Healthy Families Buffalo (Buffalo Home Visiting) is designed to increase self-sufficiency while decreasing child abuse and neglect. The program matches parents with knowledgeable and caring workers who provide information and support during pregnancy and early childhood. Services include helping families access community resources and services, educating families on parenting and child development, connecting families with medical providers, and assessing children for developmental delays. Services are received in the home and at no cost to the family.
How can we help you?
- Ensure families’ basic needs are met (help is given to families who need services from food pantries, public assistance, WIC, housing assistance, etc.)
- Provide families with a family support worker who will visit them in their home once a week to provide educational information and resources for up to 5 years.
- Promote positive parent child interactions by educating families on child development and by providing activities to help them enhance their child’s growth and development.
- Strengthen the family support system by linking them to appropriate programs and agencies.
- Empower and educate families to enable self-advocacy.
This program is a part of a nationwide initiative called Healthy Families America (HFA), The Buffalo Home Visiting Program is based on over two decades of research and experience with other home visitor programs and is part of the statewide Healthy Families New York System funded by the office of Childhood and Family Services.
Call 716-884-6711 ext 1001 for information or referrals.
AnnMarie Correa – Program Manager – [email protected]
Child Abuse Prevention
Join us in “Growing a Better Tomorrow for All Children, Together”. You can help plant the seeds of change. It is more important than ever to help positive childhood experiences take root in your community and across the country.
At BPPN, we’re committed to preventing child abuse and supporting families. Our Buffalo Home Visiting Program is proud to be part of Healthy Families America (HFA)—a nationally recognized, evidence-based model that supports parents through regular home visits focused on:
- Healthy child development
- Positive parenting
- Family well-being
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