Maine Families
The Penquis Maine Families Program provides information, encouragement and support to first-time parents and teen parents in order to help them give their children the best possible start. The program offers home visits, parenting groups and access to educational materials and community resources. Parents choose their level of participation in the program based on their interests and needs, and may receive services until their child is five years old.
Information is provided to parents on:
- Healthy prenatal practices
- Labor and delivery
- The process of falling in love with their baby
- Infant care, feeding and nutrition
- Health and safety issues
- Child development
- How to help their baby learn
- Healthy parenting and self-care skills
Parents who live in Penobscot or Piscataquis County and are expecting or recently had their first baby (within the past three months) or parents who are pregnant or parenting teenagers are invited to take part in the program. There is no cost to participate. For more information, call 207-973-3642 (Bangor), 207-564-7116 (Dover-Foxcroft), 207-794-3093 (Lincoln), 207-723-6734 (Millinocket) or toll-free 1-888-389-3610.Funding is provided by the Maine Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Child and Family Health.
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