Healthy Families
Programs & services for new families
NVFS Healthy Families provides the tools, guidance, and support that families need to build a healthy, successful life. The program provides free services in Arlington County, Fairfax County, Falls Church, the Greater Prince William Area and the city of Alexandria to promote healthy child development and to prevent child abuse and neglect for families with children pre-birth to age 3 or 4 (depending on the jurisdiction.)
Healthy Families’ four goals are to promote positive, nurturing, responsive parenting; improve child health and development; promote school readiness; and prevent child abuse and neglect.
What to Expect: A staff member conducts an initial parent interview to determine eligibility as well as any need for other community resources. Once a family is enrolled, a family support specialist provides regular home visits from pregnancy until the child reaches the age of 3 or 4.
To learn more about eligibility and enrollment, please complete our interest form.
Visit our Healthy Families donation page here
We are proud affiliates of Healthy Families America and Healthy Families Virginia.
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Thank you to our program partners who help us ensure that families in Northern Virginia thrive!
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Our Stories
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Early Childhood Development, Parenting SupportJ and Anna |First-time parents J and Anna receive the help and encouragement they need to create a safe, healthy home for their son.
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Parenting SupportLidia |Lidia’s determination to see that her children have the opportunity for a good life and good education colors all of her life, and it is enabled by the advice, support and connection Healthy Families provides for Lidia and her husband.
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Mental HealthGlenda |Healthy Families gave Glenda the tools to work through her postpartum depression and help her become a stable, independent mom.
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Life SkillsAnatolia |When Anatolia became pregnant at 19, she wasn’t sure where to turn. She knew she needed help to prepare for her new role as a mom and found support through NVFS to ensure her success as a parent, and in creating a brighter future for herself and her daughter.
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Well-BeingAbby |Bringing home a new baby, especially her first, is often the happiest moment of a mother’s life. However, this was not the case for Abby. Learn how NVFS helped her receive the parenting support she needed, as well as housing and transportation, to improve her circumstances.
health
88%
of Early Head Start and Head Start kids have access to health and dental care
school readiness
94%
of Head Start students demonstrate readiness for kindergarten.
intervention
96%
of families enrolled in Healthy Families have an optimal home environment to support child development, or show improvement, after one year of participating