Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) – Sunrise Children’s Foundation (Clark and Nye)

Home Visiting is a program that serves expectant mothers and families with children up through kindergarten entry.  The aim is to teach parents appropriate ways to interact with their children, learn about how a child develops, and gain parenting skills and techniques to help them prepare their child for kindergarten. In addition to this, the program checks to see if families need other resources, assists with goal setting, and screens for domestic violence, depression, and substance abuse. Children are screened regularly to ensure they are developing well, both physically and in social/emotional ways. If needed, referrals are made for any of those resources.  Home Visitors are provided with a resource directory and taught to follow up on referrals and assist families with getting referrals and making appointments when necessary. Breastfeeding is encouraged and supported and agencies serving families with infants have Certified Lactation Educators on staff. 

HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) is a home-visiting, early intervention program for families with children aged 2-5 years. HIPPY helps parents to engage their children in daily learning activities that promote literacy and school readiness.

NOTE: This program has limited funding and space - please reach out to the program for availability.