Office Hours: By Appointment Only - Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: Home visitation services are provided in your home or at another location in the community. Telephone: 402-441-8065 or 402-441-4103 (please leave a message) Fees: There is no charge for this service.
Complete an online referral here.
Home visiting has been shown effective in helping families:
Healthy Families America (HFA) is an evidence-based model with many proven positive outcomes. HFA parents are more likely to parent in ways that promote healthy child development and create safer home environments. HFA moms show improved mental health and lowered parenting stress. HFA children perform better on developmental screens (meeting milestones) and have fewer behavior problems. HFA reduces barriers and connects families with essential community resources. Home visits are offered voluntarily for 3-5 years.
Home visiting is a service provided within the home by highly trained and qualified professionals, including public health nurses and outreach workers. Home visiting programs provide parents with support to enhance the child-parent relationship. With these enhanced skills, parents can create environments that positively impact their child's social and emotional development.
We offer voluntary home visiting services to Lincoln and Lancaster County parents facing multiple challenges (e.g., elements that would add stressors to any home: single parent status, low income, substance abuse problems, victim of abuse or domestic violence, etc.) so that they have the support they need.
Referrals are taken prenatally or until the child is 3 months old.
An assessment process starts once a referral is received. A Family Assessment Worker will contact you to schedule an interview to identify family strengths and needs. This interview will help determine if you are eligible for on-going home visitation services or offer referrals to other supportive services.
Referral Form(PDF, 186KB)
Staffing is a critical component of the Healthy Families Nebraska program. We place a high priority on recruiting highly qualified staff, including public health nurses and outreach workers, who not only have direct service experience, but who have strong interpersonal and communication skills and experience working with culturally diverse families in our community.
Home visitation services are offered to expectant families and new parents, beginning prenatally or shortly after the birth of the child. Services are offered voluntarily, intensively and over the long-term (until the child is at least 3 years old). Home visits decrease in frequency over time.
Call 402-441-8065 for additional information or call 402-441-4103 to leave your contact information and staff will return your call.
Services are provided at no charge.