Partnerships To Strengthen Families
The Partnerships Project is a voluntary program for families with children. It is a family oriented program to provide support and help with each family's individual desires. Every family has strengths! This program focuses on the strengths, helping each family use those strengths to work through tough situations. We work to empower families to build upon their strength and help them acquire knowledge and skills for healthy family functioning.

The Partnerships Project is a fun program. Each home visitor will do his/her best to help the family meets their needs. The home visitor becomes a caring friend to each family.

Staff

Janice Strommen	Glasgow	janice@hilinehomeprograms.org	406-228-9431	1-800-659-3673
Linda Spotts	Wolf Point	linda@hilinehomeprograms.org	406-653-1219
Debbie Cebulski	Malta	debbi@hilinehomeprograms.org	406-654-2993	1-877-697-8733

SERVICES ARE:

• VOLUNTARY - services are initiated only if the family agrees to participate.
• CONFIDENTIAL - information is released only with the family's consent.
• HOME BASED - direct services are provided in the family home unless otherwise indicated.
• FAMILY ORIENTED - social activities are provided for the family.
• FREE - services are provided to the family at no cost.
• SUPPORTIVE - strengths are identified and built upon in an effort to enhance individual and family functioning.
• RELAXED - the home visitor will establish a comfortable and friendly relationship with the family.
• FLEXIBLE - the family will have one weekly scheduled home visit, but the home visitor is available to her family 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in case of an emergency.
• FUN - most of all we have fun!

The following is a list of a few issues the home visitor can help the family with:

• GED
• Building self-esteem
• College
• Literacy Program
• Budgeting
• Transportation
• Searching for a preschool
• Parenting skills
• Provide social activities
• Seeking appropriate day care
• Assist in housing/furniture
• Relationship building
• Job search/job skills
• Acknowledge accomplishments
• Awareness of community activities and services

Parent Classes offered include:

• 1234 Parent! parenting children ages 1 to 4
• Teaching parents of young children
• 123 Magic
• Common sense parenting of toddlers and pre-schoolers
• "Parenting With Dignity" by Mac and Barbara Bledsoe

These projects are funded (in part) under an agreement with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services but any statements contained herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the department.