Program areas at New Hope Services
Wic (women, infants, and children) is a nutrition program, nationally recognized as an effective means for improving access to nutritious foods and promoting healthier eating and lifestyles. The Indiana wic program serves an average of 145,000 women, infants, and children each month through a statewide network of 140 wic clinics. Indiana wic supports $105 million in food sales at more than 600 Indiana wic-authorized grocery stores and pharmacies.wic provides: nutrition and health screening and assessment nutrition education and counseling breastfeeding promotion and support referrals to other Indiana health, family, and social Services supplemental healthy foods designed to meet special nutrition needs
Supported living the supported living program serves adults with intellectual disabilities in their home living environment to assist them to maintain their community home and live as independently as possible. This program serves clients living alone, with up to three roommates, or clients who reside with their family. Supported living Services are primarily provided in the home, but also involve community access. Individuals in this program may need only a few hours of Services a week, or up to 24 hours a day of assistance.
Healthy families Indiana (hfi) is a voluntary evidence-based home visitation program that is designed to promote healthy families and healthy children through a variety of Services including child development, access to health care, and parent education. It is also a multi-site statewide system that is administered by the Indiana department of child Services. Healthy families Indiana is funded by the department of child Services through temporary assistance for needy families (tanf), maternal, infant, early childhood home visiting (miechv), and state funds as well as local funds provided to the hfi sites.healthy families Indiana works closely with health clinics, local hospitals, Indiana wic offices, department of child Services (dcs), and other agencies for family referrals. Hfi systematically identifies families that could benefit from education and support Services prenatally or immediately after birth. The program is designed to strengthen families to reduce child abuse and neglect, childhood health problems, and juvenile delinquency.healthy families Indiana (hfi) has been in partnership with healthy families america (hfa), the national home visitation model, since 1994. The goals of healthy families Indiana are to: systematically engage families with multiple stressors in home visiting Services prenatally or at birth and sustaining community partnerships promote safe environments for children and families cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships promote healthy childhood growth and development through parent engagement enhance family functioning by reducing risk and building protective factors for optimal childhood outcomes provide staff with the training and support needed for their professional well being
Work Services, women infant and children, Indiana family health clinic council, rental properties, senior care and other programs