PROGRAMS & SERVICES
What you need, when you need it, how you need it.
Children & Families First offers a continuum of programs statewide in Delaware to support every phase of family life and child development. Our services are FREE and available to all who qualify.
If you're not sure you see the support you need, give us a call 800-220-3092 or Email Us
PREGNANT MOMS & BABIES
We match first-time pregnant moms less than 28 weeks with a personal nurse to support healthy moms & babies
Our support specialists help pregnant moms 28 wks+ or who have other children have a healthy pregnancy & birth.
FAMILIES SEEKING CHILDCARE
Our search and referral program can help you find childcare and choose the right program for your family's needs.
We work with employers nationwide to provide back-up dependent care coverage.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
We offer center-based and home-based education for children birth to three years old.
We offer classroom based preschool programs for children 3 to 5 years in Kent & Sussex counties.
FAMILY & CHILD SUPPORTS
We teach positive parenting skills in a group setting for families with children birth to preschool age.
We help families with children 5 to 18 years communicate and problem solve together in a group setting.
We help children birth to 18 years struggling with behavioral problems to reduce family conflict.
Family Assessment & Intervention Resources
We help keep families reported for abuse & neglect together and children out of foster care.
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION
We connect safe, stable, nurturing caregivers to children birth to 17 years in need of foster care.
We help families seeking to grow in love and size choose the lifetime commitment to adoption.
Post-Adoption Therapy Services
We provide specialized counseling for birth parents, families who have adopted, and adoptees of any age.
Our therapeutic group home for foster youth ages 12 to 17 helps them grow and thrive.
KIDS & TEENS IN SCHOOL
We build partnerships to make schools the center of Red Clay, Christina, and Colonial school district communities.
School-Based Therapeutic Programs
We provide school-based interventions for school students exposed to trauma and stress.
Behavioral Health Consultant Program
We offer school-based mental health counseling for middle school students struggling with challenges.
SEXUAL HEALTH & EDUCATION
We provide clinic-based reproductive health care & counseling for teens age 12 to 20 years in New Castle County
Our educators teach puberty & sexual health education for 5th through 12th grade
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS
We establish Family Resource Centers in historically underserved and marginalized communities.
Brain Science Training Institute
We offer trainings & workshops for the public on trauma, brain science, and its impact on our communities.
CHILD CARE PROVIDER RESOURCES
We reimburse licensed child care providers who serve nutritionally balanced meals to children in their care.
Child Care Scholarship Program
We administer a scholarship program focused on increasing the education of the early childhood workforce.