At Durham’s Partnership for Children, we believe a stable, secure relationship with a nurturing, caring adult is a key factor in young children’s development. Children have a better, healthier start when parents and caregivers have the support and skills needed to raise them. Home visiting and parenting education programs help to build protective factors that  

 
✅ reduce the risk of abuse and neglect  
✅ strengthen family relationships  
✅ promote children’s healthy development.  

 
That’s why we need home visiting and parenting education for all in North Carolina!  

Proclamation 

Family Support Awareness Month 2023 Proclamation signed by NC Governor Roy Cooper 

Sample Family Support Awareness Month Proclamation 

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Resources 

• Durham’s Partnership for Children Family Engagement and Parent Leadership  

• Paul Lanier and Melea Rose-Waters: Why home visits are on our minds this holiday season (opinion editorial): https://journalnow.com/opinion/columnists/paul-lanier-and-melea-rose-waters-why-home-visits-are-on-our-minds-this-holiday/article_e4586bd4-75a5-11ed-947c-4f12d3aaa191.html  
• Forward with Hope: Policymaker Perspectives on Child Maltreatment Prevention in North Carolina (see pages 51-59): https://preventchildabusenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Forward-with-Hope-Policymaker-Perspectives-PCANC-Sept-2022.pdf  
• Taking Action: A summary of the implications from Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina’s “Forward with Hope” report (see page 4): https://preventchildabusenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pcanc_BellwetherReport_TAKINGACTION.pdf