Connect to the Support Your Family Needs to Thrive
Family support programs, often called home visiting programs, offer one-on-one, compassionate parenting support either in your home or virtually.
Our community has many different parenting support programs that use a home-visiting model. These programs can help families with different needs connect with community resources and support their child’s early development.
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The Family Navigation Team connects families to the resources they need to thrive.
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What families say about home visiting…
“When we first met, I wasn’t sure how this program could help us. Now, I couldn’t imagine navigating the system without someone to help make the connections with services easier.”
Parent support programs at-a-glance
Each program is a bit different! This one-page document summarizes the parent support programs available in Jefferson County.
Complete List of Parent Support Programs
Contact the Family Navigation Team to learn more about any of the programs listed below.
See this one-pager for a quick glance of all programs.
Offered by Lifespan Local
Mental health support for parents and other caregivers. Designed for caregivers from Native American, Spanish-, Vietnamese-, and Arabic-speaking families.
Offered by Savio House
Child First works with parents and children to build a strong, loving, parent-child relationship that protects and heals the brain from trauma and stress. Available to any family with a child 5 years old or younger and can serve Spanish-speaking families.
Cuenta Conmigo is a network of support for Spanish-speaking families of young children that provides free one-on-one visits (virtual, in-person or by phone); hosts weekly parent groups on topics including breastfeeding, lactation, child nutrition, infant mental health; and supports families to navigate resources and access services.
Call or text (720) 314-8120 to connect with one of Cuenta Conmigo’s team members or visit the website for more information.
Offered by Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Family therapy, parenting resources, school-based services, psychological assessments, and more.
Offered by Developmental Disabilities Resource Center in Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties
Developmental support for children birth to age 3 and their families. Services are tailored to the needs of each child and family and may include speech, occupational, physical therapy, or other services.
For Jefferson County residents that give birth at any hospital: A postpartum program that provides support with everything from feeding and sleeping to child care options and connections to community resources. A registered nurse visits your home when your baby is around 3 weeks old to check on you, the baby, and the whole family.
Family Star Montessori offers a home-based program for eligible families to receive a weekly visit from a certified Parent Educator. Using the Parents as Teachers model combined with a Montessori approach, our Parent Educators partner with families to ensure children are healthy, safe, and ready for school. This program is 100% free for eligible families and serves children from birth through age five.
The program includes:
- Weekly 90-minute in-person or virtual visit with a certified Parent Educator.
- Developmental, hearing, vision, and dental screenings for children.
- Comprehensive Pregnancy support and resources, including two-week newborn screening
- Parenting workshops, group socials, goal setting, and community resources.
For more information, please reach out to enrollment@familystar.net or call (303) 477-7827.
Offered by Jeffco Public Schools
Home visitation program designed to help parents prepare their 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children for success in school and beyond. Empowers parents as primary educators of their children and fosters parent involvement. Available in English and Spanish.
Offered by Jeffco Public Health
Nurse home visitation for first-time moms during pregnancy and up to a child’s second birthday. Focus is on maternal-child health, labor/delivery, feeding and caring for the baby, and supporting baby’s healthy development.
Offered by Shiloh House and Jeffco Public Schools
Monthly home visits with parent educators and opportunities to connect with other families. Developmental screenings and resource navigation, age-appropriate child development and parenting information.
Offered by Family Tree
Home visitation program focused on three areas of parenting skills: 1) understanding ways to increase positive behaviors and prevent difficult behaviors, 2) identifying and removing common household hazards, and 3) responding to common childhood illnesses and injuries. For families of children under 5 with risk factors including poverty, young maternal age, unstable housing, etc.