Positive Opportunities for Parents to Succeed

POPS is a home-based nurturing program for parents with children age 0-5. A trained nurse or family therapist will meet one-on-one with the family. The POPS program strives to:

Teach parents nurturing skills to help their children grow with a positive self-concept and self-esteem. Promote healthy physical and emotional development of self and others. Build empathy and awareness of the needs of others. Increase awareness of the developmental needs of a child. Help families to learn to spend quality time together and have fun doing it. Empower parents to seek healthy and safe outcome for their children. Find practical solutions to every day family problems.

(POPS visits may be billed to Medicaid or private insurance, but will not be billed to the client)

POPS Team

Nurses

Provide demonstrations, teaching and coaching of the parents to assure the child's health and safety in the home.

Support and Modeling of : Infant Care, Nutrition, Immunizations/Lead Testing, Home Safety, Infant Massage, Car Seat Safety, Toilet Training, Pregnancy Prevention, Communicable Disease, Finding Child Care, Stress Reduction, Dealing With Extended Family.

The Navigator

Provides bilingual support and assistance in accessing programs and services of Greenbelt Home Care and Hardin County.

The Family Therapist/Support Services Contact

Offers counseling and support that will:

Increase the safety of children in the home.

Increase positive relationships between child and parent, parent and parent.

Increase resource management knowledge of parents to assure a stable home that support the well-being of children.

Increase parent knowledge and access to social, emotional, and mental health services.

The Homemaker and Home Care Aid

Will provide life skills training - the how's and why's of laundry, meal preparation and household organization Will provide limited hours of Respite care allowing parents time away from a "colicky" baby

A "Tiny Treasures" incentive program is available to parents providing points redeemable for baby items when the parents comply with the determined plan and are home for visits as scheduled.

The "Team" can make referrals for CPR training, infant massage, car seat safety, child health clinics & immunizations, hawk-i, Head Start, Early Head Start, WIC, physician and dental care, Child Care Resource Center, Early Access, food banks, mental health/substance abuse services, Seeds of Hope, Department of Human Services and HUD Housing.