Grantees

Continue to develop the program and build on experiences and lessons learned in year one to provide new and expectant fathers in Central Vermont with the resources, support and education to create stable, nurturing family relationships and home environments durnig pregnancy and in the months following the birth or adoption of an infant.

Support New American children and their families. Provide culturally sensitive programs focused on family literacy, parent educaiton and acculturation for our mostly Afraican/Somali Bantu refegee families.

The Talking Room is a walk-in/drop-in counseling clinic for parents who participate in the programs at The Janet S. Munt Family Room. This is the collaboration of NFI VT Family Center and The Family Room. The NFI VT Family Center clinician has expertise in parenting support and healing trauma through counseling. The Family Room is known to be the place where refugees and immigrant parents go. The goal is to increase accessible mental health services for parents and caregivers.

Twogether in Vermont, is a relationship based parenting program four couples raising children together and for staff working in the childcare field.

A parent education and support program specifically for fathers and their children.

In collaboration with our local office of the Vermont Department Of Health, and Turning Point of Windham County, The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development (WPC) has trained peer support coaches as postpartum doulas to support expectant and new birth parents in recovery. This pilot program involves multiple organizations utilizing existing structures and strengths in our community. The potential impacts of this support for birth parents in recovery and their children, and the growth and development of a supportive community is worth investigating. With success, this would be a model that could be transferred to communities across the state.

Provide information and supports to a multi-generational group of women that will increase their knowledge and quality of life in three key areas: as an individiual, as a family and as a community member.