Parent Promise to expand home visiting program

Sarkeys Foundation and the Arnall Family Foundation each have approved $25,000 grants for Parent Promise to expand its home visiting program to include families with older children.

Parent Promise annually works with 150 to 170 families with children 5 and younger using the Parents as Teachers model.

With the two grants approved by Arnall Foundation and Sarkeys Foundation, the program will expand to add the Exchange Parent Aide program, which includes an evidence-based model that serves families with children up to 12 years old. The program’s mission is to prevent neglect and abuse of children by providing parent education and support.

Parent Promise provides trained parent educators to deliver voluntary, in-home parent education and support to families who might be facing a number of challenges in providing a safe, loving and nurturing environment for their children.

The services are free to families and focus on child development, health and safety, positive parent-child interactions and connecting families to other resources they need. Parent Promise also works with families to keep children on track for success in school.

The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Oklahoma City also contributed to the new program by approving a grant in September to provide the curriculum and training for the new program.

Parent Promise has been delivering inhome parent education and support services in Oklahoma County since 1988, and has been a service provider through the Oklahoma Health Department since 1995.