THRIVE: Model Home Visiting Program for Young Parents
Arkansas Communities for Young Parents Program
The Statewide Technical Assistant Resource (S.T.A.R) team is collaborating with The Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund (AR CTF) to develop and implement, “Arkansas Communities for Young Parents”, a statewide program to assist pregnant and parenting teenagers in Arkansas. The S.T.A.R. team consists of
experienced staff from Healthy Connections, Inc. in Mena and Centers for Youth and Families in Little Rock. They have been providing technical assistance and training to new and existing AR CTF programs for the past five years. Currently AR CTF/S.T.A.R. is providing technical assistance to ten program organizations that provide long-term, intensive home visiting services to teen parents who are pregnant or parenting.
Under “Arkansas Communities for Young Parents”, AR CTF will offer grant funds to at least 10 more
communities in the state of Arkansas for the development of either a home visiting program or a center
or school-based support-group for pregnant and parenting teens. The overall goal of this project is to
empower pregnant/parenting teens in Arkansas to provide a healthy, nurturing environment for their
children, as well as develop personal, educational and vocational skills for a more productive life.
S.T.A.R. will provide the needed technical assistance to programs funded under AR CTF.
S.T.A.R. Provides Organizational Services:
• Grant proposal preparation
• Assistance with filing for non-profit status
• Training of staff; training of program leadership
• Financial accountability training
• Report writing training
• Team building exercises
• Network enhancement
• Curricula suggestions and training
Program Provides Client Services:
• Identification of community resources
• Increase delivery of healthy babies
• Positive educational outcomes
• Encourage compliance with immunization schedules
• Provide social supports
• Teach and model parenting skills
• Create the ability to create a safe home environment and reduce subsequent pregnancies
• Access to statewide child maltreatment prevention resources and more.
If interested in participating in this program, please contact our outreach department at Ext. 136 or 133.
Call (479) 437-3449 ext 136 for our Mena or Mt. Ida, Arkansas location.
THRIVE: Model Home Visiting Program for Young Parents
Arkansas Communities for Young Parents Program
The Statewide Technical Assistant Resource (S.T.A.R) team is collaborating with The Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund (AR CTF) to develop and implement, “Arkansas Communities for Young Parents”, a statewide program to assist pregnant and parenting teenagers in Arkansas. The S.T.A.R. team consists of
experienced staff from Healthy Connections, Inc. in Mena and Centers for Youth and Families in Little Rock. They have been providing technical assistance and training to new and existing AR CTF programs for the past five years. Currently AR CTF/S.T.A.R. is providing technical assistance to ten program organizations that provide long-term, intensive home visiting services to teen parents who are pregnant or parenting.
Under “Arkansas Communities for Young Parents”, AR CTF will offer grant funds to at least 10 more
communities in the state of Arkansas for the development of either a home visiting program or a center
or school-based support-group for pregnant and parenting teens. The overall goal of this project is to
empower pregnant/parenting teens in Arkansas to provide a healthy, nurturing environment for their
children, as well as develop personal, educational and vocational skills for a more productive life.
S.T.A.R. will provide the needed technical assistance to programs funded under AR CTF.
S.T.A.R. Provides Organizational Services:
• Grant proposal preparation
• Assistance with filing for non-profit status
• Training of staff; training of program leadership
• Financial accountability training
• Report writing training
• Team building exercises
• Network enhancement
• Curricula suggestions and training
Program Provides Client Services:
• Identification of community resources
• Increase delivery of healthy babies
• Positive educational outcomes
• Encourage compliance with immunization schedules
• Provide social supports
• Teach and model parenting skills
• Create the ability to create a safe home environment and reduce subsequent pregnancies
• Access to statewide child maltreatment prevention resources and more.
If interested in participating in this program, please contact our outreach department at Ext. 136 or 133.
Call (479) 437-3449 ext 136 for our Mena or Mt. Ida, Arkansas location.