Advocates For Children To Host Open House For New Programs

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CARTERSVILLE, GA -- Advocates for Children will host a ribbon cutting and open house for its Parents as Teachers and First Steps initiatives.

The event will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at 105 Douglas Street in Cartersville. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the new location for the programs.

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) initiative targets prenatal mothers and families who have children that enter the program before their third birthday. The early childhood home visitation program is “designed to help families learn more about parenting, support their child’s development and help with the challenges of family life,” the Cartersville-based organization said in a press release.

Included in the two-year curriculum are personal visits focusing on developmental-centered parenting, parent-child interaction and family well-being.

Another preventative program, First Steps employees makes visits to Cartersville Medical Center to meet with the mothers of newborn babies. The intent is "to give mothers resources and support in order to reduce the stress that comes with having a baby and hopefully prevent any chances of neglect or abuse," said Jennifer Wiggins Matthews of Advocates for Children.

For more information, visit www.AdvoChild.org, call Fox at 770-606-8578 or email HIYHintake@AdvoChild.org.

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