthy parent-child relationships during the early years (prenatal to age 3) to improve school readiness. Parents learn about positive parent-child interactions, infant/toddler development, positive discipline, and practical parenting. Serves families through weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly home visits.

A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0-3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.

Nurturing Parenting Program: A home-based program that seeks to improve the lives of parents and children. A Family Intervention Specialist will meet with the family one hour each week. Wraparound:is an intensive, strengths-based, and family-driven process that supports families staying together. Wraparound Services is aimed at helping families achieve the vision they have for themselves. Foster Care-Spero Foster Care provides homes in Southern Illinois for children ages birth to 21.

Parental training and enrichment program that offers education and family support services. The primary goal is to strengthen parent-child relationships, reinforce parenting skills, and promote child growth and development so that all children develop a strong foundation for learning.

- Provides an early childhood home visiting program that offers a wide range of services to prenatal, pregnant women, and parenting families of children up to age 3. Families are connected to home visiting services that assist with kindergarten readiness, while developing strong healthy families and relationships. Families are paired with home visitors based on the family's needs and program eligibility guidelines. Home visitors work with parents on practical parenting skills as well as family bonding during pregnancy and as children grow up. Home visitors provide parenting tips that match the child's needs. - Serves as a single point of entry for local agencies that provided services for families with young children under 5 that provide home visiting services and doula programs. - This program is designed to strengthen and build strong parent-child relationships utilizing evidence-based program models. WCHD partners with local agencies to provide: - One-on-one home visits. - Child activities and parenting tips. - Developmental screenings. - Connections to community services.

A voluntary home visiting program that helps new and expectant parents strengthen their family's functioning and reduce their risk for child abuse and/or neglect. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, and good parenting skills while providing support to the family. Doula services are also available. This includes prenatal information and support, labor coaching, breastfeeding, postpartum depression support, and assistance in the early weeks after childbirth. Prenatal support groups are also available.

An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

Pairs families with a home-visitor based on each family’s needs and schedules. Home visitors emphasize practical parenting skills as well as family bonding before birth and as children grow up.

Free for women who are pregnant with their first baby. At time of enrollment, the client will be connected to a registered nurse who will provide the support, advice, and information needed to have a healthy pregnancy, a healthy baby, and be a great mom.

Home-based visitation program focusing on parent education, parent-child connection, and parental empowerment. Services include parenting skills workshops and support community engagement. Our programs are open to caregivers with children ages birth-17 years old.

Provides parenting education and support to families with children ages 0-3. Offers 1-1 support through personal visits, child development information, development screening, and groups.

Provides comprehensive classroom and home-based services to pregnant women and children.

Provides prenatal services centered around family well being, child development, and common areas of concern for parents. Prenatal services include: - Developmental screenings. - Personal visits. - Goal setting. - Group meetings. - Resource library. - Doula services. Other services: - Free monthly diapers. - Free monthly period supplies. - Free monthly books.

An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.

A voluntary home visiting program that provides family support and coaching for expectant parents and parents of young children ages 0-3. The program provides guidance about child development, child safety, practical parenting skills, and family bonding. The agency's trained professionals provide regular visits based on the family's needs, preferences, and schedules. Visits may be in-person or virtual.

- Home-based parent education and family support program for expectant parents and families with children ages birth to three. - Families must meet eligibility guidelines as determined through a screening process. - Program offers weekly home visits, monthly group connection and parent/child interaction activities, developmental screenings, assistance in developing family goals and connecting to community resources.

Parents as Teachers Home Visiting program provides education and support to young parents in their homes. Program emphasizes parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting and family well-being.

Child development program designed to work with the family to empower the parent with good parenting skills and support services. Through individualized visits in the child's home, the Family Educator will help enhance the child's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. This program also assists pregnant women to access comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care, support parents in their parental roles and helps parents move toward self-sufficiency through the home visit.

An educational program provided to help prepare children for transition into kindergarten. Health screenings are provided as well as 2/3 of the nutrients a child needs each day. Transportation is available at most locations. The Early Head Start Program is specially designed to meet the unique developmental needs for infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months. Center based locations are available in Pulaski and Alexander counties. Additionally, there is a home based option available in all counties, which offers a weekly visit from a teacher in the convenience of the family's home along with two special days a month for activities with other families.