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HANDS is early childhood program providing families with
information about a variety of topics, including:
- Healthy pregnancy
- Caring for your child
- How to bond with your baby
- How to support a child with early experiences in
life that supports the child’s lifetime brain development and emotional health
- Creating safe and healthy homes
- Tools to make your family strong
All families receive information and learn about resources. Many families may receive additional support through home visits, if they wish. Families engage in fun activities to support their child's development as parents are their first teacher!
Who Can Participate and When?
Any parent/caregiver expecting a new baby or those enrolling
before their child is 90 days old. Services are always voluntary and free. Clark Co. HANDS serves families from Clark and Powell Co. We can refer families outside of our service area to the provider in their community.
How has HANDS improved Kentucky’s families’ lives?
Studies have shown that families who participate in HANDS
experience:
- Fewer premature infants
- Fewer low birth weight babies
- Fewer very low birth weight babies
- Fewer development delays
Families also report improvements in:
- Home safety
- Support Systems
- Discipline Techniques
- Anger Management Skills
- Coping Skills
- Amount of Stress Experienced
HANDS Believes:
- All parents
want to be good parents.
- All parents
want their children to be healthy
- All families
have strengths.
- Families are
responsible for their children.
- Families are
the primary decision makers regarding their children.
- Communities
recognize their roles in children's lives.
- Communities
recognize that all children must succeed.
- Prevention
and early intervention improves the community's well-being.
- Public and
private partnerships are vital to a successful program.
For more information about the
HANDS program in Clark County,
contact any HANDS staff person at (859)744-4482.
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