Programs & Services

Positive Parenting sponsored by Healthy Families Tifton

Healthy Families Tifton was one of Healthy Families Georgia's pilot programs that began with First Steps in 1994. After a successful year, Healthy Families Tifton was initiated in 1995 and continues to benefit those in the Tift County area. Healthy Families Tifton and Healthy Families Georgia are components of Healthy Families America.

The goals of Healthy Families is to promote positive parenting, to encourage and improve child health and development, and to prevent and/or reduce abuse and neglect. It is a voluntary program which involves home visitation of selected families from birth to five years. Home visitors use an evidence-based curriculum called Growing Great Kids/ Growing Great Families which promotes positive discipline as well as brain development.

Since 2001, the program has served approximately 1,500 families through First Steps and 142 families through home visitation. In 2006, Healthy Families Tifton received the "Leading the Way" award for their work over the past ten years.

Information provided by Healthy Families Tifton has been derived from Principles of Parenting from the University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension Office. For a complete copy of the manual click here: http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/pubs/chfd/CHFD-E-41-14.pdf.

Other Links: 
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia & 1-800-CHILDREN helpline - http://www.preventchildabusega.org/html/helpline.html

Great Kids Inc. - http://www.greatkidsinc.org/