First Steps
Brightpaths staff and volunteers provide new parents support, parenting information, coping strategies, and referrals to community resources in the first months of parenting.
The mission of First Steps is to provide universal support services for all expectant parents and children birth to five and their families.
First Steps services include providing families with a localized community resource guide, referrals to relevant resources and age-appropriate information in at least the following categories:
- Maternal Health
- Newborn/Child Health
- Home and Child Safety
- Community and Family Safety
- School Readiness
- Family Economic Self-sufficiency
