DIRECT CONTACT
For more information on Dakota Healthy Families:
(651) 322 – 3500
Monday - Friday 8:00-4:30
dhf@capagency.org
Healthy Families helps families develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to meet the unique needs of their babies. Healthy Families is a proven effective home visiting program that assist parents in creating healthy, safe, and nurturing environments that lead to children who arrive at kindergarten eager and ready to learn.
Healthy Families was effective in preventing child maltreatment in 92% of the families served.
Ninety percent of Healthy Families 3-year olds participate in Early Childhood Screening and 90% score within normal range.
The cost of providing Healthy Families’ preventive services to one family is about one-quarter of the expense of investigating and prosecuting a single case of abuse in the County’s child protection system (about $26,000 per case)
“Helped me cope with the stress of being a first time parent”
“You guys really love what you do!”
“I am not sure how I could have coped with everything.”
Your investments helps individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency and transforms communities.
For more information on Dakota Healthy Families:
(651) 322 – 3500
Monday - Friday 8:00-4:30
dhf@capagency.org