On August 5, 2026, the Helping Families Together: Home Visiting (HV) and Division of Family Services (DFS) Partnership Meeting brought partners together at the Delaware Agricultural Museum for meaningful conversation, connection, and collaboration. The conversation focused on reducing duplication, reinforcing Family Service Plan goals, building trust with families, reducing stigma, and identifying ways partners can better coordinate support throughout a family’s journey.
Delaware’s home visiting and early childhood partners came together for a successful 3rd Quarterly Home Visiting Community Advisory Board (HV CAB) meeting to share updates, celebrate progress, and explore new ways to connect families with the support they need.
Our four-part Sprouts series has been a wonderful opportunity for families to learn, connect, and participate in hands-on experiences focused on nutrition, healthy choices, and family engagement.
Belineda Jones, Healthy Families Delaware (HFD) Family Support Specialist, provided unwavering support to a mother whose young child needed a life-saving heart transplant. Her consistent presence and compassionate guidance empowered the mother to navigate her child’s medical journey with confidence.
A new and improved Delaware Family Support Hub is coming soon. We are moving the Hub from an app to the web, which means the resource library and community organizations index will be open to everyone, with no login required. If you have used the app, you keep everything you have today, with an easier way in. It all stays at DelawareFamilySupporthub.org, and staff tools stay securely signed in. Read the full update on our blog.
We're excited to share a valuable resource to help families learn about preventing childhood lead exposure.
Happy, Health, Lead-Free Me! is an engaging children's board book designed to introduce young children and their caregivers to the importance of lead safety in a fun, age-appropriate way.
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline Partner Toolkit
The 1-833-TLC-MAMA National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides free, confidential support through call, text, and online chat. Families can connect with trained counselors who offer emotional support, information, and referrals to local and telehealth services.
Mark your calendar for this year’s Annual Home Visiting Retreat, a special day dedicated to celebrating the incredible professionals who make a difference in the lives of children and families every day.
Busy Summer Days with DECC Home Visiting!
This last quarter has been busy with DECC Parents as Teachers and New Directions Early Head Start!
Serving families throughout New Castle County, Early Head Start is committed to empowering parents as their child's first and most important teacher while fostering healthy, thriving families and lifelong learning.
From enrollment during pregnancy through graduation when a child reaches age two, NFP builds trusting relationships with families and provides a broad range of services that support health, development, well-being, and self-sufficiency. Through this continuum of care, NFP Delaware remains committed to helping families achieve healthier futures and thrive.
New Castle County PAT Wraps up the Program Year
New Castle County PAT has wrapped up the 2025-2026 program year successfully. Play Group at Stubbs EEC is on hiatus for the summer.
Family Support Specialist Lea Attarian has been a source of encouragement and guidance for a Healthy Families Delaware family throughout their three-year journey.
