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Provides evidence-based, accredited parent support and early intervention program that promotes health and development of expectant parents and parents of babies under three months of age. Offers long-term, home-based partnerships between the Family Specialist and parents from pregnancy until the child reaches school age.

Offers classes for new and expectant mothers, caregivers, and family members. Classes cover subject areas such as expectant parents, newborn care, breastfeeding, and new siblings.

Provides free parenting/relationship/career skills workshops for fathers and father-figures.

Provides parenting groups to help caregivers that are interset in improving parenting skills through education and support. Program content may include: using love and limits, understanding family values and roles, encouraging good behavior and using consequences in a positive way.

Provides in-home supportive outreach for families who are at risk of losing their children to foster care or are attempting to reunite with their children. Offers in-home support for a minimum of one hour per week, advocacy for the family, assistance in accessing other services, and parent education workshops.

* Provides family and parent/caregiver educational classes to strengthen family bonds and improve family functioning. Scheduling and meeting places are flexible. Active Parenting: First Five Years (parents of children Birth to age 5) Active Parenting: Ages 5-12 Active Parenting: Teens Active Parenting/Families in Action (teens and parents) Baby Care Workshop (Birth to 12 months) Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word (all ages) PS It Works! (all ages) Parents Apart (divorcing/separated parents) Parenting A Second Time Around "PASTA" (grandparents, relatives, and others raising children again)

The Family Services program is available to any family living in Cortland or Tompkins County with at least one child under the age of 5. Individuals who are pregnant are also eligible to receive services.parenting supportchild development informationdevelopmental assessments for young childrenconnections to community resources to help meet family needs and make progress toward goalsservices are provided through a home visiting method

* Provides specialized obstetrical care for pregnant teenagers up to 19 years of age.Services include: Pregnancy testing and counseling. Medical care during and after your pregnancy. Group prenatal care/Center Pregnancy. Education and information about: Pregnancy. Nutrition. Labor and birth. Care of new baby. Birth control. Social work office information and referrals to connect with community resources. Support services offered: Social and behavioral health issues. Housing. Domestic violence and relationship issues. Parenting education. Medical care for the baby. A financial counselor is available to assist with establishing health insurance for the client and the baby.

Provides hands on learning experiences to parents and child in the home using a research-based curriculum called, Parents as Teachers. The program focuses on connecting child development with parenting behaviors to provide tools to raise a happy, healthy, confident child and to help prepare children for kindergarten. Meetings are once per week for 90 minutes, around the parent's schedule. Socialization opportunities are provided to the children and families twice per month.

Offers parenting education to new expectant parents. Classes include education about pregnancy and parenting and life skills to help new parents through the pregnancy and to introduce them to parenthood. Participants earn points for each class or skill completed that can be used to purchase new or gently used items for the new baby.

Offers parenting information, parenting education classes, parent support group, as well as resource and referral to other agencies.Center also includes: Drop-In Play, story time and other literacy activities, special events, recreational programs and STEM actives for toddlers and preschoolers.

Offers free educational home or virtual visits to pregnant women, new moms, postpartum women, and/or breastfeeding moms. Also works with Kids on Track and other partners to get expecting parents, newborns, families, etc. connected for services.

Provides a parent education program to promote children’s social and emotional skills, understand their problem behaviors, and use positive approaches to help children learn appropriate behavior. These sessions will give parents general information on key strategies that may be used with all children. All facilitators are trained through Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning.

Offers strength-based parent education services for new parents and young parents, quality care education offered to working parents as part of child care resource and referral services, and early childhood enrichment programs. Also provides supervised visitation with a trained supervisor. Able to accommodate family and attorney requests as well as court ordered visitation.

Offers assistance in ensuring healthy pregnancies and child birth including Medicaid and WIC enrollment, prenatal health education, advocacy and assistance in eliminating social barriers to healthy pregnancies (transportation, housing and other issues), childbirth classes, and referrals to other services within the community.

Provides home-based assistance to struggling families to build strengths, set goals and take steps to reach them. Program offers parenting education tailored to fit the family's needs.

Facilitates parenting programs dedicated to strengthening family life throughout the county through classes and workshops, relevant to modern families.

Provides various workshops for parents and professionals who want to learn how to understand and provide better care and advocacy for their children who have special needs. Topics include: How to Get Special Education Services, School Discipline, Understanding your child's IEP, Advocating for Effective Transition Services, and Special Education for Children with Emotional Disabilities.

Coordinates a statewide effort to identify and develop resources for families in which a parent has a diagnosed mental illness. Seeks to increase awareness of the strengths and needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities, train mental health services providers in treatment issues, publicizing and dissemination materials and identify service gaps: advocating for these families. Identifies and links existing and evolving programs and parents, and facilitates the creation of new services.

Offers classes for parents expecting their first child or those who have never attended childbirth classes before. The six weekly sessions are taught by registered nurses certified by the Council of Childbirth Education specialists. Topics reviewed include: signs of labor, labor process, possible medications, anesthesia, newborn care, breathing and relaxation techniques, bottle/breastfeeding, and post-partum care. A tour of the maternity area and films on labor and delivery are also included. Classes run throughout the entire year.

Provides education and training to help parents of children with developmental disabilities, such as parenting skills, everyday skills, and more.

Provides expectant couples with information about pregnancy and their new role as parents. Topics covered include fetal growth and development, body changes during pregnancy, common tests and procedures, prenatal nutrition and exercise during one class session.

Provides a variety of support services for families with a child diagnosed with autism, including care management, and are at different stages of their life. Helps parents who are learning to cope with autism for the first time, or parents whose children are older, for siblings, grandparents, and caregivers.

Provides Information and Referral, Reference Services, Reader's Advisory and programs for children from birth through 6th grade. Programs and services include, but are not limited to Parent-Child Workshop, Homework Assistance, Computer Programs and Parenting Programs.