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PROGRAM HEADER - COVER PAGE <br /> Organization Name <br /> • <br /> Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition <br /> Executive Director• E-mail • <br /> Andrea Berry, MNM andrea@irchealthystart.org <br /> Address ' Telephone • <br /> 333 17th Street, suite 2R (772) 563-9118 <br /> Fax <br /> (772)563-9125 <br /> Program Director• E-mail • <br /> Brieanna Fernandez brieanna@tykesandteens.org <br /> Address ' Telephone . <br /> 333 17th Street, suite 2S (772) 778-1323 . <br /> Fax <br /> (772)925-9234 <br /> Program Title • <br /> Healthy Families of Indian River County <br /> Priority Need Area Addressed • <br /> Builds parents'capacity beginning with expectant mothers and fathers experiencing high levels of stress and risk <br /> factors. <br /> Brief Description of the Program ` <br /> • <br /> Healthy Families of Indian River County (HFIRC) program provides home visitation that targets families with past or <br /> current emotional trauma or domestic violence. The staff helps fragile families to resolve problems pre-crisis, before <br /> child abuse occurs. The Healthy Families of Florida program model has proven to prevent child abuse and neglect <br /> by promoting positive parent-child relationships. HFIRC is modeled after the Healthy Families Florida program <br /> model. HFIRC staff are highly trained to provide intensive, comprehensive, long-term, and culturally appropriate <br /> services to reduce children's exposure to toxic stress. <br /> 2017044 Page 3 of 23 05/03/2017 <br />