We are committed to providing home visiting, parent education and mentoring, to all first-time families in Knox County without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or handicap status, veterans’ status, family or marital status.

What are Home visits?

    A time to focus on your pregnancy, newborn or toddler

    A time to learn about your child's development

    A time to view educational videos and resource materials

    A time to ask a Certified PAT™ Parent Educator questions about parenting

 What is Parents as Teachers™ (PAT)?    

    Parents as Teachers ™ is an internationally recognized child development program which assists parents in recognizing that as a parent, they are their child’s first and most important teacher.

What are Family Services?

   Family Services is assistance locating transportation, housing, childcare, or connecting with other community resources. Family Services provides access to donated children's clothing and baby equipment and conducts weekly playgroups where enrolled families and their children can participate in family activities and workshops.

Parent Education and Family Services Project of Knox County
is a collaboration of the following agencies:

· Mid Coast Children’s Services, Inc.

· Penobscot Bay Medical Center

· University of Maine Cooperative Extension Parent Education Project

· Teen & Young Parent Program of Knox County, Inc.

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