Trained health educators, community health workers, case managers, and patient navigators work directly with individuals and families in their own communities.
Focused on health equity and culturally responsive services delivered by diverse staff.
We fulfill our mission through a unique combination of work that targets individuals and families, as well as the environment in which we live, work, and learn. Our goals are to reduce risk for injury and prevent disease, to help those living with chronic conditions successfully manage their health and to promote wellness.
Trained health educators, community health workers, case managers, and patient navigators work directly with individuals and families in their own communities.
In-person and virtual training, technical assistance, curriculum development, academic-community partnerships, and other services can help to strengthen organizations.
Support with development and implementation of policies and practices can enable healthy behaviors.
Focuses on improving the quality of life of individuals and communities.
Read moreFocuses on diabetes prevention and chronic disease prevention.
Read moreFocuses on youth advocacy for smoking cessation, anti-gun violence, and opioid-use prevention.
Read moreFocusing on tobacco cessation and use prevention.
Read moreFocuses on providing community and family-based support services.
Read moreFunding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant: #90ZJ0033. These services are available to all eligible persons, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or religion.
Focus on Fathers (FOF) is a community-based fatherhood support program that offers parenting education, case management, and job readiness training. FOF helps fathers create and maintain healthy, positive involvement in their children’s lives. Since 2001, FOF has served more than 350 individuals annually, including fathers, stepfathers, and other male caregivers, as well as couples and co-parents, throughout Philadelphia.
The overall goal of these services is to increase the participation of fathers in activities that support an active and positive parenting role.
All of our services are free and voluntary, and are open to any Philadelphia father who has a child ages 24 or younger.
Visit our Focus on Fathers website here for more information on how we can support you in your journey of being a father.
Funded by the DHS Parenting Collaborative.
Relationship Education in the Mix (REMix) is a community-based healthy relationship and healthy co-parenting education program that offers structured group education to couples and co-parents. Since 2011, REMix has served more than 150 individuals annually throughout Philadelphia. The goal of REMix is to help parents meet the everyday emotional and communication needs of their relationship in order to maintain a healthier base from which to raise their children.
o 95% of respondents reported they increased their knowledge about parenting as a result of class participation.
o 90% of respondents reported making positive changes in their parenting behaviors by the end of the course.
Technology Assisted Children’s Home Program (TACHP)
Since September 2016, TACHP has served as a liaison in developing healthy communication among medical providers, MCOs/insurance companies, home health professionals, school nurses, and families. The comprehensive services for families include home-visiting and family-led intervention plans that include transition to adult medical care support, navigation of complex social/health systems, patient linkages to medical homes, linkages to social determinants of health related resources and in-home care advocacy for their child. Our program serves and supports families with technology-assisted children through advocacy, education, coaching and referrals to enable their families to continue to provide in-home care for their child. TACHP is a free, voluntary program the empowers families to become resilient advocates.
Counties serves: Adams, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Blair, Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, York.
Current criteria: CYSHCN birth - 22 who are technology assisted or at-risk for medical complexities.
Learn more about TACHP at https://tachp.phmc.org/
Medical Home Community Team (MHCT)
The Medical Home Community Team provides intensive, "home-grown" and high-quality home-visiting services to especially vulnerable and marginalized black and brown Philadelphia children and their families, centered on social determinants of health (SDOH) risks. MHCT offers assistance to Philadelphia County parents and their children, with and without special healthcare needs, ages 0-21 years old. The team works collaboratively with MHCT families to address the impacts of racial/health inequities.
Services include: comprehensive needs assessment, individualized health education, referrals and linkages to behavioral health, transition to adult medical care support, community organizations and service coordination in conjunction with partnered medical homes.
HPC's MHCT model has been accepted by the Association of Maternal and Childe Health Program's (AMCHP) Innovation Station as an evidence-based Promising Practice Program! The team participated in a lengthy application process. The model will now be able to be replicated. The article can be found here: https://www.amchpinnovation.org/database-entry/medical-home-community-team-mhct/
Community to Home (C2H)
The Community to Home (C2H) program improves the health of children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) by helping them and their families access the services and supports required to thrive in the community and develop to their full potential. C2H assists CYSHCN and their families navigate systems and identify resources in order to receive services while empowering them to become strong and self-reliant advocates.
To be eligible for the C2H Program, an individual must meet the following requirements:
Counties served: Adams, Blair, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry
To learn more about the program or to make a referral for the C2H program, contact the Special Kids Network helpline at 1-800-986-4550. The helpline is available 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.