4 R Kids 4th Annual Appreciation Reception
The 4th Annual Appreciation Reception is December 4, 2014 from 5:30-7:30 at Summerset Winery, just north of Indianola on Hwy 65/69. The 4 R Kids ECI Area Board will be honoring families, service providers, policy makers and those who support early childhood in Adair, Dallas, Madison, and Warren County. There will be a brief program in which you will hear from program participants as well as service providers. Free heavy horsd'oeuvres and drinks will be provided.
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TEXT4Baby
Iowa officially became a TEXT4Baby partners in a national initiative that is endorsed by the Centers of Disease Control. Mothers receive three free text messages a week, times to their due date or their baby's birth date, through pregnancy and up until the baby's first birthday. The messages address topics such as labor signees and symptoms, prenatal care, urgent alerts, developmental milestones, immunizations, nutrition, birth defect prevention, safe sleep, safety, and more. To learn more go to www.text4baby.org
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Coordinated Intake
Visiting Nurse Services of Greater Iowa has been awarded funding to develop a state-level Coordinated Intake System for family support programming in conjunction with Early ACCESS (Part C). The new system moved in to production phase on July 1, 2014. All services are accessible by pone, email or website. Intake and Referral Specialist are available by phone M-F from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.. Local family support programs are encouraged to register to be included in the website. For more information call 888-425-4371 or www.iafamilysupportnewtwork.org
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