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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.

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.

Offers mental health counseling from a faith-based perspective to individuals, couples, and families including children as young as 4 years of age.

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Marriage and Relationships Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
General Mental Health Support Groups
General Counseling 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.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Home Based Parenting Education
Support groups for breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women. Groups available days and evenings.

Phone, online, or in person help for women who need help nursing their babies or anyone (for example expectant parents or health care providers) interested in learning more about breastfeeding.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Young Families Incentive Program for parents of young children. Parents earn points by participating in healthy, educational activities that will assist their children in a stronger future. Points are then used to 'purchase' needed infant and toddler items.

Nurturing Parenting Program classes emphasize the importance of raising children in a warm, trusting and caring household.

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Parent Support Groups
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parenting Skills Classes

Preschool and Head Start program.

Service coordination and home visitation program.

Developmental testing, speech and language pathologist, occupational and physical therapists, and vision and hearing consultants.

Parent support groups.

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Special Education
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Childhood Education
Parent Support Groups
Parenting support including a moms discussion group (in English and Spanish), teen parents group, and a parenting skills class offered as a group or individually.

Grandparent support group meets monthly.

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Parent Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Offers a 8-week program offered to fathers and mothers, the women have a female facilitator. There is also an opportunity to enter into a co-parenting environment where a male and female instructor co-facilitate a co-parenting group. Includes sessions on health, child development, housing, financial stability, substance abuse, racism, and the importance of being involved in your child's life physically, emotionally, and financially.

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Parenting Materials
Parent Support Groups
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Parent Rights Classes
A voluntary program for prenatal families and families of children from birth to 5 years. This program is based on the belief that parents are their child's first and most influential teachers. Personal home visits to help parents know what to expect as child grows. Activities to help with child's development. Regular developmental and health screens. Referral network for additional services.

GROUP MEETINGS based on interest and concern are held monthly.

LENDING LIBRARY with toys and books available for participants.

FAMILY CABINET uses a point system used to earn diapers, formula, and other baby supplies.

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Home Based Parenting Education
Formula/Baby Food
Diapers
Parenting Materials
Early Childhood Education
Parent Support Groups

Provides help to parents of young children through regular in-home visits and groups, the services provide parents with the education and skill building they need to raise children in a happy and healthy home.

Support for anyone dealing with separation and divorce.
Welcomes pregnant and/or parenting adolescents (age 19 and younger) and their support persons (partner, family member etc.) to a weekly informative and supportive meeting incorporating topics such as maternal health, parenting and emotional well-being. Provides transportation and childcare services as well as a free meal for participants and their children each week.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Parent Support Groups

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.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Home Based Parenting Education
Nine week DVD series offered to blended families.

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.

Provides community to women and men dealing with infertility, connecting them with others who can help, empowering them to find resolution, and advocating for access to all family building options.

Peer led support groups are hosted by a volunteer and are composed of a varying number of people. Groups are often "drop in" in nature and last about two hours. Groups currently meeting in Bellevue, Nebraska and in Coralville, Waterloo, and Burlington, Iowa.

Support groups are led by a mental health professional. Individuals can process feeling relating to infertility or their family building efforts. Often composed of 8 to 10 individuals or 4 to 5 couples and scheduled weekly for 10-12 weeks. Support group leaders often have an intake appointment with each participant prior to the start of the group.

Helpline.

Online support community.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Infertility Support Groups
Medical Information Services
Educational and social support services to assist parents with children birth to age five. Services include home-based early childhood education, home-based supportive services, group parenting meetings, developmental screening, and planned learning activities for children. Four-year-old free preschool program.

Early Development Network provides service coordination for children, birth to three years, with disabilities or special needs to access community services. Families are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, and other supports and services as identified by the families' priorities.

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Home Based Parenting Education
Early Childhood Education
Parent Support Groups
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

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.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Home Based Parenting Education

Provides help to parents of young children through regular in-home visits and groups, the services provide parents with the education and skill building they need to raise children in a happy and healthy home.

Provides the program PASS (Parents Achieve Success with Support) for parents age 20-30 years of age which is a an education and support group.
Divorce Care support group.

Provides fellowship and support to members, and information about the joys and challenges of raising twins, triplets and more in Des Moines and the surrounding area.

Provides support, friendship and connections with other families who are raising multiples.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Parent Support Groups

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.

Offers prenatal and mom support groups.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Home Based Parenting Education