S.A.F.E. Home Visiting Program

Resources for Children Health (RCH), in conjunction with the Department of Public Health's Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health (MCFH) is proud to present the SAFE Home Visiting Program (Services to Assist Families to Excel) in South Philadelphia.

The goal of the SAFE program is to provide parents of children aged birth through 5 years with the information, resources and support they need to raise healthy and happy children. Services are conducted by a peer and professional staff, and include:

• In-home visits
• Help in obtaining medical, pediatric and well-baby care;
• Accompaniment to medical appointments and other
  appointments;
• Connecting participants to supportive community resources to
  meet identified needs;
• Health and nutrition information, resources and written handouts;
• Incentives - baby items, parent/child activity books, and others;
• Assisting participants in securing health insurance or other
  benefits;
• Supporting participants in engaging in healthy lifestyle practices,
  such as smoking cessation, exercise and good adult & child nutrition;
• "Hands-on" support, such as grocery shopping to show participants how to purchase good quality nutritional foods at reasonable prices; and
• Positive parenting and health education workshops, which are open to everyone in the South Philadelphia community.

• English version
• Spanish version

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For more information or to make a referral to the SAFE Program, please contact Eileen Storm at 215-790-7217 or estorm@phmc.org.