Help Me Grow is a comprehensive program serving
families with children from prenatal to age three. The goal
of Help Me Grow is to assure that
newborns, infants, and toddlers have the best possible start
in life. Help Me Grow program components
include:
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Prenatal
and Postnatal Home Visits to asses
the health of newborns and to offer help to new parents
by providing information on child development and available
programs and community resources.
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Home Visiting
that provides ongoing education on maternal
and child health, development, infant stimulation and growth
promoting activities, developmental screenings and information
and linkage to community resources.
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Service
Coordination provides for the development
of an Individual Family Services Plan and referral, coordination
and monitoring of services called for in the plan.
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Family Support
Services that
may include parent-mentoring parent to parent support parent
group activities (neighborhood playgroups), transitioning,
and transportation
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Multi disciplinary
evaluation for
infants and toddlers with suspected developmental disabilities
and delays which includes social/emotional, communication,
cognitive, physical (vision, hearing, nutrition) and adaptive.
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Specialized Services
based upon the
needs on individual families and may include respite care.
| 0-3
months
"hold me, cuddle me, talk to me, sing
to me" |
|
Registered
nurse home visit |
|
12-18 months
"show me how to play patty cake and peek-a-boo" |
Get
involved with neighborhood
playgroups |
|
| 3-6
months
"give me safe, squeaky toys to hold" |
|
In home information on child health and
growth promoting activities |
|
18-24 months
"give me time and space to play" |
|
Early
identification of development delays and referrals
for needed services |
|
6-9 months
"use my name when you talk to me" |
|
Information
on social and emotional developmental |
|
24-30 months
"give me words and actions to express my
feelings |
|
Screening
for health, vision, hearing, and overall development |
|
| 9-12
months
"when you read to me, let me turn the
pages |
|
Support
for parents as full partners in their child's
education |
|
30-36 months
"show me how to cooperate with others" |
|
Transition
to school-aged programs |
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For more information call:
ChildLink at 330-263-6363
or 1-800-247-9473
Suzanne Huse
Help Me Grow Program
Gault Family Center
716 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
330-263-8940: 330-263-8939 (FAX)
LINKS:
Help Me Grow
Request for Proposals (pdf)
Help Me Grow Eligibility Application (pdf)
Help Me Grow Release of Information (pdf)
Ohio
Help
Me Grow
website
Supported by the
Wayne County Family & Children First Council
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