Family Connects Nurse Visitation Program for Families with Newborns
Family Connects offers a nurse visit to all Broomfield families with a newborn who has been delivered at a Boulder County hospital including foster parents, adoptive parents, refugee families, families who already have other children, and parents experiencing a miscarriage or loss of a newborn. A nurse visits your home from three to twelve weeks after birth to check on the parent, baby and the whole family. There is no additional cost to you.
Broomfield families who have a baby born at a Boulder County hospital are eligible:
Boulder Community Health
Avista
Good Samaritan
UCHealth Longs Peak
Longmont United
Family Connects is also available in Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Eagle and Jefferson Counties. To review eligibility criteria for these counties, go to https://familyconnectscolorado.org/.
Services
Every family needs support after bringing home a baby. The needs are different in each family – from help with feeding and safe sleep to getting information about child care and parenting groups. Family Connects links parents to the individual community resources they may need need, like: