What is home visiting?
Home visiting is a free, voluntary program that involves meeting with a trained, family-support professional at a time convenient for you and your family. Home visitors provide new or expecting parents with resources to keep themselves and their children safe, healthy, and nurtured.
What We Know
Research shows that home visiting programs:
Support healthy
and developmentally
thriving children
Increase parenting knowledge and family
self-sufficiency
Improve maternal,
newborn, & child health
Cultivate safe homes, supportive interactions,
and positive relationships
Help increase school readiness and success
Strengthen the
bond between a parent
and a child
Work With A Home Visitor
If you think a home visitor is right for you, read about the various Kansas Home Visiting Programs, check out Frequently Asked Questions about home visiting, and Find a Home Visitor Near You.
We need your help!
DCCCA has created a survey to assess awareness about home visiting services in Kansas and to learn how we can raise awareness of this service. Your feedback is greatly valued and will help us guide our future efforts to increase awareness of home visitation services and to help empower parents and families to take action in receiving supports and giving their children a head start in life. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this brief 6 question survey.