Priority: Involved and engage parents and families who are supported through training and education opportunities.
Location
Asheville
Recommendation
All first-time parents
receive early childhood
development information
and ongoing support
promoting interactional
styles that enhance brain
development
Individual
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Utilize information and support
Parents create social network outlets for
creating support groups
Support friends and family and neighbors
– let them know about resources
Parents will attend and apply knowledge
learned in parenting program
Each individual aware of the importance
of brain development will take the
initiative to educate one person about
the programs available and importance of
brain development
Community
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All new parents will
receive child development
information, a list of local
child and family resources
and parenting tools
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Parent reads materials provided
If you need help, follow through by
accessing local resources
Engage in activities that are listed in the
resources
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First-ime parents identified through a
community resource (hospital, OB/GYN, etc.)
Identify existing programs and identify gaps
Ensure that all programs provide fidelity to
model and maintain quality
Utilize research-based model in place – Early
#s, DAZ
NPO/Government develop and offer family
support programs that are research-based
with measurable outcomes
Transit authority/medic will provide
promotion and info on infant brain
development
Community groups will identify local barriers
to receiving services and provide a way to
address the need
Government
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Provide financial incentives to attend
parenting class (coupons for diapers)
 Create an environment to encourage
parent-to-parent support
 Provide easy access to services in a
non-threatening environment
 Government departments to incent
collaboration between agencies to
develop support and programs
 NC State Legislature create policies
that include financial incentives (tax
credit/stipend) for those who
complete family support program
 Provide financial support to researchbased programs across the state
Community partners contribute materials for 
new moms packet
Community groups take on responsibility of
providing services, resources and
programming to new parents
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Community & business partners work
together to develop a community awareness
campaign that can include workshops,
Provide additional state funds and
mandate a percentage of state
funding towards implementing
evidence-based family education and
support programs to model fidelity
Fund a community awareness
campaign about child development
and food parenting to enhance
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Location
Recommendation
Individual
Community
Government
vouchers for family night activities, forums,
surveys and assessments, info fairs, activities
for families, etc. to promote awareness of
child development, parenting knowledge
and family support
Greenville
Family education
curriculum in NC Standard
course of study
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Durham
Provide a variety of
networking opportunities
for parents to share &
support each other
including mentoring,
support groups and family
nights
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Expand evidence-based
education programs to
reinforce parenting skills
and collaborate with
existing community
systems
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Petition school
board/superintendent/county
commissioners/legislatures
Public awareness (i.e., billboards,
newspaper, social media, TV)
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Lobby; become advocates for funding
Individuals may volunteer to become
mentors
Parents may join parent support groups
Acknowledge parent leaders and
successes
Recruit participants
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Identify parent leaders in existing
programs to promote benefits and lessen
stigmas on families
Recognize existing needs using positive
parent coaching models
Provide additional resources to parents to
stay connected and informed
Parents volunteer to mentor
Parents request information about child
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families
Community forums
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Create a network of agencies for resources
Establish parent leadership groups
Research best practices mentoring programs
in curricula
Train volunteers to be mentors
Match mentors to mentees
Support incentives for participation
 Provide funding through state
legislature for local programs
Physician referral to expand needed
information for evidence-based parenting
education
Parent-to-parent match to establish a
mentoring relationship
Enhance collaboration with families, medical
homes, and existing specialized resources
Create awareness of agencies offering
parenting programs by promoting through
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Advocate with the NC insurance
lobbyists to support reimbursement of
evidence-based parented education
series of children birth to age 5
 Advocate with the NC Division of
Medical Assistance to reimburse for
parenting education series for young
children 0-5
 Provide funding to create and/or
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Location
Recommendation
Individual
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development and resources for parents
from healthcare providers
Parents advocate for parenting programs
Parents have information and access to
evidence-based programs for education
Advocate and participate in evidencebased programs
Teach and provide how to properly access
existing programs
Provide a core group/informative system,
etc. that can access all programs in the
county
Community
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faith-based community, public schools and
business community and other
public/private agencies
Work collaboratively with other community
events to offer parenting
classes/information
Establish family resource centers
Public and private agencies will collaborate
to provide training for service providers in
evidence-based education programs
Public and private agencies will collaborate
to transition existing community programs
to evidence-based programs
Strengthen parenting resource centers
Strengthen pediatricians to utilize and refer
to resources for 0-3 children
Provide a “county resource guide”
(printed/online; in Spanish)
Government
expand evidence-based parenting
education programs
 Local government leaders will
establish monthly meetings to
encourage collaboration
 Local government leaders will provide
incentives for agencies to adopt
evidence-based programs
 Court ordered parenting treatment
programs must be evidence-based
 Establish funding for expanded
programs
 Augment Medicaid’s program for
developmental screenings
 Ensure educators support, advocate
and secure Smart Start funds for
parenting and early education
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