In-Home Family Support
Parent Aid provides in-home hands-on help to families in need. Families exhibiting risk factors that can lead to child abuse are referred to Parent Aid by hospitals, churches, schools, other agencies, family members as well as self referrals.

After a referral, Parent Aid family support specialists visit a family to determine their needs and assess immediate emergencies the family may be facing.

We then partner with the family to establish a Family Plan- a set of goals for the family to work on with the support and assistance of a Parent Aid family support specialist. It is essential to know that this is a PARTNERSHIP, where families must have ownership of the results and be invested in the goals.

Once the goals have been set, our family support specialists visit families once a week, or once every other week, for up to 1 year. During these visits, family support specialists help support and educate families on a variety of issues:
• Home safety
• Nutrition
• Budgeting and other basic life skills
• Modeling positive interaction with children
• Anger management techniques
• Discipline methods
• Serving as advocate and support system for family

Family support specialists also help families identify and access other important services and resources in the community such as:
• Health care options
• Transportation
• Anger management classes
• Job training
• Temporary housing
• Daycare
• And much more

Our professional family support specialists are dedicated to helping bring positive change to a family in need. Oftentimes, we become the first line of support for families who are struggling with a diverse set of problems. That is our job!

If you or someone you know is in need of our help or would like to learn more about our in home family support services, please Contact Us.