To provide support and information to parents of infants in order to help their child have a healthy beginning; home visitors are volunteers in the community who have experience in child care and want to help mentor other parents

Description:
Welcome Baby is a free home visitation program committed to helping new parents face the uncertainties that come from raising a child. Volunteer home visitors come once a month to the homes of first-time parents to bring them information and support. They focus on the strengths of families, by empowering parents with knowledge, skills and resources to help them feel more secure and confident as they begin this new adventure.

History:
The Welcome Baby volunteer home visitation program was created in 1999 when United Way of Utah County formed a partnership with the Utah County Health Department under the Success by Six philosophy. United Way provides the volunteers, while the Health Department provides the curriculum.

Contact people:

Barbara Leavitt, Volunteer Coordinator, (801) 374-8108, (email) Marla Raff, Bureau Director Child Health Services, (801) 851-7059, (email)

Main office number: (801) 374-8108
TDD number: Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Utah
Office fax number: (801) 374-2591

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Address:

148 North 100 West, P.O. Box 135 Provo, UT 84603 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.unitedwayuc.org/welcomebaby

Directions:

From Center Street in Provo, go North on 100 West. At 148 North, you will see the United Way building on your right. Turn right into the parking lot. Enter at the main door on the west side and ask. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

Services
	Home visitation Article and resouce library Information on healthy development Community resources for parents
Funding
	United Way of Utah County, Utah County Health Department
Affliations
	Success By 6, Utah's Promise, United Way of Utah County, Utah County Health Department

Overall Experience   
Not only have I been able to share information and help families, I have been learning new things and making new friends!

I am an intern for Welcome Baby, and have been a volunteer for two months. I have learned very valuable information about the community, and what I will need for my own parenting experience. I have had a spectacular time helping other people to learn about this information, and I have definitely made new friends with my fellow volunteers as well as the families I teach. There is nothing more rewarding than the feeling you get from helping other people! posted by agabriel on June 1, 2004