In-Home & Virtual Parenting Support

Most families can benefit from extra support during pregnancy, after the baby is born, and during the first few years of life.

In-home parenting support can:

  • Enhance parenting skills, understanding, and confidence

  • Help families get accustomed to a new baby

  • Provide personal support and referrals to resources

  • Promote bonding and healthy development

Find resources for one-on-one education, guidance and support for your family — either virtually or at your home.

  • The Salida School District home visitation program is funded by Early Head Start, a federal program, and applicants must meet income requirements to qualify.

    The Home Visitor works with parents in the home before a child’s birth until the child is three years old or enters an early childhood center.

    Program Contact: Theresa Gilson

    Phone: 719-530-5377

    Address: 516 Teller St., Salida

    Ages Served: Prenatal - 3 years

  • Nurse-Family Partnership is a free, voluntary program that supports first-time moms to create better futures for themselves and their babies. Nurse-Family Partnership sends specially trained nurses to regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy, and continuing through the child’s second birthday.

    Expectant moms benefit by getting the care and support they need to have a healthy pregnancy. At the same time, new mothers develop a close relationship with a nurse who becomes a trusted resource they can rely on for advice on everything from safely caring for their child to taking steps to provide a stable, secure future for them both.

    Phone: 719-293-1934

    Eligibility: First-time moms

    Ages Served: Prenatal - 2 years (first-time parents only)

  • Healthy Start is a service provided to all families in Chaffee County with children birth through 12 months. We have support to offer every family — whether it’s your first child or your fifth!

    A Healthy Start nurse home visitor meets with the family in their home on an average 10 times during pregnancy and in the first year of the child's life. Services include: breastfeeding education and support, what to expect in the early days, safe sleep, depression screening and referral, understanding normal newborn behavior, developmental milestones, car seat inspections, oral health, connections to community resources, nutrition, exercise, birth control, immunizations, infant safety, tobacco cessation education, solid food introduction, and many other topics.

    Program Contact: Cassondra Franco

    Phone: 719-530-2562

    Address: 448 East 1st St., Suite 137 Salida

    Ages Served: Prenatal - 12 months

    Eligibility: Participants must live in Chaffee County.