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Kit for New Parents/Baby Bag Program
DESCRIPTION:
Available in English and Spanish, the Kit for New Parents contains dvds and pamphlets with practical information about the importance of the early years, family literacy, quality child care, child safety, discipline, and health and nutrition to help new parents care for their newborn.
The Kit for New Parents is produced by First 5 California and distributed by local partner organizations including prenatal clinics, family resource centers, hospitals, community centers, parenting classes, clinics, home visiting programs, libraries, and other community groups.
The Baby Bag is distributed through local hospitals and home visiting programs. The Bag contains additional parenting information, an ages and stages development chart, and a local resource guide, Surviving Parenthood, to connect parents with programs and services.
PROGRAM SPECIFICS:
| Community served: |
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Countywide program |
| 2007-2008 Allocation: |
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$104,766 |
| Contractor: |
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Contra Costa Child Abuse Prevention Council |
RESULTS:
• Nearly 60,000 New Parent Kits and Baby Bags have
been distributed since 2002.
• Statewide evaluation of the New Parent Kit found
that parents who used it were more likely to childproof their
homes; read to their infants; enroll their infants in consistent
medical care; and practice safer bottle-feeding.
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