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Provides resources and services for families needing additional support, including families in crisis, struggling with postpartum depression, or dealing with situations such as homelessness, kinship care, parenting as a teen, and more.

Services include:
- Crisis counseling
- Home visits and parenting education
- Facilitated play groups (meet other families and learn about your child's development)
- Parent support groups with childcare provided
- Parenting education classes

- Toys, books and diapers may be available
- Referrals for resources and follow-ups

Strengthens families by supporting interactions between parents and children, contributing to early childhood development and preparing children for success during life's most critical period. Services include home visits, parent-child interaction groups, developmental assessments, toys and books and diapers.

Offers a 8-week program offered to fathers and mothers, the women have a female facilitator. There is also an opportunity to enter into a co-parenting environment where a male and female instructor co-facilitate a co-parenting group. Includes sessions on health, child development, housing, financial stability, substance abuse, racism, and the importance of being involved in your child’s life physically, emotionally, and financially.

Supports local families by offering parenting classes and family bonding events such as the father daughter dance, mother son fun night, gingerbread house making event, Thursday Night in Pella and by encouraging early literacy through ELMA (Early Literacy Mentoring Association).