Low Birth Weight Development Center - Deleted

• Low Birth Weight Development Center has a mission to respond to the needs of families having or are at risk of having a low birth weight infant by providing family-centered community-based support services.
• • Owner
    Jillian Elliott
  • Created On
    01-25-2021
  • Updated On
    01-11-2022
  • Update Reminder
    N/A

• How To Contact

  • Name
    Elizabeth Heyne
  • Phone
    (214) 331-3517
  • Fax
    N/A
  • Email
    elizabethheyne@lowbirthweight.org
  • Address
    345 Calumet Ave.
  • City
    Dallas
  • State
    TX

• More Information

  • Start Date
    N/A
  • Expiration Date
    01-25-2022
  • Eligibility
    free
  • Fee
    0.00
  • Organization
    Low Birth Weight Development Center
  • Zip Code
    75211

• Helpful Links

  • Main Program URL
    http://lowbirthweight.org/

• Detailed Information

  • Therapeutic Daycare- Early Head Start

    Early Head Start (EHS) of LBWDC is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women. Its mission is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, to enhance the development of very young children, and to promote healthy family functioning. Early Head Start is a child development program for low-income families that supports the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development of each child. Parenting education and the support of a positive parent-child relationship are critical to this cornerstone.
    

    Teen Parenting Assistance

    LBWDC provides various services to help teenage parents through Teen Parenting Assistance Program. The services include;

    
    

    -Quality, no-cost childcare for infants and toddlers while their teen mom is in school

    -Weekly child nutrition and parenting classes for teen parents

    -Outreach and life skills groups in DISD schools an area private schools-

    -Support groups and counseling; Tutoring if needed in order to remain in school and graduate

    -Follow up with school to track graduation progress

    -Teen Star Program for Young Parents (both male and female)

    -Anger and Stress Management

    -Case Management; Individual therapy

    -Literacy – GED, ESL and computer skills

    -Personal Finance

    -Life Skills

    -Love and Logic Parenting.
    

    Mental Health Services

    LBWDC offers Mental Health Services that addresses the ability for children to develop physically, cognitively, and socially in a manner which allows them to master the primary emotional tasks of early childhood without serious disruption caused by harmful life events. Infant Mental Health involves Adolescent Parenting; Alcohol and Other Drugs; Assessment for Family Law Issues, including Child Abuse and Custody Assessment; Diagnostic and Clinical Issues; Attachment Studies and Clinical Disorders; Autistic Spectrum and Disorders; Caregiving Contexts; Cross Cultural Studies and Issues; Emotion Regulation and Disorders of Temperament; Evaluating Parent Infant Psychotherapy; Prematurity and High Risk Infants; Preventive Intervention and Community Context; and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
    

    Parenting and Adult Education

    The Parenting & Adult Education Program of LBWDC addresses the needs of the whole family and better health outcomes for the infant. The program is designed to help parents become independent of the government assistance system, obtain the skills needed to obtain employment and have the income to provide proper nutrition, support and medical care for their children.

    
    

    Classes offered:

    
    

    - Parenting,

    - Nutrition

    - English as a Second Language

    - GED Preparation

    - Computer Classes

    - Financial Readiness

    -Job Skills and Search
    

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    • Dallas County
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