Home-Based Support Services

The Childnet Program


   
Childnet has successfully served families for over 25 years, and is available to parents or caregivers in Pinellas County with at least one child under 18 in the home.  Now, through a partnership with Help A Child, Inc., Childnet reaches more families with more quality services!

Family Support Workers and Counselors provide services inside the home, building on existing family strengths by developing new parenting and/or home-management skills, as well as access to needed community resources.  Bi-monthly parent support groups are also held throughout the county.  Services are available in Spanish.

To refer a family to the Childnet Program, please download the following: Childnet Referral Form.  Then print, complete, and fax referral form to the appropriate number below:

- for services in English, fax  727-524-7595
- for services in Spanish, fax  727-548-6954


Healthy Families Program

This nationally-accredited home visiting and family support  program is a collaboration between six community-based organizations, providing emotional and practical support through education and guidance directly to families in their homes.  

Services begin during pregnancy or at the birth of a baby and can last up to five years depending on the needs of the family.  The focus of this program is to ensure that children grow up healthy, safe and nurtured, and also  to prevent child abuse and other negative childhood outcomes. 

Currently 98% of participants reported an overall satisfaction with Healthy Families.  Pinellas Healthy Families is the largest program site in the Healthy Families America network, serving approximately 2,000 children and families each year!