SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTHY FAMILIES NEW YORK

Healthy Families New York systematically identifies overburdened families in need of support; promotes positive parent-child interaction; works to ensure optimal pre-natal care and promote healthy childhood growth and development; enhances family functioning by building trusting relationships, problem-solving skills and support systems. Healthy Families New York works closely with Prevent Child Abuse New York... the only not-for-profit agency in New York State whose singular mission is to prevent child abuse in all its forms.

HFNY is dedicated to providing public information, advocacy, and education toward the goal of healthy and nurturing family environments for all New York State children.

Healthy Families New York is a collaboration of Healthy Families America, Prevent Child Abuse New York, Inc., the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, The New York State Home Visiting Council, and the Center for Human Services Research of the State University of New York at Albany.

The Healthy Families New York Home Visiting Program is a project of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and the New York State Department of Health. As of 2004, the Home Visiting Program provides primary funding and grant oversight for programs in 28 of New York's most highly stressed communities.

http://www.healthyfamiliesnewyork.org/