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Baby Bear Hugs

Empowering Families

No

Baby Bear Hugs changes the lives of families and children by providing parenting education and support through home visits and classes. As the old cliché goes: ‘Babies aren’t born with instructions’ and even if they were, the instructions may not meet the individual circumstances of the parents or the children. The program is available to all “soon to be” parents and parents of infants and toddlers. Baby Bear Hugs tailors the visits to the interests and needs of the families to reach their parenting goals. Visits are delivered in the homes of families through paraprofessional visitors, nurses and volunteers. A family might have one or two visits or visits weekly or monthly for up to 3 years. Baby Bear Hugs is a nonprofit organization and services are free for families in 8 counties in Eastern Colorado. Recently Baby Bear Hugs implemented a Healthy Living program to help parents learn about good nutrition and increased exercise. By providing a friendly visitor families can access resources, and learn about their new bundle of joy. Parents most frequently say that they loved the support provided through the visitor, it is the relationship that they value.

Empowering Families was the credo approved by the Board. It was recommended to the Board by the PR committee because empowering means to equip or supply with ability. The staff and community also liked: Building the foundation for (tomorrow’s or today’s) families.
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