Young Families Program 
859-491-9200
1522 Dixie Hwy, Suite 200
Park Hills, KY 41011
The Young Families Program of Children, Inc. is a free home visitation program in Kenton County that provides comprehensive supports to first time parents from the prenatal period until their child turns three and a half years of age. Young Families is affiliated with both the regional Every Child Succeeds and the Kentucky HANDS programs. The program is designed to ensure an optimal start for children and their parents. The goals of the program are to ensure a healthy pregnancy, encourage positive parent-child interactions, increase child health indicators, ensure that children are on target developmentally, and to assist families to become self-sufficient.
Each family is paired with a Family Support Worker who visits the family in their home to answer questions, provide parenting and child development information, and assist in linking families to needed community resources. Home visits vary from weekly to monthly depending on the age of the child and the needs of the family. These Family Support Workers are Bachelor or Masters prepared professionals with expertise in child development.
The Young Families Program of Children, Inc. provides:
- Regular home visits from a professional family support worker until the child is three and a half years old.
- Parenting support and the latest parenting tips.
- Connection with available community resources.
- Stimulating activities for baby.
- Monthly parent-aid bags with educational and useful items, including an age-appropriate book for baby.
- A chance to connect with other first time parents and share the joys and challenges of parenting through group events.
- Tracking and support of baby’s development.
- Help in finding and utilizing a medical home.
- Help in finding quality child care.
- Support in transitioning into vocational or academic pursuits
As our community develops and changes, so have our services. The Young Families Program also offers services to Spanish-speaking parents through bilingual Family Support Workers, helping Spanish-speaking parents learn about their child's development and what they can do to ensure their child's success. They help the families understand the need for a medical home, well-child visits and a regular immunization schedule. The Family Support Workers help link the families to clinics and doctors offices with bilingual medical teams whenever possible to facilitate communication. Many community resources in Northern Kentucky do not have interpreters, so the Family Support Workers become advocates for those families they serve. They often translate appointments and remain in close contact with the agencies so that the families' needs are met.
Extensive evaluation has demonstrated the program’s success in achieving:
- Positive pregnancy outcomes
- Child development milestones
- Family self-sufficiency
- Improved parenting skills
This Young Families Program is offered at no cost to parents. Young Families is supported through a variety of public and private sources including Every Child Succeeds, the HANDS Program of Kentucky, the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department, and United Way. To be eligible for the Young Families Program, one or both of the parents must be first time parents, be pregnant, or have a baby under three months of age.
If you are interested in the program or have questions, call the Young Families Program at 859-491-9200.
Service Learning Training
