PATHS is a completely volunteer program. It is our goal to help give your child the best start in life. We offer personal home visits which will individualize the program for your family. During these visits we will discuss child development and child rearing issues that come up at various ages, helping you to know what to expect and to appreciate the significance of these accomplishments. Parent Educators will bring you written material about what to look for in your child’s development and things you can do to encourage this development. We offer group meetings designed to help parents share experiences and gain new  insights into their child’s development and behavior. We perform periodic developmental, vision, and hearing screenings. This will help you understand your child’s development and to identify areas where there may be some concerns. We help to link parents with agencies that provide services beyond the scope of PATHS. We offer playgroups to give you the opportunity to get to know other parents in the community with children the same age as yours. Parent  Educators have background and experience in working with young children and families. All Educators have attended specialized training in childhood development from Parents As Teachers National Center and have been certified as a parent educator. We serve expecting mothers and children birth to the age of three years.  If you know of someone whom is not involved in our program encourage them to contact us.