overview
The intimacy of visiting in the home can make parents more comfortable about opening up and identifying their needs. It also helps home visitors to better tailor their support and guidance to the families’ needs. From observing the family in their home, home visitors can build on their strengths and can also identify risk factors in the children’s growth and development, such as maternal depression, poor parenting practices, and lack of support. Many parents can sometimes feel isolated and home visits from a trained service provider can offer a valuable connection to the outside community and the services available.
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home visitor spotlight
Meet Elizabeth Gutierrez
Saginaw ISD Birth-5 Program
Home Visitor Elizabeth Gutierrez is a seasoned home visitor and has been providing home visits for 18 years – 5 of those years as a home visitor with Saginaw ISD’s Birth-5 Program. She enjoys being able to help families. Every family is different, as well as their parenting styles, predicaments, family unit, etc. She says being a home visitor is never boring and enjoys being in different environments every couple of hours! Birth-5 is unique because Early-On service coordination is also provided; this expands the qualification to families receiving Early-On Part C services. If you live in Saginaw County (outside the City of Saginaw) and have a child(ren) 5 or younger, contact Elizabeth at egutierr@sisd.cc or 989-399-7445 to find out if you qualify. |
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Family Spotlight
"When you are young and start taking care of adult responsibilities you may have the feeling you don't know where to start. My name is Connie and my name is Damarcus Sr. We started off as young teen parents. There are many resources such as Teen Parenting Services, and Birth-5. We, as a family, learned so much from Teen Parenting Services. They taught us how to raise our child Damarcus Jr. We learned the importance of doctors appointments, schooling, and behavior, but most importantly to love and cherish."
- Connie and Damarcus Sr.
