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Healthy Start Coalition of IRC TLC Newborn Program RECOMMENDED : $25,000 Requested : $25 ,000 Description : This is a telephone contact program for parents of newborn children . TLC personnel meet parents of newborns at Indian River County Hospital , which is followed up with a weekly, or monthly, telephone contact with the parent concerning expected behavior and to discuss any problems or concerns . There is also a monthly newsletter and other mailing covering a family's specific questions . An assigned caseworker remains with the family throughout the program and makes referrals to community resources . • Taxonomy: PH-620. 150 - Communication Training , PH-610 . 180 - Expectant/New Parent Assistance. • Focus Areas Addressed : Parental Support & Education • Number of children to be served : 1 , 657; adults : 1 ,426. Hibiscus Children ' s Center Crisis Nursery Program RECOMMENDED : $20 ,000 Requested : $20 , 000 This is a primary prevention program that families seek voluntarily. Crisis Nursery operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for up to 4-5 weeks . Respite services , where parents voluntarily place their children at Hibiscus Children 's Shelter for short periods of time, provide children all of their basic needs , including therapy and counseling, medical care , educational assessments , and a wide variety of other services as needed . There is also a Family Support Program , which provides identification of problematic areas and solutions, formal and informal support systems, and resources available within the community. All services are aimed at stabilizing family crisis, providing tools for family self-sufficiency, and identifying resources within the family and community to enhance and improve family functioning . • Taxonomy: Crises Nurseries — FN- 150 . 190-5 Crisis Nursery Programs • Focus Areas Addressed : Childcare Access • Number of children to be served : 1 , 183; adults : 638 . Hibiscus Children ' s Center Hibiscus HOPE RECOMMENDED : $9, 600 Requested : $9, 593 Description : HOPE (Healthy Opportunities for Parenting Excellence) Intensive in-home family preservation program for families referred through the child protection system . HOPE targets families who are at imminent/intermediate risk of losing their children , due to child abuse and/or neglect, or are in the process of high-risk reunification of children with their families of origin . By working with parents and children in their own environment, HOPE helps them resolve the crisis that has led to abuse — and keep them together safely as a family. The goal of HOPE program is to help remove the risk in the family and not the child from the family. • Taxonomy: PH-236 . 240 - Family Support Centers • Focus Areas Addressed : Parental Support & Education • Number of children to be served : 223 ; adults : 123 . C:\Documents and Settings\mpursel\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKA8\FUNDING REPORT - GRANT TO CSAC.doc _ g -