Evidence Based Home Visiting Services
SafeCare Augmented for Family Empowerment (SAFE) is a behavioral parenting program that promotes healthy child development through positive parent-child interactions, informed caregiver response to illness and injury, and the creation of a safe home environment. The SafeCare curriculum is delivered in the home or virtually by trained and certified providers who work with families and caregivers in three target areas: (1) parent-infant/child interaction skills, (2) health care skills, and (3) home safety. Each module consists of six 60–90-minute sessions for a total of 18-20 weeks of service delivery. Health Promotion Council is an accredited site and uses this evidence-based model to support parents to provide enriching and nurturing environments for their children for years to come. For more information, email
Home Visiting for Children with and without Special Healthcare Needs
Technology Assisted Children’s Home Program (TACHP) provides non-medical home visiting services to children ages 0-22 with special healthcare needs that involve the use of medical technology equipment. This program serves families across Eastern Pennsylvania, including those in Philadelphia. Families receive individualized case management, education, and other supportive services to better care for their children with special needs. For more information contact Carol Dugery at
Medical Home Community Team (MHCT) provides social services and healthcare coordination and health advocacy to families referred by pediatric medical homes in Philadelphia. MHCT provides care coordination, health education, home visits, and referrals to medical, mental and developmental health resources, as well as linkages to community resources. For more information email
Community to Home (C2H) serves families and their newly-diagnosed children in the South Central region of Pennsylvania. The overarching goal of C2H is to improve health outcomes for children and youth with special healthcare needs by strengthening the capacity of caregivers and their families. C2H provides care coordination and helps caregivers to build knowledge, skills, and capacity to more successfully overcome daily obstacles. For more information email
Focus on Fathers (FOF) provides parenting, case management, and employment navigation services to fathers and other male caregivers in Philadelphia. Fathers ages 18 and older who have at least one child ages 24 or younger are eligible for Focus on Fathers. For more information click here for the Focus on Fathers website or contact Larry Woody at
Relationship Education in the Mix (REMix) provides healthy relationship and co-parenting classes to couples and co-parents in Philadelphia. Any parent living in Philadelphia can participate. For more information contact Lynne Hammond at
Community-Based Patient Navigation
Navigating, Educating, and Supporting Together (NEST) focuses on improving healthcare access among the Latinx community in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties through community-based outreach, education, and navigation services in order to reduce breast and cervical cancer disparities. Anyone born with breasts and/or a cervix is eligible for NEST services. For more information contact Maria Barrera at
Family Planning Access Navigator (FPAN) connects individuals to family planning services available through Title X funding. Family planning includes pregnancy testing, contraceptives, STI screening and treatment, fertility counseling, and education about each of these topics. Any person who can get pregnant or get someone else pregnant is eligible for FPAN services.
The Eastern Pennsylvania Special Needs Association (EPSNA) at HPC is a network of home health professionals, medical providers, medical assistance insurance providers, social service providers, educational and medical professionals, legal advocates, policy planners and representatives from various local and state government service agencies, and caregivers of technology assisted (TA) and medically complex children. Offered quarterly, meetings will provide a forum for education and discussion about issues related to care; each meeting will provide education and presentations that meet the needs of the represented professions and parents. Contact LaMia Shaw at