Strengthening bonds within families of newborns and linking them directly to supportive community resources.
Evidence Based
Family Connects is a nurse-based approach to supporting newborns and their families through nurse home visits, connecting families to services in the community, and supporting families with an individual approach to care.
This map only shows programs funded by South Carolina First Steps. For more information about services available in your area, contact your local First Steps partnership.
All individuals who deliver at a participating birthing center or hospital are eligible to receive services.
Families with babies and toddlers
Families are offered a free home visit by a nurse, who conducts a maternal and child health screening and connects parents to resources in their community.
In-home coaching with trained parent educators
Health
Nurse-Family PartnershipHome visitation for first time mothers, from pregnancy until the child turns two.
Health
Early Identification & ReferralProviding developmental screenings and referrals to other services, independent of another partnership program
Health
Reach Out and ReadBooks and information on reading books to children provided during well-child visits
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