GIVE THEM THEIR BEST START!
Helping children and their families get their BEST START for more than 40 years!
Early Intervention
Call and PRESS 2 (or ask for ext. 2) for Early Intervention!
Our Early Intervention (EI) program has served the developmental and therapeutic needs of children ages birth to three for over 40 years. Experienced therapists and clinicians work with families in their homes, at a childcare center or community space, or in the home of an extended family member.
Children under the age of three receive a developmental assessment by a team of highly skilled professionals and therapists. Some services provided include:
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Aquatics Therapy
- Behavioral and Social-Emotional Intervention
- Deaf-education Services
- Vision Services
- Infant Massage Instruction
- Maternal and Child Health
- Nursing Services
- Sensory Integration Therapy
Who can refer a child? Parents, physicians, childcare providers, and caregivers can contact the program to initiate a referral.
EI Parenting Partnerships
Call and PRESS 2 (or ask for ext. 2) for EI Parenting Partnerships!
The Early Intervention Parenting Partnerships (EIPP) program provides education, support, and resources to pregnant women and new mothers of all ages through home visits and support groups.
Pregnant women and new mothers with infants up to one year of age may be eligible for EIPP services. Home visiting is provided by a professional team including a nurse, licensed social worker, and community health worker.
Families set goals as part of a Family Care Plan that includes education and referrals for health insurance, healthcare, childbirth education, breastfeeding, nutritional services, parent support groups, family planning, safety, child care, mental health services, and substance abuse services.
The program also specializes in services for women at risk for postpartum depression and offers support groups for new parents that include transportation and meals. Services can reduce isolation, build social supports for families, educate parents, and support parent-child interactions.
Healthy Families
Call and PRESS 3 (or ask for ext. 3) for Healthy Families!
Greater Fall River Healthy Families provides parenting education, support, resources, and referrals to pregnant moms or first-time parents, 20 years old or younger, who reside in Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, or Westport, through home visits and support groups. There is also a limited capacity to serve first-time parents who are 21 years old and older.
During home visits held throughout the pregnancy and up to the child’s third birthday, Healthy Families staff work closely with parents in strengthening parenting skills and identifying specific goals they want to achieve.
Healthy Families staff build strong relationships with families and promote positive parent and child interactions. They discuss topics with parents like becoming self-sufficient, making healthy choices for themselves and their children, encouraging the pursuit or completion of education, and obtaining job training skills.
The program also offers interactive and engaging groups that include transportation, child care, and meals.
Welcome Family
Call and PRESS 3 (or ask for ext. 3) for Welcome Family!
Welcome Family is available to new mothers and their newborns and provides a one-time home visit from an experienced maternal health nurse. The nurse is knowledgeable about what new parents are experiencing and is ready to answer the many questions parents may have and provide the family with information and any needed resources.
The Welcome Family nurse meets with the family and newborn to conduct a brief clinical health assessment and provide information, such as:
- Baby’s weight and general health
- Calming, bathing, changing, and newborn care
- Breastfeeding
- Eating well to keep mom and newborn baby healthy
The nurse also discusses topics like:
- Getting enough sleep
- Family and friend support
- Emotions, feelings, or depression
- Community resources
The program is for any family with a newborn, regardless of their income or how many births they have had. If the mom lives in Fall River or delivers their baby at Charlton Memorial Hospital, they qualify!
All of the above listed services are provided at no cost to the families
For more information about these services, contact:
People Incorporated
4 South Main Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 679-5233 tel
(508) 679-6211 fax