First Steps
Healthy Families
MELD for Young Dads



First Steps

First Steps offers support, education and referral, and linkage to available community resources to families giving birth at Floyd Medical Center. A First Steps volunteer makes a hospital visit to each family with a newborn. Volunteers continue to offer support to the family through follow-up phone contacts and access to emergency assistance.

For more information contact Juliett Simmons at 706-238-9266 or through e-mail at fsteps@floydmed.org. Or visit http://www.preventchildabusega.org/html/firststeps.html.

Healthy Families

Healthy Families offers home-based parent education and support for first-time prenatal parents and first-time families of newborns in Floyd, Polk, and Chattooga Counties. Families receive home visits from trained Family Support Workers, participate in a variety of group and family activities, and have the opportunity to benefit from personal and family development and training.

Healthy Families Program Staff

Malcolm Smith, Program Manager - malcolms@comcast.net

Colette Reynolds-Mosley, Clinical Supervisor

Sherry Cape , Family Assessment Worker - shasheboo1@yahoo.com

Ramona Duvall, Family Assessment Worker - monaduvall@yahoo.com

Amie Blankenship, Family Assessment Worker ( Polk County)

Mandy Fennell, Family Support Worker

Rita Jones, Family Support Worker - ritarela@hotmail.com

Priscilla Morgan, Family Assessment Worker ( Polk County)

Shawn Peeks, Family Support Worker

Hope Sams, Family Support Worker - hfsams@yahoo.com

Fecia Watkins, Family Support Worker ( Chattooga County)

Celia Prats, Family Support Worker - Coolmom4ever@yahoo.com

MELD for Young Dads

MELD for Young Dads is a program of information and support for young fathers age 16 to 25. Dads participate in weekly support group meetings with other dads to share information, parenting advice, and share a meal. MELD for Young Dads also offers fun activities for dads and children to enjoy together.

Contact Charles Smith, Site Coordinator at csdads@comcast.net or click on the calendar for meeting dates and locations.