Are you pregnant, a parent, or caregiver with young children? First 5 San Joaquin offers FREE home visiting services to help you navigate the challenges of being a parent in today’s world. Our goal is to help you be the best parent you can. We’ll connect you with local trained professionals in the area who will help you thrive by:
Providing tools and support for positive health, well-being and development
Getting kids ready to succeed in school with early literacy support
Connecting you with supportive group meetings and community resources
Helping you with searching and applying for jobs, including interview skills, resume development, job application submission and child care access
The JourneyWORKs program provides home visitation services to address mental health and substance abuse issues for families that are participating in the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work program. Parent Educators help parents:
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Learn more about the FamilyWORKs program
Take our enrollment survey and find out if the FamilyWORKs program is the right choice for your family.
The First 5 Home Visitation Initiative provides home visitation services to help parents:
Take our enrollment survey to see if the Home Visitation Initiative program would be a good fit for your family.
Who are Parent Educators? Parent Educators are trained individuals ready to assist and guide parents through the ups and downs of parenthood. Parent Educators receive extensive training prior to conducting home visits. Parent Educators specialize in providing personalized plans for each family they serve.
How do home visits work? Home visits are conveniently offered in the comform of your own home. Home visits typically take place two to three times a month and occasional check-in phone calls may happen in between visits. Each visit lasts about one hour. The Parent Educator will work with you to schedule the home visit at a time that works best for you.
How should I prepare for my first home visit? Parent Educators will call you prior to your first visit to comfirm the time and location, and to prepare you and your family for the visit and review any questions or concerns you may have. Parent Educators take a non-judgmental approach to providing services to ensure you feel as comfortable as possible.
In 2018-2019, First 5 San Joaquin home visiting programs helped 756 children and their parents by providing home visits that were focused on child development, family self-sufficiency, healthy eating and physical activity, and job skills training.
If I hadn’t had (a home visitor) come to my home, things would have just gotten worse. I’m in a much better emotional state, and I’m ready for work.
– Erica, Mom of Two, Stockton, CA
